I was watching a television show the other day and happened to notice on the credits that one of babies who was used in the show was called [name_f]Pamela[/name_f]! There were only 9 babies named [name_f]Pamela[/name_f] last year in [name_u]England[/name_u] and [name_m]Wales[/name_m] and it got me thinking. More and more we are seeing these beautiful, hidden gems of names being used but often overlook wanting to use them ourselves because we simply think that they aren’t yet ready to have their time again and are scared of what people might think. So, with my new found obsession for the name [name_f]Pamela[/name_f], I comprised four sections made up of the Top 100 names of years gone by (1904-1924, 1934-1944, 1954-1964 & 1974-1994). Then I separated all of the names that fell under my sections into two categories. Those that are still within the current Top 500, and those that fall below the current Top 500 or did not rank at all.
Now, here is my question for you berries. [name_f]Imagine[/name_f] we were living in an ideal world. No one judges your name choices. There are no such labels as “old lady,” “too 70s” or “dad” names and children called [name_f]Barbara[/name_f], [name_f]Irene[/name_f] and [name_m]Keith[/name_m] are just as current as children called [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] and [name_u]Noah[/name_u]. I am totally aware that these names will not be to everyone’s taste but for those who feel they want to, indulge me for a minute. Using the hidden gems below, what would you name a son and a daughter? [name_m]Feel[/name_m] free to explain your reasoning if you’d like to and I am so excited to hear all of your choices 
Below the Top 500: 1904-1924 (Boys)
[name_m]Alec[/name_m], [name_m]Allan[/name_m], [name_m]Arnold[/name_m]
[name_u]Basil[/name_u], [name_m]Bernard[/name_m], [name_m]Bertram[/name_m], [name_m]Brian[/name_m]
[name_u]Cecil[/name_u], [name_u]Clarence[/name_u], [name_u]Claude[/name_u], [name_u]Clifford[/name_u], [name_m]Colin[/name_m], [name_m]Cyril[/name_m]
[name_m]Derek[/name_m], [name_m]Derrick[/name_m], [name_m]Desmond[/name_m], [name_m]Donald[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Fred[/name_m]
[name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m], [name_m]Gerald[/name_m], [name_m]Gilbert[/name_m], [name_m]Gordon[/name_m], [name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m], [name_m]Herbert[/name_m], [name_m]Horace[/name_m], [name_u]Howard[/name_u], [name_m]Hubert[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m], [name_m]Ivor[/name_m]
[name_m]Keith[/name_m], [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u], [name_u]Leslie[/name_u], [name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_u]Maurice[/name_u], [name_m]Morris[/name_m]
[name_m]Norman[/name_m]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m], [name_m]Phillip[/name_m]
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m], [name_m]Roland[/name_m], [name_m]Ronald[/name_m], [name_u]Roy[/name_u]
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m], [name_u]Sydney[/name_u]
[name_m]Terence[/name_m], [name_m]Tom[/name_m], [name_m]Trevor[/name_m]
Below the Top 500: 1904-1924 (Girls)
[name_f]Ann[/name_f], [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Barbara[/name_f], [name_f]Bertha[/name_f], [name_f]Beryl[/name_f], [name_f]Bessie[/name_f], [name_f]Blanche[/name_f], [name_f]Brenda[/name_f], [name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Christina[/name_f], [name_f]Christine[/name_f]
[name_f]Dora[/name_f], [name_f]Doreen[/name_f], [name_f]Doris[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f], [name_f]Eileen[/name_f], [name_f]Enid[/name_f], [name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Fanny[/name_f], [name_f]Freda[/name_f]
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f], [name_f]Gladys[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendoline[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f], [name_f]Hilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Janet[/name_f], [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_u]Joan[/name_u], [name_u]Joyce[/name_u], [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilian[/name_f], [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Margery[/name_f], [name_u]Marie[/name_u], [name_u]Marion[/name_u], [name_f]Marjorie[/name_f], [name_f]Maud[/name_f], [name_f]Maureen[/name_f], [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], [name_f]May[/name_f], [name_f]Mildred[/name_f], [name_f]Millicent[/name_f], [name_f]Monica[/name_f], [name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
[name_f]Pamela[/name_f], [name_f]Patricia[/name_f], [name_f]Pauline[/name_f], [name_f]Phyllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f], [name_f]Rosina[/name_f], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Sheila[/name_f], [name_f]Sybil[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
There will be four parts to this series, so for those of you who prefer less “vintage” and more “retro,” hang tight, I thoroughly intend to cater to all!
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