Transparent Girls' Names
In the world of naming, there are traditional names, like Alice and Noah, and contemporary names, like Easton and Harlow. However, there is an in-between class of names that's rarely talked about. These are called transparent names because they can sew the gap between traditional and contemporary names.
Transparent names have a moderate or long history of use, yet they were never common enough to be tied to a generation. These names are also newly popular, hence giving them a trendy or modern feeling.
In order to qualify, a name must:
- be at least 50 years old.
- have a sense of traditional style.
- have not entered the top 200 anywhere in the English-speaking world before 1960.
- rank within the top 200 somewhere in the English-speaking world after 1960.
Here are girls' names with one foot in the past and one foot in the present:
- Alba
- Athena
- Aurora
- Ava
- Camila
- Catalina
- Charlie
- Darcy
- Delilah
- Ellie
- Elodie
- Evie
- Fiona
- Francesca
- Frankie
- Freya
- Gabriella
- Gemma
- Georgie
- Gianna
- Hallie
- Heidi
- Holly
- Imogen
- India
- Iona
- Isla
- Juliette
- Lara
- Leilani
- Luna
- Lyla
- Maeve
- Magnolia
- Maisie
- Marnie
- Maya
- Mila
- Ophelia
- Orla
- Ottilie
- Pippa
- Rhea
- Savannah
- Scarlett
- Tessa
- Thea
- Valentina
- Valeria
- Zoe
What are your favorite transparent girls' names? What names would you add?
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