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Delmar

Delmar enjoyed Top 400 popularity (USA) for the majority of the years between 1914 and 1941, even making it into the Top 300 in 1931

Desmond

Desmond’s highest USA rank was No. 265 in 1992

Calista

Actress Calista Flockhart’s popularity in in TV’s “Ally McBeal” caused her name to reemerge in the USA’s Top 1000 female names from 1998-2004

Carroll

Carroll spent 13 consecutive years in the Top 200 Baby Names (USA), from 1929 to 1941

Channing

Channing came pretty close to the Top 500 at No. 513 in 2012 but dropped to No. 559 in 2013

Clement

Clement was the regnal name chosen by many Roman Catholic popes. Some of their real names were Carlo, Emilio, Giovanni, Giulio, Ippolito, Lorenzo, Pierre, Raymond and Suidger.

Clinton

Clinton was a very popular 20th century male name in the USA, peaking at No. 124 in 1981

Barnabas

Barnabas Collins was the name of a vampire in the soap opera, Dark Shadows

Basil

The name Basil was brought to England by the Crusaders

Adele

After a 40-year absence, Adele re-emerged in the Top 100 American baby girl names in 2010 at No. 909. In 2011, the name jumped up to No. 627

Angelica

Angelica’s peak position in popularity from 2001 through 2009 was at 136 in 2001

Antoinette

France’s Queen Marie Antoinette was born in Vienna, Austria as Princess Maria Antonia Josephina Johanna Habsburg

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