Unusual Baby Names Parents Chose 100 Years Ago

Caroline Bologna
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The Social Security Administration has been tracking American parents’ baby name choices for more than a century. In fact, the agency’s published naming data goes back to 1880.

Although it’s always interesting to look at the top names in history, there are also some intriguing choices lower down on the popularity list. Knowing the SSA tracks all the names given to five or more infants born each year, we took a look at the less common choices 100 years ago.

From dictionary words to terms of endearment, here are 50 unusual baby names that parents chose in 1923. The list reflects names given to fewer than 10 babies born 100 years ago.

Girls

  1. Clemma

  2. Peaches

  3. Evergreen

  4. Splendora

  5. Oval

  6. Curly

  7. Haroldine

  8. Canary

  9. Valjean

  10. Doll

  11. Hixie

  12. Glenola

  13. Pebble

  14. Virgin

  15. Leafy

  16. Maclovia

  17. Corona

  18. Novice

  19. Brunette

  20. Argentina

  21. Coma

  22. Berdean

  23. Toy

  24. Anise

  25. Nanny

Boys

  1. Jolly

  2. Lieutenant

  3. Everest

  4. Choice

  5. Brutus

  6. Craven

  7. Bilbo

  8. Grove

  9. Lazarus

  10. Rome

  11. Garden

  12. Maywood

  13. York

  14. Jock

  15. Stillman

  16. Omega

  17. Benford

  18. Lenzy

  19. Knowlton

  20. Chesterfield

  21. Wise

  22. Press

  23. Smiley

  24. Polo

  25. Clover

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