Love An Old-Fashioned Baby Name?

Like most things, baby name trends go in cycles.

And what’s fashionable one year is so over the next. And right now old fashioned baby names are leading the way. It’s partly down to the Royals, William and Kate have Charlotte, Louis and George. Meghan and Harry have Archie and Lilibet. 

But television has a big influence too, popular programmes like Peaky Blinders have pushed Arthur back into the top 10 of most popular names. And expect to see a few Daphnes next year after the Netflix smash hit Bridgerton. Classic literature is also a great place to go for inspiration. 

We’ve put together a list of our top 50 favourite old-fashioned names including the latest popular first names for baby boys and girls using birth registration data and some we think are ready for a comeback. 

1. Albert
2. Alexander
3. Alfie
4. Arthur 
5. Ava
6. Cecil
7. Charles
8. Constance 
9. Daphne
10. Dorothy
11. Edward
12. Edwin
13. Eliza
14. Elsie 
15. Ernest
16. Evelyn
17. Florence
18. Frances
19. Frederick
20. George
21. Grace
22. Harold
23. Harriet
24. Henry
25. Horace
26. Issac
27. Ivy
28. Jacob
29. James
30. Joseph
31. Leo
32. Leonard
33. Mabel
34. Mary
35. Nellie
36. Noah
37. Olive 
38. Oliver
39. Patrick
40. Penelope
41. Rose 
42. Scarlett
43. Sidney
44. Stanley 
45. Theodore 
46. Veronica 
47. Violet
48. Walter
49. William
50. Winifred 

Need more inspiration? Read: Baby Names That Mean Fire 

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