All hypothetical at the moment as we discuss when to TTC baby #2, but I’ve been toying with names from the early half of the 1900s for both boys and girls. We chose our son’s name because it’s familiar yet unique where we are, and it’s easy to say/spell. I also love the Old-Hollywood vibe of his name, as it’s shared with [name_m]Clark[/name_m] Gable’s character in Gone with the Wind.
Here’s my (not-yet S/O approved) list for girls so far and when it peaked in popularity during the first 60 years of the 1900s (according to the SSA, so names that consistently sat at the same position for years will be counted as peaking in the last year of that run) for fun because that’s the time period I pulled the names from:
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] (1901)
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] (1906)
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] (1915)
[name_f]Annette[/name_f] (1959)
[name_f]Annie[/name_f] (1900)
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] (1929)
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] (1910)
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f] (1959)
[name_f]Betty[/name_f] (1934)
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] (1959)
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] (1901)
[name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] (1942)
[name_f]Christine[/name_f] (1952)
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] (1901)
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] (1911)
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] (1900)
[name_f]Diana[/name_f] (1946)
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] (1927)
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] (1901)
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f] (1911)
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] (1915)
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] (1902)
[name_u]Florence[/name_u] (1902)
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] (1916)
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f] (1926)
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] (1917)
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] (1950)
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] (1946)
[name_f]Janie[/name_f] (1946)
[name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] (1939)
[name_u]Joan[/name_u] (1933)
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f] (1934)
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] (1917)
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] (1900)
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u] (1938)
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] (1914)
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] (1949)
[name_u]Kaye[/name_u] (1943)
[name_f]Laura[/name_f] (1959)
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f] (1901)
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f] (1938)
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] (1928)
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f] (1900)
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] (1900)
[name_u]Louise[/name_u] (1914)
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f] (1919)
[name_f]Lula[/name_f] (1900)
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] (1902)
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f] (1900)
[name_f]Marcie[/name_f] (1959)
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] (1911)
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] (1937)
[name_f]Martha[/name_f] (1924)
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] (1959)
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f] (1923)
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] (1950)
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f] (1901)
[name_f]Nettie[/name_f] (1902)
[name_f]Nora[/name_f] (1901)
[name_f]Olive[/name_f] (1900)
[name_f]Pamela[/name_f] (1953)
[name_f]Peggy[/name_f] (1937)
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] (1944)
[name_u]Penny[/name_u] (1959)
[name_f]Polly[/name_f] (1934)
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f] (1900)
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] (N/A)
[name_f]Susie[/name_f] (1900)
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] (1937)
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] (N/A)
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] (1919)
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] (1920)
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f] (1959)
[name_f]Do[/name_f] any of these stand out to you with big brother [name_u]Rhett[/name_u]? We’re not bothered by the rhyming of [name_f]Annette[/name_f], [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] or [name_f]Loretta[/name_f], as they’re different enough for us.
With [name_u]Rhett[/name_u], I especially like…
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] !
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u] !
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_u]Kaye[/name_u] !
[name_f]Lula[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f] !
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_u]Penny[/name_u] !
[name_f]Polly[/name_f] !
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] ! (I think I’d choose this one! She’s so perfect—and she’s such a match with [name_u]Rhett[/name_u], too.)
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
I love [name_u]Rhett[/name_u] and [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_f]Bridget[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_u]Josie[/name_u], [name_u]Kaye[/name_u], [name_f]Lula[/name_f], [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], and [name_f]Sadie[/name_f]!
I like these best with [name_u]Rhett[/name_u]:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] (1906)
[name_f]Annie[/name_f] (1900)
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] (1901)
[name_f]Christine[/name_f] (1952)
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] (1911)
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] (1900)
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] (1927)
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f] (1911)
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] (1916)
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f] (1934)
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] (1917)
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] (1914)
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] (1949)
[name_f]Laura[/name_f] (1959)
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f] (1901)
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f] (1900)
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] (1900)
[name_u]Louise[/name_u] (1914)
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f] (1919)
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] (1902)
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f] (1923)
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f] (1901)
[name_f]Peggy[/name_f] (1937)
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f] (1900)
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] (N/A)
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] (1937)
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] (1920)
[name_f]Christine[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], and [name_f]Lottie[/name_f] are standing out to me the most but I love so many of these its really hard to narrow down.
