Golden oldies: 20 x the most popular baby names from 100 years ago

Short, shorter, shortest and a bit international. The top 10 baby names have been more or less the same for years. 100 years ago, the daddies and moms-to-be of that time weren’t worrying about Mila or Noah. But which names?

Who knows, you might get some traditional Dutch inspiration.

Top 10 boy names

1. Jan
2. John
3. Henry
4. Cornelis
5. William
6. Peter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. James
10. Peter

Top 10 Girl Names

1. Mary
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Adriana
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catherine
8. Hendrika
9. Elizabeth
10. Gretel

Source: Famme.nl