20 vintage baby names making a comeback, revealed!
A baby’s name can be indicative of the era they were born. With the modern-day parent preferring the unusual and unique, the names we once thought old-fashioned are now deemed retro.
So which vintage names are leading the revival of the modern era? Lottie.org utilised Forebears.io to discover which old-fashioned baby names are making a comeback.
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Top 20 Vintage Baby Names
| Rank | Name | No. of people with the name | Worldwide popularity ranking | Associated gender |
| 1. | Patricia | 5,611,684 | 59th | F |
| 2. | Anita | 5,478,714 | 61st | F |
| 3. | Samuel | 5,008,096 | 69th | M |
| 4. | Rita | 4,548,661 | 77th | F |
| 5. | Martha | 4,232,701 | 84th | F |
| 6. | Barbara | 3,977,274 | 96th | F |
| 7. | George | 3,950,011 | 98th | M |
| 8. | Esther | 3,566,497 | 116th | F |
| 9. | Diana | 3,553,640 | 118th | F |
| 10. | Gloria | 3,346,290 | 132nd | F |
| 11. | Ruth | 3,343,758 | 133rd | F |
| 12. | Francis | 3,278,211 | 139th | M |
| 13. | Frank | 3,082,995 | 157th | M |
| 14. | Oscar | 2,924,810 | 170th | M |
| 15. | Irene | 2,707,999 | 197th | F |
| 16. | Edward | 2,636,584 | 204th | M |
| 17. | Julia | 2,633,946 | 205th | F |
| 18. | Margaret | 2,552,758 | 214th | F |
| 19. | Walter | 2,494,319 | 221st | M |
| 20. | Albert | 2,450,754 | 226th | M |
Lottie.org can reveal that Patricia is leading the vintage baby name revival. Patricia was a fashionable name in the sixties and ranks 59th most popular in the world today, with over 5.6 million people bearing the name.
Anita takes second place. This Spanish name means ‘grace’ and has a total of 5,478,714 people sharing the name.
In third place is Samuel, the first male given name in the rankings. With Hebrew and biblical origins meaning ‘heard of God’, this name is shared most notably by actor Samuel L. Jackson and playwright Samuel Beckett.
Top Five Vintage Boys Baby Names
| Rank | Name | No. of people with the name | World popularity ranking |
| 1. | Samuel | 5,008,096 | 69th |
| 2. | George | 3,950,011 | 98th |
| 3. | Francis | 3,278,211 | 139th |
| 4. | Frank | 3,082,995 | 157th |
| 5. | Oscar | 2,924,810 | 170th |
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Top Five Vintage Girl’s Baby Names
| Rank | Name | No. of people with the name | World popularity ranking |
| 1. | Patricia | 5,611,684 | 59th |
| 2. | Anita | 5,478,714 | 61st |
| 3. | Rita | 4,548,661 | 77th |
| 4. | Martha | 4,232,701 | 84th |
| 5. | Barbara | 3,977,274 | 96th |
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Article credit: https://lottie.org/
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