Today I was looking at the top 1000 names in the 1890s. I came across some pretty odd names, and some prove that trends repeat (misspellings, girls names on boys place names). This is the boys version, I already posted the girls in another post under “Girl [name_u]Baby[/name_u] Names”. If some are just small misspellings such as [name_m]Benjiman[/name_m], then I am leaving it out. These are just most that I found, not all. There were many unusual surnames, but I left most out since surnames are pretty trendy.
[name_m]Just[/name_m] Odd:
- [name_m]Elder[/name_m]
- [name_m]Haskell[/name_m]
- [name_u]Orange[/name_u]
- [name_m]Zollie[/name_m]
- [name_m]Curley[/name_m]
- [name_f]Waverley[/name_f]
- [name_f]Ruel[/name_f]
- [name_m]Elvis[/name_m] (there’s only one [name_m]Elvis[/name_m]!)
- [name_m]Melton[/name_m]
- [name_m]Dow[/name_m]
- [name_m]Ossie[/name_m]
- [name_m]Squire[/name_m]
- [name_m]Ansel[/name_m] ([name_m]Ansel[/name_m] Elgort! I do like this name)
- [name_m]Wong[/name_m]
- [name_m]Burr[/name_m]
- [name_m]Clovis[/name_m]
- [name_f]Roe[/name_f]
- [name_u]Gale[/name_u]
- [name_m]Ferd[/name_m]
- [name_m]Newt[/name_m]
- [name_m]Wheeler[/name_m]
- [name_m]Hilton[/name_m]
- [name_m]Pleas[/name_m]
- [name_m]Furman[/name_m]
- [name_m]Selmer[/name_m]
- [name_m]Young[/name_m]
- [name_u]Chesley[/name_u]
- [name_f]Alpha[/name_f]
- [name_m]Spurgeon[/name_m]
- [name_m]Roosevelt[/name_m]
- [name_m]Harve[/name_m]
- [name_u]Arley[/name_u]
- [name_m]Finis[/name_m]
- [name_m]Okey[/name_m]
- [name_m]Burley[/name_m]
- [name_m]Len[/name_m]
- [name_m]Lum[/name_m]
- [name_m]Rube[/name_m]
- [name_m]Dillard[/name_m]
- [name_m]Hurley[/name_m]
- [name_m]Hamp[/name_m]
- [name_u]Orie[/name_u]
- [name_m]Alois[/name_m]
- [name_m]Loy[/name_m]
- [name_f]Perley[/name_f]
- [name_m]Zeb[/name_m]
- [name_m]Thad[/name_m]
- [name_u]Dayton[/name_u]
- [name_m]Manley[/name_m]
- [name_u]Murry[/name_u]
- [name_u]Ennis[/name_u]
- [name_m]Lemon[/name_m]
- [name_m]French[/name_m]
- [name_u]Ocie[/name_u]
- [name_m]Rush[/name_m]
- [name_m]Oral[/name_m]
- [name_m]Oran[/name_m]
- [name_m]Carleton[/name_m]
- [name_f]Alonza[/name_f]
- [name_u]Dell[/name_u]
- Unknown (seriously!)
- [name_u]Alvie[/name_u]
- [name_m]Heber[/name_m]
- [name_u]Urban[/name_u]
- [name_f]Winfred[/name_f] (not [name_f]Winifred[/name_f], [name_f]Winfred[/name_f].)
- [name_u]Alvah[/name_u]
- [name_m]Geo[/name_m]
- [name_m]Levy[/name_m]
- [name_m]Hoyt[/name_m]
- Horsea
- [name_m]Saul[/name_m]
- [name_m]Ford[/name_m]
- [name_m]Orin[/name_m]
- [name_m]Isom[/name_m]
- [name_m]Obie[/name_m]
- [name_m]Orrin[/name_m]
- [name_f]Vernie[/name_f]
- [name_m]Rolla[/name_m]
- [name_m]Coy[/name_m]
- [name_m]Eldon[/name_m]
- [name_m]Odie[/name_m]
- [name_m]Norbert[/name_m]
- [name_m]Milford[/name_m]
- [name_m]Burl[/name_m]
- [name_m]Jesus[/name_m]
- [name_u]Otha[/name_u]
- [name_f]Elza[/name_f]
- [name_m]Lem[/name_m]
- [name_m]Lige[/name_m]
- [name_m]Christ[/name_m]
- [name_m]Ole[/name_m]
- Azel
- [name_u]Dorsey[/name_u]
- [name_u]Elzie[/name_u]
- [name_m]Albin[/name_m]
- [name_m]Oren[/name_m]
- [name_m]Orso[/name_m]
- [name_u]Arlie[/name_u]
- [name_m]Wm[/name_m] (yes, just [name_m]Wm[/name_m])
- [name_m]Nels[/name_m]
- [name_m]Sol[/name_m]
- [name_m]Orval[/name_m]
- [name_m]Napoleon[/name_m]
- [name_m]Washington[/name_m]
- [name_m]Winfield[/name_m]
- [name_m]Junius[/name_m]
- [name_f]Dee[/name_f]
- [name_m]Omer[/name_m]
- [name_m]Lon[/name_m]
- [name_m]Myron[/name_m]
- [name_m]Enoch[/name_m]
- [name_m]Columbus[/name_m]
- [name_m]Orville[/name_m]
- [name_u]Alva[/name_u]
Misspellings:
- [name_m]Edd[/name_m] ([name_m]Ed[/name_m], [name_m]Edd[/name_m], & [name_m]Eddie[/name_m]?)
