Dream of having a tiny little Philomena or a gorgeous bub named Alphonse?
Then 2018 might just be your lucky year as vintage baby names are back in!
The expert in baby name trends, Nameberry, has compiled a list of monikers popular a hundred years ago in 1918 that they predict will make a resurgence in the next 12 months.
Take your pick – they’re all gorgeous!
GIRLS’ NAMES
Agatha
Alpha
Althea
Augusta
Avis
Bernadette
Beryl
Bessie
Birdie
Carmella
Cleo
Delia
Dixie
Effie
Etta
Fay
Geneva
Gertie
Ida
Inez
Ione
Iva
Lelia
Loretta
Lorna
Lottie
Louella
Lucinda
Lula
Lulu
Mamie
Maude
Merle
Minerva
Minnie
Muriel
Myrtle
Odessa
Olga
Opal
Pauline
Philomena
Polly
Rosalind
Rosella
Roxie
Sibyl
Theda
Winifred
Yolanda

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BOYS’ NAMES
Abe
Alphonse
Ambrose
Archie
Barney
Benedict
Booker
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Burl
Cecil
Chester
Claude
Clement
Cleveland
Cornelius
Dale
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Dewey
Dorsey
Doyle
Dudley
Edmund
Ferdinand
Floyd
Forest
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Garland
Grover
Hiram
Homer
Isadore
Kermit
Lemuel
Lowell
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Lucius
Luther
Ned
Noble
Norris
Ollie
Perry
Pete
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Roscoe
Rufus
Sol
Stuart
Thaddeus
Ulysses
Vito
Waldo
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Wallace
Ward
Wiley
This article originally appeared on that’s life!
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