What, exactly, are ecovintage girl names? They sit at the intersection of two irresistible baby name trends: they’re nature names, tied to the outdoors. But they’re also vintage in style. They’ll appeal to some parents who love Willow and Skye, and others who favor Evelyn and Amelia. To make this list, a name has to: […]
READ MORE >>Vintage Girl Names: Ada, Emmeline, Theodora, Ruth
Vintage girl names follow trends, rising and falling as the decades come and go. That sounds counter-intuitive, right? Trendy names, we think, must be the Ashleys and Jessicas, Mileys and Khaleesis. They define a generation. Or maybe they’re so tied to pop culture that they feel tied to a particular moment, one that will fade […]
READ MORE >>1930s Girl Names: Audrey, Elaine, Rita
1930s girl names should be on the upswing right about now. After all, it usually takes around a century for any popular name to fall out of favor, hibernate for a generation or two, and then come back around, feeling fresh and exciting once more. In real life, though, names don’t follow an orderly cycle. […]
READ MORE >>Rare 1885 Baby Names: Leda, Dempsey, Rome
Rare 1885 baby names mix place names, surnames, and what exactly explains this? names. It makes for a quirky list. They’re the flipside of the Neglected Gems from the 1880s and 1890s. While the chart toppers of generations past may feel antique today, we remember and acknowledge them as given names. We all imagine that someone […]
READ MORE >>1921 Girl Names: Mary, Lucy, Ida, Libby
Let’s talk about 1921 girl names. A century ago, Mary sat the top of the charts. No surprise there – the name had been #1 since the beginning of the rankings, in 1880, and would continue to hold that spot for more than another two decades. But it’s still interesting to look at the Top […]
READ MORE >>Hottest 1921 Boy Names: Santiago, Dante, Ford
These were some of the hottest 1921 boy names, the names that I would’ve been blogging about back during the Harding administration. Maybe while wearing T-strap heels and a beaded headband. For our purposes, “hottest” means fastest rising from 1920 to 1921 in terms of popularity rank. It’s an imperfect measure. Name data was less […]
READ MORE >>1890s Baby Names: Alma, Ruth, Ray
1890s baby names range from traditional favorites to names we’ve nearly forgotten. The names on this list would’ve felt downright ordinary by 1890s standards. They’re all drawn from the 100 most popular names for the decade of the 1890s here, compiled by the US Social Security Administration. James and Anna make the list, of course. […]
READ MORE >>Rare 1895 Baby Names: Dinah, Blossom, Royce
Rare 1895 baby names make for a curious list. Were we really naming our sons Mayo and Vester? Were girls called Clifford and boys named Martha – or were both typos somewhere along the way? Did we really use Wm and Geo as boys’ names, or were they common abbreviations that made their way into […]
READ MORE >>Theodora: Baby Name of the Day
Theodora combines a long list of great nicknames with a storied elegance. Our Baby Name of the Day comes from this list. THEODORE The Greek Theodoros means gift of god. Change the ending sound to an ‘a’ and Theodora makes the obvious feminine form. Dorothea and Dorothy both come from Theodore, too. Dorothy has ranked […]
READ MORE >>Hottest 1920 Boy Names: Leopold, Jennings, Brooks
What were the hottest 1920 boy names? I’m talking about the boy names I would’ve been blogging if I’d been around – and if such a concept had existed – one hundred years ago. To make this list, I looked at the fastest-rising names from 1919 to 1920. But it wasn’t just a numbers game. […]
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