Every year there are a handful of names that make the top list in terms of popularity, and every decade has a couple of boys’ and girls’ names that stand out.
Sadly, some of these names have started to disappear in favour of other more modern names, but there are definitely a few choices that need to need to make a comeback.
Girls:
1. Beatrice - meaning bringer of joy
2. Bonnie - meaning pretty, charming
3. Doris - meaning gift
4. Dorothy - meaning God’s gift
5. Edna - meaning pleasure
6. Esther - meaning star
7. Eileen - meaning shining light
8. Florence - meaning to flower
9. Gloria - meaning glory
10. Hedy - meaning battle or war
11. Ivy - meaning faithfulness
12. Loretta - meaning pure
13. Nanette - meaning grace, favour
14. Peggy - meaning pearl
15. Penny - meaning flower
16. Queenie - meaning royal lady or ruler
17. Rose - meaning the name of a flower
18. Sally - meaning princess
19. Tabitha - meaning beauty, grace
20. Wendy - meaning family, wanderer
Boys:
1. Arthur - meaning noble, courageous
2. Bobby - meaning bright, shining
3. Bartholomew - meaning ploughman
4. Cain - meaning spear, possessed
5. Cecil - meaning blind
6. Chester - meaning fortress
7. Ernest - meaning serious, determined
8. Gilbert - meaning bright, pledge
9. Guy - meaning warrior
10. Harold - meaning heroic leader
11. Kent - meaning white
12. Leonard - meaning lion strength
13. Maurice - meaning dark-skinned
14. Norman - meaning Man from the North
15. Otis - meaning wealthy
16. Quentin - meaning the fifth
17. Roger - meaning fame and spear
18. Samson - meaning bright sun
19. Victor - meaning conqueror
20. Walter - meaning army, warrior