Summary Index of names and variants for Old English names for boys.
Old historic male names. Along with August and Theodore other vintage names for boys in the US Top 200 include Abel Asher Bennett Elias Finn Henry Jasper and Xavier. We count the number of occurrences of each name during the decade and then rank them in order of decreasing frequency. Discover Medieval Boy Names here on Top 100 Baby Names Search.
Dallas m f English. Ancient Roman Names for Boys. Old English Boy Names.
Other surname names frequently heard a hundred years ago but not so much today are. A city in Texas bears this name probably in honour of American Vice President George M. Surname names were also highly fashionable in 1910.
Dweller by the ash tree. Ancient Roman Names for Girls. When you think of names from the Medieval period an air of mystery and intrigue is invoked.
Popular names by decade are determined the same way we determine the popularity of a name during a single year. Select Decade2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s. Rarer retro names for baby boys on the rise include Linus Cassian Ned and Aurelius.
There are two significant developments the first being a shift from Old English Germanic names to continental Germanic names for example names like William Richard and Robert are the same type of name as Alfred Edward and Wulfric but just from a different linguistic background. If you love vintage baby names and names with history the lists in this section are for you. There are also lists of names popular in every decade of the last century.