Names that Peaked in 1898
- Onnie
- Adams
- Vena
- Buell
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"dwelling"Description:
The Dutch meaning (Buell is the Dutch occupational name for a hangman) is enough to keep most people away.
- Juluis
- Schley
Origin:
German surnameMeaning:
"one who lives by the Schlei river"
- Verda
Origin:
Variation of Verde, SpanishMeaning:
"green"Description:
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.
- Hildred
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"battle advice"Description:
Part Hilda, part Mildred, but unfortunately not the good parts of either.
- Vennie
- Murl
- Buel
- Gifford
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"puffy cheeks"Description:
Could catch on in tandem with the newfound popularity of Griffin and Griffith.
- Admiral
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"a high rank in the navy"Description:
This title name definitely makes a statement. Will Admiral fit in with the Saints, Kings, and Knights joining the playground?
- Gladstone
Origin:
British surname nameDescription:
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.
- Hobson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Robert"Description:
An original way to honor an ancestral Robert. Hobson is outside the Top 1000 but is among the fastest-rising names for boys.
- Cuba
Origin:
Place-nameMeaning:
"where fertile land is abundant; great place"Description:
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
- Shafter
- Arba
- Elfrieda
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"elf power"Description:
Form of Elfrida that has an old-fashioned sound you just might find cool.
- Sadye