Names that Peaked in 1898

Best known these days as the name of an American department store chain, Dillard was once a baby name that ranked on the US Top 1000, at least until the middle of the last century.

That er sound -- as in Myrna, Myrtle, and Bernice -- sounds terminally dated.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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