Fads in baby naming come and go faster than bad fall TV pilots. But classic, old-fashioned names stand up to the test of time. If you are looking for a great name that isn't part of the latest Hollywood or suburban naming trend, these names are right for you. Grab a pen and paper and let's start thinking names.
Victorian chic baby names
The fashions of the Victorian times were amazing. Big hoop skirts and fitted tops gave women amazing shape, while preserving their demurity. Names like Scarlett (as in O'Hara — from Gone with the Wind) and Betsy come to mind. But those aren't the only names.
According to the Social Security Administration (S.S.A。), these were the most popular baby names of the 1880s. Click here to check out the Social Security's list of the top 100 baby names of last year.
Top 25 boys names of the 1880s
John
William
James
George
Charles
Frank
Joseph
Henry
Robert
Thomas
Edward
Harry
Walter
Arthur
Fred
Albert
Samuel
Clarence
Louis
David
Joe
Charlie
Richard
Ernest
Roy
Top 25 girls names of the 1880s
Mary
Anna
Emma
Elizabeth
Margaret
Minnie
Ida
Bertha
Clara
Alice
Annie
Florence
Bessie
Grace
Ethel
Sarah
Ella
Martha
Nellie
Mabel
Laura
Carrie
Cora
Helen
Maude
Baby names of the Roaring '20s
They didn't call it the Roaring '20s for nothing. In the 1920s, speakeasies were hot and flappers broke out of the conventional molds for women. The fashions were iconic (and are still reminisced about in fashions today). And the names? Well, they were pretty and perfect. Think Grace, Marilyn and Norma... But what were the hot names of the time? According to the S.S.A., these baby names were most popular in the 1920s。
Top 25 boy names of the 1920s
Robert
John
James
William
Charles
George
Joseph
Richard
Edward
Donald
Thomas
Frank
Harold
Paul
Raymond
Walter
Jack
Henry
Kenneth
Arthur