Harold was a Top 25 American baby boy name between 1896 and 1941. That’s a long time!
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In the 1880s, Hans was a consistent Top 400 name in the USA, with its highest rank (No. 291) in 1885
Gunilla
Gunilla was a popular name in Sweden in the 1940s and ’50s. It is a rare choice for a given name in the 21st century.
Gudrun
20% of all female babies born in Iceland in 2012 were named Guðrún, which is pronounced about the same as Gudrun
Gustavus
Gustavus ranked No. 725 in popular American male names in 1882 and that was the last time it appeared in the Top 1000
Gustave
Gustave was a Top 500 American male name between 1880 and 1905
Gunnar
Gunnar first appeared in the Top 1000 American baby boy names in 1991 at No. 707; in 2016, it was No. 398
Garth
Garth made the Top 500 American baby boy names once, at No. 444 in 1954
Freya
Freja was the 8th most popular girls name in Denmark in 2010, moving up to No. 7 in 2016
Erika
Erika spelled with a k is more popular in Europe than in the United States
Erica
Erica was a Top 50 baby girl name in the USA between 1977 and 1993
Eric
Erik Thorvaldsson (Erik the Red) founded the first Nordic settlement in Greenland