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In reply to the discussion: It seems like all the old female names of 100 years ago are coming back. [View all]Caroline-Vivienne
(117 posts)I know a little bit about the recent trends in older girls names....
The Emmas/Olivias/Bella's of the past several years are due to popular characters in entertainment.
Emma was a baby from the TV show Friends
Olivia from the Law and Order Series -and- a popular children's book
Bella (Isabella) for Twilight
Celebrities naming their children also have an effect. Hence there have been more Ava's (Reese Witherspoon), Sophia's (Sylvester Stallone) and Lilys (Johnny Depp).
Child star Abigail Breslin has also helped 'Abigail' jump up the list these past few years.
Interspersed with these names are several remaining trends from the past couple of decades.
First you had the 'last name as a first name' trend, which is still prevalent with Madison (from Darryl Hannah's character in Splash), Riley, Peyton, Sloane, etc...
Then you have the 'place/location name' trend which broke out in the 1990's: Sierra, Dakota, Montana, Sydney, Savannah, Mesa, Eden, etc...
But I don't think those old-fashioned names are going away anytime soon.
Recent celebrity names (probable future trending names)
Jennifer Connelly's daughter - Agnes Wren
Tina Fey's 2 daughters - Alice and Penelope