I took a poll of friends’ grandmothers’ names and also looked up the most popular names from the 1800s and early 1900s in the Social Security Administration name database. So these are not only all real names — but they were once popular ones. I left out old-fashioned names like Ruby and Emma that are overly used again. Would you dare give your kid any of these 30 old-fashioned grandma names now?

  1. Gertrude
  2. Esther
  3. Lottie
  4. Nannie (although this was my grandmother’s nickname, I was surprised this was actually one of the most popular given first names at the turn of the century) More from CafeMom: 14 Banned Baby Names That Kind of Crack Us Up
  5. Beulah
  6. Flossie
  7. Gladys
  8. Mildred
  9. Mamie
  10. Myrtle
  11. Bertha
  12. Dixie
  13. Trixie
  14. Kitty
  15. Winifred
  16. Edith
  17. Erma (Irma)
  18. Betty
  19. Ruth
  20. Minnie
  21. Ethel
  22. Hattie
  23. Fannie
  24. Nettie
  25. Agnes
  26. Eula
  27. Goldie
  28. Delia
  29. Everly
  30. Bessie

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title: “30 Old Time Grandma Names That Are Making A Comeback” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-13” author: “Jason Kimbrell”

I took a poll of friends’ grandmothers’ names and also looked up the most popular names from the 1800s and early 1900s in the Social Security Administration name database. So these are not only all real names — but they were once popular ones. I left out old-fashioned names like Ruby and Emma that are overly used again. Would you dare give your kid any of these 30 old-fashioned grandma names now?

  1. Gertrude
  2. Esther
  3. Lottie
  4. Nannie (although this was my grandmother’s nickname, I was surprised this was actually one of the most popular given first names at the turn of the century) More from CafeMom: 14 Banned Baby Names That Kind of Crack Us Up
  5. Beulah
  6. Flossie
  7. Gladys
  8. Mildred
  9. Mamie
  10. Myrtle
  11. Bertha
  12. Dixie
  13. Trixie
  14. Kitty
  15. Winifred
  16. Edith
  17. Erma (Irma)
  18. Betty
  19. Ruth
  20. Minnie
  21. Ethel
  22. Hattie
  23. Fannie
  24. Nettie
  25. Agnes
  26. Eula
  27. Goldie
  28. Delia
  29. Everly
  30. Bessie

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title: “30 Old Time Grandma Names That Are Making A Comeback” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-14” author: “Patricia Tilson”

I took a poll of friends’ grandmothers’ names and also looked up the most popular names from the 1800s and early 1900s in the Social Security Administration name database. So these are not only all real names — but they were once popular ones. I left out old-fashioned names like Ruby and Emma that are overly used again. Would you dare give your kid any of these 30 old-fashioned grandma names now?

  1. Gertrude
  2. Esther
  3. Lottie
  4. Nannie (although this was my grandmother’s nickname, I was surprised this was actually one of the most popular given first names at the turn of the century) More from CafeMom: 14 Banned Baby Names That Kind of Crack Us Up
  5. Beulah
  6. Flossie
  7. Gladys
  8. Mildred
  9. Mamie
  10. Myrtle
  11. Bertha
  12. Dixie
  13. Trixie
  14. Kitty
  15. Winifred
  16. Edith
  17. Erma (Irma)
  18. Betty
  19. Ruth
  20. Minnie
  21. Ethel
  22. Hattie
  23. Fannie
  24. Nettie
  25. Agnes
  26. Eula
  27. Goldie
  28. Delia
  29. Everly
  30. Bessie

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title: “30 Old Time Grandma Names That Are Making A Comeback” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-08” author: “Adam Sorensen”

I took a poll of friends’ grandmothers’ names and also looked up the most popular names from the 1800s and early 1900s in the Social Security Administration name database. So these are not only all real names — but they were once popular ones. I left out old-fashioned names like Ruby and Emma that are overly used again. Would you dare give your kid any of these 30 old-fashioned grandma names now?

