Names that Peaked in 1898

Verda was a fairly popular girls' name in the US from the 1880s through the 1920s, when it started to slip, finally dropping from sight after World War II.

The Dutch meaning (Buell is the Dutch occupational name for a hangman) is enough to keep most people away.

Could catch on in tandem with the newfound popularity of Griffin and Griffith.

Part Hilda, part Mildred, but unfortunately not the good parts of either.

This title name definitely makes a statement. Will Admiral fit in with the Saints, Kings, and Knights joining the playground?

William Gladstone was one of the most consequential British politicians of the 19th century, serving four separate terms as Prime Minister between 1868 and 1894. Most of the various towns, parks and so forth around the world are named after him.

An original way to honor an ancestral Robert. Hobson is outside the Top 1000 but is among the fastest-rising names for boys.

The most prominent person with this unusual geographical choice might be actor Cuba Gooding Jr., however, Cuba has a far longer history as a feminine name. Deriving from the island in the Caribbean Sea, it had a brief spell of popularity in the US at the end of the 1890s, when Spain lost possession of the island during the Spanish-American War. Used predominantly (though rarely) on girls throughout the last century, it has occasionally been given to a handful of boys too

Form of Elfrida that has an old-fashioned sound you just might find cool.