Old names are returning - I'm English but I have no stats on them -
but my cousin recently called his new son "
Hugh " which we were all amazed at.
A niece called her girls
Leah Ami and
Mercy Tace - more really old names.
To go back years when I was at school I was the only
Louise in the school and I'd never heard of any other
Louise. Through the years this has become quite a popular name.
As for
Gertrude this was never used but "
Trudie " was out there and used as a proper name in it's own right.