Top ten baby names in 2017 compared with 1917!

Let’s see if any names from the early 20th century have made the cut for our 21st-century name choosings! Are any of your kid’s names in there?

Top ten boy’s names in 1917

John

William

James

Robert

Joseph

George

Charles

Edward

Frank

Thomas

Top ten boy’s names (so far) 2017

Liam

Noah

Lucas

Mason

Oliver

Logan

Ethan

Elijah

Aiden

James

Top ten girl’s names in 1917

Mary

Helen

Dorothy

Margaret

Ruth

Mildred

Anna

Elizabeth

Frances

Virginia

Top ten girl’s names (so far) 2017

Emma

Olivia

Ava

Sophia

Isabella

Mia

Amelia

Charlotte

Harper

Aria

 

Well, it looks like James is still hanging in there! The girls have gone through a complete change-over though! Not necessarily a bad thing – our girls are becoming less traditional, and more edgy and modern with each passing year. What do you guys think? Are you digging any of the vintage names? Or going with forward thinking all the way?

All names were sourced from babycentre.com, you can view their website and the most popular 100 names for 2017 here.

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