Similarly the most popular female name in the table Mary ranked as low as 126.

Traditional old english male names. Many of the names people today think of as traditional English boys. The popular American actress Kerry Washington featured in Scandals has a son with the name Caleb and nicknamed Cal. The name of Lily and Marshalls baby on How I Met Your Mother there is also the cartoon character Marvin the Martian.

This is a fairly old-fashioned traditional name but I really happen to like it. Cock Conand from Old Breton Conan apparently fairly common in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire 1 sn. Wilson was originally an English surname meaning son of William.

This forename was in use as late as c1500 1 sn. Others may consider vintage names that were once popular 50 years ago like Russell or Elvis. It means the one who defends men and the name has been made more popular by the nobles.

100 Old Man Names. Adam Means son of the red earth so a good cowboy name. Others may consider old-fashioned names from the Bible such as John or Mark.

These boy names were at the top of their popularity a century ago ADOPTION OF 1585 and are now much less widespread ADOPTION 323 796 LESS with names like Arthur becoming less in vogue. This is a classic English name with origins from the Old English word ceorl meaning man Eli. This is an old-fashioned quirky Latin name meaning bald hairless.

This name always makes me think of lemons for some reason. After 1250 names shifted almost completely to Norman names like Robert and William. Could be famous friend or sea hill take your pick.