Vintage Names
Names that were everywhere a century ago and then were not. The reliable pattern is the hundred-year rule: a name usually has to feel like a great-grandparent rather than a grandparent before it can come back, because the generation in between still hears it as merely old.
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Evangeline Evangeline is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "bearer of good news."Girl Greek #147 in US
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Genevieve Genevieve is a girl's name of Gaulish origin whose meaning is not settled.Girl Gaulish #148 in US
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Gemma Gemma is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "gem" or "precious stone."Girl Latin #170 in US
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Vivienne Vivienne is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "alive" or "full of life."Girl Latin #172 in US
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Alan Alan is a boy's name of Breton origin whose meaning has never been established.Boy Breton #191 in US
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Walter Walter is a boy's name from Germanic elements meaning ruler of the army.Boy Germanic #251 in US
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Lilly Lilly is a girl's name of Latin origin taken from the flower, from lilium.Girl Latin #252 in US
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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.