Names Your Grandparents Loved, But No One In Montana Uses Now

The Excitement And Challenge Of Choosing A Baby Name

Picking out a baby name is both exciting and terrifying, especially if you are looking to give your baby a unique name.

Not in the sense of unique in that it's spelled oddly or no one else has it, just that they won't be going to school with 20 Olivias or Liams.

The Rise And Fall Of Baby Name Trends

Through the years names have gained and fallen in popularity, some even from out of nowhere.

Take for example the lead singer Sonny Sandoval from the Christian metal band P.O.D.; in 2000 on MTV Cribs, he revealed his daughter's name, "Nevaeh," is just "Heaven" backwards.

That year there were 8 babies with that name; in less than 5 years it was a top 100 name, but what names of yesterday have fallen out of favor today?

Why Certain Names Lose Popularity

There are many reasons a name becomes less popular, anything from an association with a terrible human being to it just sounding old.

That's the majority of names you'll find on the list of names that have gone out of style.

They are mostly just baby boomer names, names that in their heyday had thousands with the same name; today only a handful are being christened with the same name.

So if you're looking for a name that no one else in Montana will have, scroll through our gallery of outdated baby boomer names.