Vintage Nicknames for Girls

I am loving, loving, loving vintage nicknames for girls. You know those nicknames that are just so sweet and old lady chic? The names you find in the hundreds on the popularity charts from 50-100 years ago. Because there are so many vintage nicknames out there I decided just to focus on 10 today. Two of the nicknames on this list (Minnie and Winnie) I have written more in-depth blog posts about and I plan to do the same for the remaining.

1. Minnie: Minerva, Arminta, Wilhelmina, Amelia, Mink, Philomena, Romina, Margaret, Adamina, Cosmina

2. Lulu: Lucy, Lucille, Tallulah, Elosie, Lauren, Luella, Guadalupe 

3. Hattie: Harriet, Henrietta, Henriette, Hadley

4. Winnie: Winifred, Edwina, Arwen, Winona, Rowena, Bronwen, Wilhelmina, Gwendolyn, Rowen, Winslow 

5. Fanny: Frances, Francine, Francina, Francesca

6. Birdie: Elizabeth, Bridget, Bernadette, Beatrice, Robin, Liberty, Roberta

7. Kit: Katherine, Kathleen, Charlotte, Kristen, Katrina 

8. Lottie: Charlotte, Charlotta, Nicolette, Violet, Scarlett, Loretta

9. Tillie: Matilda, Tilda, Tallulah, Ottilie, Talitha 

10. Nellie: Cornelia, Danielle, Elanor, Chanelle, Ellen, Penelope, Antonella, Eileen, Hanelle, Helen, Helena 

Vintage nicknames have been used by a few celebrities. I listed some great ones below. 

Minnie Theodora and Andy Rose: Jack and Lisa Osbourne
Elsie Otter: Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik
Frankie: Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman
Hattie Margaret: Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott
Winnie Rose: Jimmy Fallon

2018 Comeback Kids

We took a look at the names that are brand new to the top 1000 so now let's look at names that are making a comeback to the list. Some of these names have only been off the list for a year while others have been off the charts for up to 70+ years! The list is very interesting to say the least. Read on to see the comeback kids. 

Gus #994

Last Ranked in 1978 (#994)

Archie #992 

Last Ranked in 1988 (#889)

Immanuel #989 

Last Ranked in 2016 (#973)

Deangelo #983

Last Ranked in 2015 (#977)

Benedict #981

Last Ranked in 1968 (#971)

Forest #973

Last Ranked in 1995 (#749)

Justus #972

Last Ranked in 2016 (#918)

Ahmir #965

Last Ranked in 2016 (#946)

Creed #962

Last Ranked in 2016 (#985)

Marcellus #961

Last Ranked in 1987 (#986)

Jericho #959

Last Ranked in 2016 (#925)

Ralph #951

Last Ranked in 2016 (#998)

Boden #949

Last Ranked in 2015 (#980)

Yael #932

Last Ranked in 2014 (#913)

Bode #920

Last Ranked in 2016 (#1000)

Deshawn #919

Last Ranked in 2015 (#999)

Turner #896

Last Ranked in 2016 (#917)

Benicio #880

Last Ranked in 2016 (#977)

Wallace #879

Last Ranked in 1993 (#992)

Kylo #865

Last Ranked in 2016 (#905)

Kamdyn #799

Last Ranked in 2016 (#812)

Mordechai #792

Last Ranked in 2012 (#998)

Watson #711

Last Ranked in 1941 (#959)

Whitley #997

Last Ranked in 1993 (#926)

Azaria #990

Last Ranked in 2016 (#983)

Valery #989

Last Ranked in 2009 (#997)

Giavanna #987

Last Ranked in 2015 (#987)

Ann #983

Last Ranked in 2016 (#993)

Zora #982

Last Ranked in 1939 (#959)

Robin #974

Last Ranked in 2004 (#954)

Margo #972

Last Ranked in 1989 (#992)

Wendy #969

Last Ranked in 2016 (#857)

Arden #967

Last Ranked in 2016 (#973)

Violeta #965

Last Ranked in 1985 (#968)

Queen #959

Last Ranked in 1959 (#877)

Zola #956

Last Ranked in 1941 (#918)

Dani #945

Last Ranked in 1958 (#864)

Marisol #939

Last Ranked in 2016 (#940)

Saniyah #933

Last Ranked in 2015 (#931)

Alisson #909

Last Ranked in 2015 (#914)

Aislinn #886

Last Ranked in 2016 (#967)

Alianna #878

Last Ranked in 2016 (#996)

Della #861

Last Ranked in 1977 (#832)

Anais #848

Last Ranked in 2017 (#905)

Rosalee #842

Last Ranked in 1951 (#815)

Kamilah #810

Last Ranked in 1977 (#856)

Meghan #703

Last Ranked in 2012 (#883)

Names that spent the most time off the list:

• Zora was off the charts for 79 years!
• Watson was off the charts for 71 years!

A few of the names were only ranked this year and the last time they were on the list. Those were Ahmir, Benicio, and Kylo for boys. As for girls it was Violeta and Kamilah. 

It's always interesting to see what names have been off the chart and for how long. It makes me think about the reasons the names are back. Do you have any guesses? 

2018 Newbies

One of my favorite things to do when the new Social Security Administration name list comes out is look to see what names are new to the top 1000 for the first time ever. That means that they have never ranked in the top 1000 since the list stated in 1880. It sounds hard to believe but there are tons and tons of names out there and so many they are undiscovered. 

Below you will find each name along with the spot they ranked in 2018 and then in parenthesis how many spots they moved in one year. 

1. Korbyn #996 (+135 spots)
2. Kabir #995 (+147)
3. Lian #990 (+44)
4. Harlem #985 (+119)
5. Genesis #984 (+608, Name with greatest increase) 
6. Bowie #982 (+207)
7. Torin #980 (+106)
8. Jesiah #979 (+31)
9. Zev #975 (+67)
10. Idris #956 (+91)
11. Aries #947 (+154)
12. Krew #941 (+177)
13. Karsyn #940 (+259)
14. Elon #939 (+118)
15. Imran #931 (+124)
16. Dakari #910 (+263)
17. Zakai #903 (+171)
18. Kenzo #873 (+303)
19. Onyx #867  (+191)
20. Saint #859 (+438)
21. Jaxtyn #771 (+296)
22. Baker #712 (+431)

1. Elina #998 (+175 spots)
2. Austyn #996 (+171)
3. Keilani #995 (+257)
4. Emmarie #991 (#26)
5. Novah #981 (+316)
6. Waverly #977 (+39)
7. Scout #979 (+44)
8. Jenesis #966 (+121)
9. Bellamy #962 (+71)
10. Ezra #958 (+225)
11. Kataleya #943 (+166)
12. Berkley #942 (+226)
13. Alora #923 (+80)
14. Promise #908 (+159)
15. Brynleigh #906 (+180)
16. August #905 (+103)
17. Arlette #892 (+189)
18. Kamiyah #889 (+152)
19. Journi #881 (+243)
20. Zhavia #871 Not given to more than 5 babies ever 
21. Adalee #855 (+370)
22. Keily #826 (+320)
23. Dior #792 (#566)
24. Amaia #768 (+258)
25. Haisley #765 (+343)
26. Palmer #679 (+364)