Early 1900s Baby Names Nobody Uses
Ethel
This name used to be very popular, but people stopped using it in 1975.
Clarence
This dignified boy's name was in the top 1,000 until 2010.
Bertha
Somehow, this name was still being used in 1985.
Gertrude
This name, often shortened to the cuter nickname Trudy, hasn't been in the top ten since 1965.
Elmer
If you give your child this old-fashioned name, expect a lot of glue jokes in their future. Despite that, the name stayed in the top 1,000 until 2009.
Minnie
This cute name stopped being popular in 1971, perhaps because of a favorite cute mouse.
Blanche
This name makes me think of the Golden Girls, but it doesn't exactly scream baby, and it hasn't been on the list since 1964.
Thelma
This name went out of style in 1982, long before Thelma and Louise took their famous road trip.
Lloyd
This boy's name hung on until 2002.
Bernard
Even though this name sounds like a grandpa, it stayed on the list until 2008.
Lester
This old-man name stayed on the list until 1999.
Agnes
This name makes me think of an old lady, even though some people with this name were born in 1972.