Names that Peaked in 1971
- Stacy
Origin:
Diminutive of AnastasiaDescription:
A key cheerleader in the nickname game of the 1970s, Stacy is now the mom. Consider Stacia, or the original Anastasia.
- Shawn
Origin:
Spelling variation of SeanMeaning:
"God is gracious"Description:
Shawn is one name that's become less unisex and more distinctly male over time in all its spellings, given to only 14 baby girls and over 500 boys in the US in the most recent year counted. But at its peak in the early 1970s, it was a Top 200 baby name for girls in the US, given to nearly 2000 baby girls... and 12,000 boys in this spelling alone.
- Bobbi
Origin:
Diminutive of Roberta or Barbara, EnglishMeaning:
"bright fame; foreigner"Description:
A vintage short form of Roberta or Barbara, Bobbi fits into the boyish nicknames for girls renaissance.
- Tamala
Origin:
AfricanMeaning:
"dark tree"Description:
Would you really want to name your child after a Japanese anime movie called Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space.
- Shad
Origin:
Fish name; variation of ChadMeaning:
"battle warrior"Description:
Swam into style and quickly out again, on Chad's fish- er, coat-tails.
- Stacey
- Marcie
- Trina
Origin:
Scandinavian, diminutive of KatrinaDescription:
Nickname name that retains an Old Country feel.
- Stacia
Origin:
Short form of Anastacia or EustaciaDescription:
This short form can stand on its own, perhaps because of the familiarity of Stacy, of which it may also be a variation. But Stacia feels somehow more modern and stylish than 60s-style Stacy. Stasia is another way to spell it.
- Scotty
- Tricia
Origin:
Diminutive of PatriciaMeaning:
"noble, patrician"Description:
Back in Patricia's midcentury heyday, Patty/Patti was the plebeian nickname while Tricia/Trisha and Tish/Trish carried a snobby-yet-insubstantial image associated with then First Daughter Tricia Nixon.
- Cherise
- Rolanda
Origin:
German feminization of ROLANDMeaning:
"famous in the land"Description:
This is a rarely heard feminization of the rarely heard Roland.
- Tonia
Origin:
Diminutive of AntoniaDescription:
A more interesting and unusual shortening of Antonia than Toni.
- Stacie
- Erich
- Charisse
- Marci
- Ericka
- Darrick