Names you just don't see anymore

[nutkin]

My great x's 4 grandfather was Abijah Ruggles Ferris and my great great Grandmother was Melsine Wilhelmina Rackebrandt. You just never see those anymore.  I love the name Melsine but my husband says no if we ever have a girl. 

Also in my tree-
Dugald
Alonzo
Gertrude Georgiana
Lutilda

[kizmiaz]

Theres a couple of Philadelphia's in my tree, including my favourite name in my tree which is Philadelphia Pennyfold, and a Priscilla Direnda Winchester, who later went by the name Priscilla Carendo Winchester

Also a Barbary, Lettice, Mercy, Rejoyce, and on the male side there are Mihel (apparently a very old Brighton fishing name), Staning, and Obed

Glen

[Ruskie]

The old fashioned girl's names like Sarah, Emma - really popular in 80's, 90's and probably still are today.
Popular in the past, I guess up till the 70's, but there are not many little boys called John these days. Or Edward .... not in Australia at least.
I'm sure I will think of more.

This is fun but not sure of it's accuracy:
http://babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html

[sallysmum]

A couple of very simple names - Doris, my mother's name which even tho it was (according to the above link) ranked no 8 when mum was born, she hated it!  Another name you don't see much of - Arthur.  Got quite a few of those.

I also have a few Maud, Mabels and Vernice.  Oh yes and a Harriet.

Sallysmum

[Treebeard]

Greetings! My first post here.

Regarding men's names I have an Abel with a brother and a son Harrop and a father Elihu.

Wendi and PaulaToo mentioned Therza and Thirza -
I have a cousin Thirza, so that name has happily made it to recent times.

Roobarb's post (reply #16) reminds me of one I came across on a search site with the surname... oh, I'll let you guess. 
No offence intended btw.

regards

Treebeard

[Ruskie]

Another one ....  Elizabeth - uncommon these days. And Gregory, my brother's name - rare these days I should think. Forenames often give away a person's age. My mother was a wake up to this and gave me a name that no one had heard of, but is common these days, in the hope that I wouldn't show my age, but I sure don't look 18!!!

[kerryb]

Welcome to Rootschat Treebeard!

I have a Thirza and an Abel in my tree.

I also have a Zebulon, Xenophon and Columbineae!!!!

Since doing my family tree I really favour some of the old fashioned names like Harriet, Dorcas (I have a friend Dorcas and I love the name) and Esther.

Not so such about Philadelphia though, I have a few of them in Sussex in my tree.

Kerry

[Treebeard]

Hi Kerry,

Thanks for the welcome!

Names often make a comeback after falling out of favour for a while and I tend to think that the upsurge of interest in family history will cause the reappearance of many from our collective pasts.

I have a few Harriets and an Esther in my tree too. 

Treebeard

[kerryb]

I wonder how many Kylies, Chardonnays and such like our descendents will find when looking through their family histories

Kerry