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.

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Rockabilly baby names from the 1950's

In the 1950s, everything started to change. World War II was just a memory, having ended in 1945. Kids were different than their parents' generation and music was totally changing. A new form of music grew in popularity called rockabilly. An early form of rock and roll, stars like Elvis Presley led the music scene to new directions. These were the hot names, according to the SSA:

Top 25 boy names of the 1950s

  1. James
  2. Michael
  3. Robert
  4. John
  5. David
  6. William
  7. Richard
  8. Thomas
  9. Mark
  10. Charles
  11. Steven
  12. Gary
  13. Joseph
  14. Donald
  15. Ronald
  16. Kenneth
  17. Paul
  18. Larry
  19. Daniel
  20. Stephen
  21. Dennis
  22. Timothy
  23. Edward
  24. Jeffrey
  25. George

Top 25 girl names of the 1950s

  1. Mary
  2. Linda
  3. Patricia
  4. Susan
  5. Deborah
  6. Barbara
  7. Debra
  8. Karen
  9. Nancy
  10. Donna
  11. Cynthia
  12. Sandra
  13. Pamela
  14. Sharon
  15. Kathleen
  16. Carol
  17. Diane
  18. Brenda
  19. Cheryl
  20. Janet
  21. Elizabeth
  22. Kathy
  23. Margaret
  24. Janice
  25. Carolyn

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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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