  1. Gertrude
  2. Esther
  3. Lottie
  4. Nannie (although this was my grandmother’s nickname, I was surprised this was actually one of the most popular given first names at the turn of the century) More from CafeMom: 14 Banned Baby Names That Kind of Crack Us Up
  5. Beulah
  6. Flossie
  7. Gladys
  8. Mildred
  9. Mamie
  10. Myrtle
  11. Bertha
  12. Dixie
  13. Trixie
  14. Kitty
  15. Winifred
  16. Edith
  17. Erma (Irma)
  18. Betty
  19. Ruth
  20. Minnie
  21. Ethel
  22. Hattie
  23. Fannie
  24. Nettie
  25. Agnes
  26. Eula
  27. Goldie
  28. Delia
  29. Everly
  30. Bessie

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title: “30 Old Time Grandma Names That Are Making A Comeback” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-01” author: “Cheryl Feaster”

I took a poll of friends’ grandmothers’ names and also looked up the most popular names from the 1800s and early 1900s in the Social Security Administration name database. So these are not only all real names — but they were once popular ones. I left out old-fashioned names like Ruby and Emma that are overly used again. Would you dare give your kid any of these 30 old-fashioned grandma names now?

  1. Gertrude
  2. Esther
  3. Lottie
  4. Nannie (although this was my grandmother’s nickname, I was surprised this was actually one of the most popular given first names at the turn of the century) More from CafeMom: 14 Banned Baby Names That Kind of Crack Us Up
  5. Beulah
  6. Flossie
  7. Gladys
  8. Mildred
  9. Mamie
  10. Myrtle
  11. Bertha
  12. Dixie
  13. Trixie
  14. Kitty
  15. Winifred
  16. Edith
  17. Erma (Irma)
  18. Betty
  19. Ruth
  20. Minnie
  21. Ethel
  22. Hattie
  23. Fannie
  24. Nettie
  25. Agnes
  26. Eula
  27. Goldie
  28. Delia
  29. Everly
  30. Bessie

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title: “30 Old Time Grandma Names That Are Making A Comeback” ShowToc: true date: “2024-08-31” author: “Francine Calhoun”

I took a poll of friends’ grandmothers’ names and also looked up the most popular names from the 1800s and early 1900s in the Social Security Administration name database. So these are not only all real names — but they were once popular ones. I left out old-fashioned names like Ruby and Emma that are overly used again. Would you dare give your kid any of these 30 old-fashioned grandma names now?

  1. Gertrude
  2. Esther
  3. Lottie
  4. Nannie (although this was my grandmother’s nickname, I was surprised this was actually one of the most popular given first names at the turn of the century) More from CafeMom: 14 Banned Baby Names That Kind of Crack Us Up
  5. Beulah
  6. Flossie
  7. Gladys
  8. Mildred
  9. Mamie
  10. Myrtle
  11. Bertha
  12. Dixie
  13. Trixie
  14. Kitty
  15. Winifred
  16. Edith
  17. Erma (Irma)
  18. Betty
  19. Ruth
  20. Minnie
  21. Ethel
  22. Hattie
  23. Fannie
  24. Nettie
  25. Agnes
  26. Eula
  27. Goldie
  28. Delia
  29. Everly
  30. Bessie

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title: “30 Old Time Grandma Names That Are Making A Comeback” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-13” author: “Dewayne Barney”

I took a poll of friends’ grandmothers’ names and also looked up the most popular names from the 1800s and early 1900s in the Social Security Administration name database. So these are not only all real names — but they were once popular ones. I left out old-fashioned names like Ruby and Emma that are overly used again. Would you dare give your kid any of these 30 old-fashioned grandma names now?

  1. Gertrude
  2. Esther
  3. Lottie
  4. Nannie (although this was my grandmother’s nickname, I was surprised this was actually one of the most popular given first names at the turn of the century) More from CafeMom: 14 Banned Baby Names That Kind of Crack Us Up
  5. Beulah
  6. Flossie
  7. Gladys
  8. Mildred
  9. Mamie
  10. Myrtle
  11. Bertha
  12. Dixie
  13. Trixie
  14. Kitty
  15. Winifred
  16. Edith
  17. Erma (Irma)
  18. Betty
  19. Ruth
  20. Minnie
  21. Ethel
  22. Hattie
  23. Fannie
  24. Nettie
  25. Agnes
  26. Eula
  27. Goldie
  28. Delia
  29. Everly
  30. Bessie

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