Still trying to choose baby names? You want the name to be special, but also easy to remember. You may have even heard using popular names can help ease your child’s life. One way to give your baby a great name, which is easy to recognize, is to look not only what are popular baby names today, but which names topped the lists in previous decades and centuries.
Stepping back into the early 1800′s, you’ll discover some of the most popular baby names for boys included, August, Jeremiah, and Levi. On a little more uncommon note, from the same era, would be Asa, Ephraim, and Ezra. Girls had some great names back in the early 1800′s, also. Ruth, Amelia, and Hannah were very popular during this time. It’s amazing how names seem to cycle back around on a regular basis. Hannah is one of the most popular names of our current time. Mahala and Levinia, were other girls names which made the top 10, and are uncommon today.
You can quickly see how you can find great names, sometimes not commonly used today, but still are still familiar to most people. Stepping forward to the 1850′s and after, spring and flowers must have been on the minds of mothers of baby girls. There in the top 10 popular baby names were May, Violet, and Lily. Boys on the other hand sound like all business, with names like Edwin, Henry, and Abraham topping off their top 10 names.
During almost every era, you will quickly notice names popping up from the bible. Biblical names have remained on almost every top 10 popular baby names list for centuries.
Closing out the 1800′s and starting into the early 1900′s you’ll find many of today’s most popular names filling the lists. The popular baby names for boys included John, James, George, and Charles. Almost everyone of us knows men with those names today. These names are still highly popular with parents. Girls names didn’t fall far behind. Some of the names still popular today include Anna, Marie, and Ruth. Stopping and looking at this list you can immediately spot 3 names from biblical times, James, John, and Ruth.
Just to show you how biblical names have remained on parent’s minds can be seen in the most popular baby names for boys in recent years. The top 25 names include Jacob, Joshua, Matthew, Daniel, Joseph, David, James, John, and Christian. There are even more boys names which are derivatives of biblical names in the top 25.
Classic names from history remain at the top of popular baby names for girls, also. With names like Emma, Emily, Hannah, Samantha, and Abigail running in the top 10 names. These names can be found on lists from previous decades, and centuries in time.
The thing which should pop quickly into your mind, if you want your baby to have a popular name, you can find them as near as history books and a Bible. Popular baby names continue to be passed down through the centuries, remaining in families forever. When you’re struggling to choose a name, let history be your guide.