20 Most Popular Victorian Baby Names

Victorian names are often percieved as traditional or classic names. There names were also quite pain by modern standards. Some of these names are still in the most popular lists today, such as William and Elizabeth, whereas some names have almost dissapeared into oblivion, like Clarence and Bessie.

Floral themed baby names are closely associated to Victorian female names. These type of names were quite popular in Britain at the beginning of the 20th century. Another common trend in Victorian name givin was the use of virtue and gemstone names.

Below is a list of the top 20 most popular baby names of the Victorian era.

Male

01. John
02. William
03. James
04. George
05. Charles
06. Joseph
07. Frank
08. Robert
09. Edward
10. Henry
11. Harry
12. Thomas
13. Walter
14. Arthur
15. Fred
16. Albert
17. Clarence
18. Willie
19. Roy
20. Louis

Female

01. Mary
02. Anna
03. Margaret
04. Helen
05. Elizabeth
06. Ruth
07. Florence
08. Ethel
09. Emma
10. Marie
11. Clara
12. Bertha
13. Minnie
14. Bessie
15. Alice
16. Lillian
17. Edna
18. Grace
19. Annie
20. Mabel

In the Victorian times there was a difference between the names of upper class and lower class families. Some more popular names for upper class females were Ada, Beatrice and Dorothy. For males more popular upper class names were Frederick, Samuel and Cyril. Some of the more popular upper class Victorian names became popular in the 20th century, whereas the popular lower class names began to disappear.

From 1867 - 1886 there were about 51500 brides registered. Of these brides there were 424 different names, the top ten names accounting for 59% of the total. For registered grooms, the top ten names accounted for 72% of the total.

A lot of nicknames made their debut during the Victorian times. These names include Hattie (Harriet), Bessie (Elizabeth) and Lottie (Charlotte).

Victorian name can be very uncommon in modern times but they can also be very dated, especially female names. They are often accociated with the elderly since these names have fallen out of favour whereas much of the elderly have names which were popular in the Victorian era and beginning of the 20th century. However, some names are almost completely unheard of at present and so can be used without seeming dated and may appear very unique and beautiful.

There are a few Victorian names which are making a comback in modern times. These include Aligail, Hannah and Lily.

Famous People With Victorian Names

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