Skip to content
Little Names.

US name list

Old names coming back

Spellings that peaked before 1950, with at least 200 2025 records and at least twice the 2016 count.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

The peak uses the recorded-sex category with the higher all-time published count. Ties keep the later year, then female before male. The recent comparison uses 2016, the start of the catalogue history window. A missing 2016 count is skipped. Download this list (CSV)

Spellings that peaked before 1950 and have at least doubled since the recent window opened.
NameCategoryPeak yearPeak count2025 count2016 countRatio
Lottiefemale19161,3895701015.64×
Billiefemale19303,241409974.22×
Goldiefemale19151,0514691183.97×
Teddymale1949613301843.58×
Cleofemale19201,0495161453.56×
Lenorafemale19246785621743.23×
Florencefemale191811,3187962473.22×
Arthurmale192110,5273,8471,3452.86×
Opalfemale19182,8477402612.84×
Nelliefemale19184,0485672022.81×
Rosiefemale19271,5601,0883962.75×
Ruthiefemale19274283491372.55×
Bonniefemale194710,2147853122.52×
Mabelfemale19153,6831,5226052.52×
Florafemale19201,5664831952.48×
Bennymale19481,0652931222.40×
Elsiefemale19185,1942,2369812.28×
Dellafemale19171,1925332482.15×
Hollismale19212942661242.15×
Elainefemale19477,0591,0074982.02×
Lorettafemale19383,9134852402.02×

More calculated lists: Declining baby names since 2020 · Uncommon girl names that are rising · Uncommon boy names that are rising · Baby names 2026 · Girl names starting with Y · Boy names starting with Y.