Reviving Names
Names with a clear peak long ago and a clear climb now — the shape that proves the hundred-year rule rather than merely illustrating it.
Every name here is placed by how its recent years in the birth records compare with its
earlier ones — so the list moves as the records do.
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Otis Otis is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "wealth" or "fortune."Boy Germanic 422 in 2025
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Billie Billie is a name of Germanic origin meaning "resolute protector."Unisex Germanic 422 in 2025
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Pearl Pearl is a girl's name taken from the gem, and it charts in all seven markets we track.Girl English 350 in 2025
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Darcy Darcy is a name of Norman French origin meaning "from Arcy," a place in Normandy.Unisex French 341 in 2025
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Leroy Leroy is a boy's name that is simply the French for the king, taken as one word.Boy French 269 in 2025
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Lucien Lucien is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "light," the French form of Lucian.Boy French 265 in 2025
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Darla Darla is a girl's name coined in twentieth-century America from the word darling.Girl English 275 in 2025
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Simone Simone is a girl's name meaning he has heard, the French feminine of Simon.Girl French 254 in 2025
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A style is our reading of a name. A decade is the register — the names children were actually given, in order, with the counts.