Old-fashioned baby names that are making a comeback 👶
Lots of lovely names are on back on the rise!
Last updated 8th Nov 2022
Despite a rise in unique and quirky names over the last decade thanks to celebrity influence and TV show characters, it appears old-fashioned and traditional names are now making a comeback!
With many expectant parents making that all-important name choice, baby and nursery retailer Kiddies Kingdom have conducted research into which old-fashioned baby names are set to make a comeback.
The retailer has analysed historic baby name data from the Office of National Statistics to find the top 100 baby girls and boys names that ranked between 1904-1924. These names were then compared to the latest baby names data from the ONS to find out how many babies were given these names in 2021, before ranking them by order of popularity.
Check out which old-fashioned baby names are making a comeback:
The most popular old-fashioned girls’ names are:
10) Ella
No. born in 2021: 1,756
2021 rank: 20
1904 rank: 97
1914 rank: N/A
9) Emily
No. born in 2021: 1,797
2021 rank: 19
1904 rank: 23
1914 rank: 38
8) Elsie
No. born in 2021: 1,840
2021 rank: 18
1904 rank: 10
1914 rank: 7
7) Daisy
No. born in 2021: 1,873
2021 rank: 15
1904 rank: 47
1914 rank: 54
6) Grace
No. born in 2021: 1,992
2021 rank: 14
1904 rank: 38
1914 rank: 42
5) Isabella
No. born in 2021: 2,010
2021 rank: 13
1904 rank: 74
1914 rank: 81
4) Florence
No. born in 2021: 2,180
2021 rank: 8
1904 rank: 2
1914 rank: 6
3) Lily
No. born in 2021: 2,182
2021 rank: 7
1904 rank: 20
1914 rank: 25
2) Ivy
No. born in 2021: 2,245
2021 rank: 5
1904 rank: 16
1914 rank: 17
1) Amelia
No. born in 2021: 3,164
2021 rank: 2
1904 rank: 85
1914 rank: 98
The most popular old-fashioned boys’ names are:
10) James
No. born in 2021: 1772
2021 rank: 30
1904 rank: 6
1914 rank: 5
9) Edward
No. born in 2021: 1806
2021 rank: 29
1904 rank: 12
1914 rank: 11
8) Alexander
No. born in 2021: 1830
2021 rank: 27
1904 rank: 42
1914 rank: 53
7) Thomas
No. born in 2021: 2302
2021 rank: 18
1904 rank: 4
1914 rank: 4
6) Jack
No. born in 2021: 2847
2021 rank: 13
1904 rank: 39
1914 rank: 30
5) Henry
No. born in 2021: 2912
2021 rank: 10
1904 rank: 17
1914 rank: 16
4) Harry
No. born in 2021: 3089
2021 rank: 7
1904 rank: 18
1914 rank: 19
3) Arthur
No. born in 2021: 3766
2021 rank: 4
1904 rank: 5
1914 rank: 6
2) George
No. born in 2021: 4141
2021 rank: 3
1904 rank: 3
1914 rank: 3
1) Oliver
No. born in 2021: 4167
2021 rank: 2
1904 rank: 93
1914 rank: N/A
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