Names that Peaked in 1883

Actress Hepburn made the Katharine spelling famous, which seems to be the inspiration for this spin on Catherine.

This spelling variation of Daisy ranks in the British Top 1000 but was only used for a few dozen baby girls last year in the US. At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, it made the Top 1000 during the craze for ie-ending names.

This cutesy nickname made it onto the Top 1000 in 1883.

Bobbsey Twins-era nickname name that could find new life via Nan, heroine of The Nanny Diaries. Nan was also the nickname of Annabel St George, the protagonist of Edith Wharton's novel "The Buccaneers".

The full version is prettier.

These days Sophie would be the most likely nickname for Sophronia, but back in Colonial times, Fronie was a common diminutive.