Beautiful BABY NAMES – TRENDY OR TRADITIONAL
Lists of baby names are always fun to look at, whether you’re seeking a reputation for your soon-to-be-born baby boy or daughter, wondering about the popularity of your own first name , or just inquisitive about what baby names are currently hot. What I find particularly interesting is tracking the popularity of baby names over the decades. In searching through U.S. government baby name lists from 1880 to the present , some amusing patterns emerge, particularly concerning baby names for ladies . For example, in Victorian times, Biblical names, like Mary, Sarah, and Ruth, were very fashionable for baby girls. There have also been many baby names that sounded very old-fashioned to me, as a toddler growing up within the 1960s, including names like Martha, Alice, Bertha, and Minnie. From the 1920s to the 1950s, specific baby names rose in popularity. as an example , I visited school with many Susans, Debbies, Patricias, and Lindas. All of these baby names have since waned, to urge replac...