- [name_m]Lew[/name_m]
Girls Names on Boys:
- [name_f]Ada[/name_f]
- [name_f]Edith[/name_f]
- [name_f]Martha[/name_f]
- [name_f]Addie[/name_f]
- [name_f]Lillie[/name_f]
- [name_u]Mattie[/name_u]
- [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
- [name_f]Beverly[/name_f]
- [name_u]Lindsay[/name_u]
- [name_f]Bessie[/name_f]
- [name_f]Edna[/name_f]
- [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
- [name_f]Ida[/name_f]
- [name_f]Bernice[/name_f]
- [name_f]Bee[/name_f]
- [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
- [name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
- [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]
- [name_f]Annie[/name_f]
- [name_f]Essie[/name_f]
- [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
- [name_f]Gail[/name_f]
- [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
- [name_f]Bertha[/name_f]
- [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
- [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
- [name_u]Lindsey[/name_u]
- [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
- [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
- [name_f]Alma[/name_f]
- [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
- [name_u]Dana[/name_u]
- [name_f]Emma[/name_f]
- [name_u]June[/name_u]
- [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
- [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
- [name_f]Millie[/name_f]
- [name_f]Ivey[/name_f]
- [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
- [name_u]Connie[/name_u]
- [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
- [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
- [name_f]Hallie[/name_f]
- [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
- [name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
- [name_f]Lacy[/name_f]
- [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
- [name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
- [name_f]Anna[/name_f]
- [name_u]Pat[/name_u]
- [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
- [name_u]Ira[/name_u]
- [name_f]Laura[/name_f]
- [name_u]Stacy[/name_u]
- [name_f]Maude[/name_f]
- [name_f]May[/name_f]
- [name_f]Ella[/name_f]
- [name_f]Eva[/name_f]
- [name_f]Esther[/name_f]
- [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
- [name_u]Courtney[/name_u]
- [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
- [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
- [name_f]Carrie[/name_f]
- [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
- [name_f]Fay[/name_f]
Place & Word Names:
- [name_m]Admiral[/name_m]
- [name_u]Denver[/name_u]
- [name_f]Pleasant[/name_f]
- [name_m]Webb[/name_m]
- [name_m]Doctor[/name_m]
- [name_m]Doc[/name_m]
- [name_m]Worth[/name_m]
- [name_m]Loyal[/name_m]
- [name_m]Junior[/name_m] (never thought this was weird, since it was my great-grandmother’s brother’s name, but it was pretty low down there.)
- [name_m]Park[/name_m]
- [name_m]Colonel[/name_m]
- [name_u]Paris[/name_u]
- [name_m]Butler[/name_m]
- [name_u]Golden[/name_u]
- [name_u]Ivory[/name_u]
- [name_m]Brown[/name_m]
- [name_m]Son[/name_m]
- [name_m]Wash[/name_m]
- [name_m]Minor[/name_m]
- [name_m]Fate[/name_m]
- [name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
- [name_m]Price[/name_m]
- [name_u]West[/name_u]
- [name_m]Ransom[/name_m]
- [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
- [name_m]Lucious[/name_m]
- [name_m]Lafayette[/name_m]
- [name_f]Pink[/name_f]
- [name_m]Israel[/name_m]
- [name_m]Judge[/name_m]
- [name_m]Prince[/name_m]
- [name_m]Gust[/name_m]
- [name_u]Early[/name_u]
- [name_u]Green[/name_u]
- [name_m]Arch[/name_m]
- [name_m]King[/name_m]
- [name_m]Noble[/name_m]
- [name_m]General[/name_m]
- [name_u]Dallas[/name_u]
- [name_m]Royal[/name_m]
- [name_u]Rex[/name_u]
- [name_m]Major[/name_m]
- [name_m]Dock[/name_m]
Trending Now:
- [name_u]Peyton[/name_u]
- [name_m]Percival[/name_m]
- [name_u]Percy[/name_u]
- [name_u]Finley[/name_u]
- [name_u]Kyle[/name_u]
- [name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
- [name_u]Carson[/name_u]
- [name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
- [name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
- [name_u]Parker[/name_u]
- [name_u]Carter[/name_u]
- [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
- [name_u]Logan[/name_u]
- [name_u]Mason[/name_u]