Rank these "Boomer" names

Boy Names
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I went through the SSA boy lists from the 40s to the 60s and chose known names that were not super popular and did not get super popular later on. What do you think of these results?

-[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Vin[/name_m])
-[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
-[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
-[name_m]Floyd[/name_m]
-[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]

Any other suggestions?

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Ernest
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Floyd[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]

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From fave to least

Ralph
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Floyd[/name_m]

4

I adore [name_m]Ralph[/name_m]! :heart_eyes:

Favourite to least favourite…
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Floyd[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] (this just beat [name_m]Antonio[/name_m] because of the nickname [name_m]Vin[/name_m])
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]

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I really like this style!

  1. Vincent (nn [name_m]Vin[/name_m])
  2. Ralph
  3. Ernest
  4. Antonio
  5. Floyd

I would suggest [name_m]Gilbert[/name_m], [name_u]Francis[/name_u], [name_m]Raymond[/name_m], [name_m]Bernard[/name_m], [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], and [name_m]Martin[/name_m].

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Vincent
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Floyd[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]

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I think [name_m]Ralph[/name_m] and [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] are great!

Ralph
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Floyd[/name_m]

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I love [name_m]Vincent[/name_m]! [name_m]Ralph[/name_m] and [name_m]Antonio[/name_m] are nice too. I don’t love [name_m]Ernest[/name_m] or [name_m]Floyd[/name_m].

Vincent
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Floyd[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]

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Favourite to least favourite

Vincent
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Floyd[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m] (I want to like this name so much, but all I can think of is vomiting :pensive:)
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]

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Ernest
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Floyd[/name_m]

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[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] 8/10
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m] 4/10
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m] 7/10
[name_m]Floyd[/name_m] 5/10
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m] 7/10

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Vincent (nn [name_m]Vin[/name_m])
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Floyd[/name_m]

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Vincent
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Floyd[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]

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Ralph
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Floyd[/name_m]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]

I actually really do love [name_m]Ralph[/name_m] & [name_m]Ernest[/name_m]! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Ralph would be rather refreshing on a little boy. I also know of a young [name_m]Ernest[/name_m] (goes by [name_m]Ernie[/name_m]) and it actually suits him rather well

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I am not at all a fan of this style, but if I had to pick I think the most usable are [name_m]Ralph[/name_m] and [name_m]Floyd[/name_m].

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Vincent
[name_m]Floyd[/name_m]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]

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  1. Antonio – [name_u]Love[/name_u] the Italian vibes.
  2. Vincent – [name_u]Van[/name_u] Gogh makes it cool for me.
  3. Ernest – Not sure if I really like it, but I do like [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_u]Wilde[/name_u]’s play featuring the name, so no real negative associations. Might not be ready for a comeback yet, though.
  4. Ralph – Still a little too dated for me.
  5. Floyd – Mmm…tbh, I wouldn’t be sorry if this name stayed buried. It just does not have an appealing sound, imho.
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  1. Vincent
  2. Floyd
  3. Ernest
  4. Antonio
  5. Ralph
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favourite to least
ralph
vincent
ernest
antonio
floyd