20 Roaring Twenties Names Making a Comeback

Back then, booze was taboo, flappers flocked the dance floors, Model Ts ruled the roads, women won the vote and gangsters were up to no good. Welcome to the Roaring Twenties! 

There are so many things this spirited decade in American history gave us. To this day, we’re crazy for jazz age music, sleek bobs, Chanel No. 5, even crossword puzzles. And now, along with debonaire mustaches and cloche hats, we’re becoming newly enamored with the names that flappers and their fellas wore proudly in that era.

20 Baby Names for Creative Girls and Boys

Your passion in life may be art, music, writing, crafting, acting, designing, decorating, cooking, or making really great animal shapes out of balloons, but it really doesn’t matter—all of us have a creative streak. And even if your baby isn’t the next Picasso, your little one can proudly wear a name that hints at artistic talents and an inventive spirit.

Baby Names Inspired by Poets

Poets are the people we dream of being. They are historians and interpreters, observers and activists, teachers and storytellers. They can shape politics, inspire masses, and spark movements. Without poets, our sense of the world would be very short-sighted. It’s no wonder that parents like to honor wordsmiths like these who enrich and explain our world.

20 Forgotten Victorian Names to Put on Your List

 While the Victorian era may evoke puffed sleeves and woolen waistcoats, modern parents in search of perfect names are clamoring for the sought-after “it” names from the mid-to-late 1800s. 

London, by John Atkinson Grimshaw

At the time, across-the-pond trends were common. England was peaceful during Queen Victoria’s reign … a name which spawned an entire era! Meanwhile, America was busy establishing its democracy during a bloody civil war. Americans borrowed elaborate fashions from England, as well as now-classic literature by Dickens, Thackeray and the Brontë sisters. Pioneers and prospectors were moving west in search of fortune, while average people were just trying to eat.

60 Colorful Baby Names for Every Style

Are color names truly a new trend? Not really. Parents have been inspired by the beautiful world around them for a long time. Between the floral names of the Victorian era and the beloved jewel names of the turn of the century, nature’s colors charmed parents quite some time ago.