Baby name trends change every year. In 2025, the top baby names are Olivia and Noah.

But another big trend in baby naming is the rising popularity of “old people” names. Names that were once considered “old lady” or “old man” names are making a strong comeback.

People on Reddit discussed the old-fashioned baby names that are becoming popular again. Here are 36 old people names that are coming back in style:

Where these old names are popping up

“There are 1 year old twins in my neighborhood, Abigail and Eleanor. Their father is a history teacher.” – User Unknown

“There’s a girl in my grandson’s class named Mildred.” – historiangirl

“I heard a parent call a little girl by her name of Margaret. I had a totally inappropriate giggle when I immediately thought of asking if her middle name was Thatcher.” – Extension-College783

“I never met a Henry my age. They were always my grandparents’ age or older, until recently.” – Nightmare_Gerbil

“When I was a kid, only old people were called ‘Harry’, ‘Jack’ or ‘George’ but now they’re really popular.” – eezgorriseadback

“I have a baby in my life named Jean.” – User Unknown

“Nephew named Malcolm. That was a really unfashionable old man name back when I was little, but there’s a bunch of them now.” –........

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