Names that Peaked in 1884

This new/old spin on Molly -- nickname-names with the ie ending were particularly popular at the turn of the last century -- that has landed this name in the US Top 1000.

Audacious offshoot of Roxanne, the wayward heroine of the musical Chicago.

Three Stooges name (he's the one who wasn't Moe or Curly).

A patriotic place name, with its connections to Arlington National Cemetary.

A gem named for its green hue.

It may take another generation or so, but this category of Hettie-Lettie-Lottie names could make a comeback.

Abbreviated form of Harley that might also be spelled, for girls, Arleigh or Arlee.

Evaline may be unusual, but there are so many stylish names around right now that sound like it, from Eva to Evelyn to Adeline, that it will feel less distinctive than it is.

Lively Scottish short form of Lochlan.

Lincoln, Tyler, Taylor, Jackson, Jefferson, Harrison, McKinley, Grant, Kennedy, Carter -- yes. Washington -- probably not.

A forgotten nickname for Columbus, which itself is becoming ever rarer. Radio comedy program Lum and Abner, which ran for over two decades beginning in 1931, featured a character named Columbus "Lum" Edwards.

These days, it's more likely you'd call your daughter the popular Belle or Bella.

One of those simple Norse names, like Lars, that is definitely worth thinking about.

Capitola owes its position on the US Top 1000 to the 1859 novel The Hidden Hand, also known as Capitola the Madcap. It was written by E. D. E. N. Southworth — the initials stand for Eliza Dorothy Emma Nevitte — and serialized first in the 1860s, then in 1883, and was published as a book in 1888.

A unique international short form of Margaret.

No babies of any gender were named Orange in the US in the most recent year counted. But that doesn't mean, in this era of anything-goes baby names, that it couldn't happen.

Has a decidedly middle-aged image.

Possibly a variation of the ultra-popular Greek Zoe, Zoa was given to around 2 dozen baby girls each recent year.