Old fashioned baby names: Classic and cultured

Oct 21, 2009 10:08 PM by
Posted in Parenting / Having a Baby / Baby Names

Traditional Names For Girls & Boys

Looking for an old fashioned baby name for your girl or boy? These traditional names are classics that will carry your child from infancy to adulthood. We've pulled names from Victorian times, the roaring 20s and more to give you a great selection when naming your baby girl or baby boy.

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 shirts 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, 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

  1. John
  2. William
  3. James
  4. George
  5. Charles
  6. Frank
  7. Joseph
  8. Henry
  9. Robert
  10. Thomas
  11. Edward
  12. Harry
  13. Walter
  14. Arthur
  15. Fred
  16. Albert
  17. Samuel
  18. Clarence
  19. Louis
  20. David
  21. Joe
  22. Charlie
  23. Richard
  24. Ernest
  25. Roy

Top 25 girls names of the 1880s

  1. Mary
  2. Anna
  3. Emma
  4. Elizabeth
  5. Margaret
  6. Minnie
  7. Ida
  8. Bertha
  9. Clara
  10. Alice
  11. Annie
  12. Florence
  13. Bessie
  14. Grace
  15. Ethel
  16. Sarah
  17. Ella
  18. Martha
  19. Nellie
  20. Mabel
  21. Laura
  22. Carrie
  23. Cora
  24. Helen
  25. Maude

Get more old fashioned baby names from the 1880's here!

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Comments on "Old fashioned baby names: Classic and cultured"

Natalie October 24, 2011 | 1:01 PM

I have not had kids yet but i have some friends that have and there naming them all newer names.They've all said they wanted to there kids be different but when they give then such common names i wonder what happen. Was it the fear of you child being different from all the others?

candycanehead October 23, 2011 | 7:32 PM

my last little ones name is francis henry..and everyone loves it! i hate trendy names.

Arisella August 11, 2011 | 11:20 AM

Some of the names such as Ethel and Mabel are not attractive in the Victorian list, but they had a revival in the Thirties and still do seem dated. Generally classic names such as Elizabeth or James stand the test of time through the ages, its possible to find interesting names derived from Latin or Greek or biblical names. Most of the American names such as Teagan, Brandon etc are ghastly, they are made up names by parents trying be original and spelling changed such as Zoe to Zoey. All this does is label your child as being from a lower social class, or from parents without too much intelligence, because they are not thinking of how the name will date and they are just trying to be different.

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