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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Albert Albert is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "noble and bright."Boy Germanic 461 in 2025
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Gloria Gloria is a girl's name that is simply the Latin word for glory, taken unchanged.Girl Latin 437 in 2025
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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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Dexter Dexter is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "right-handed" or "skilful."Boy Latin 393 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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Louisa Louisa is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "famous warrior," a Latinate form of Louise.Girl Germanic 407 in 2025
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Romy Romy is a girl's name of Latin origin, a pet form of Rosemarie or Rosemary.Girl Latin 418 in 2025
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Emmie Emmie is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "whole" or "universal."Girl Germanic 407 in 2025
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Martha Martha is a girl's name of Aramaic origin meaning "lady" or "mistress of the house."Girl Aramaic 393 in 2025
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Adèle Adèle is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "noble," from the element adal.Girl French 362 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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Stanley Stanley is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "stony clearing."Boy English 278 in 2025
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Tilly Tilly is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "mighty in battle."Girl Germanic 302 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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A style is our reading of a name. A decade is the register — the names children were actually given, in order, with the counts.