Many popular Victorian names now sound terribly old-fashioned and are rarely used today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other names seem to have lasted for generations and can be found in children’s names today as well as in Victorian times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Names were often associated with social class in Victorian times and as names became popular with the upper classes or royalty they were often copied by working class families. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biblical names were very popular for naming children in Victorian times and included Samuel, Jacob, James, Joseph, John, Peter and Thomas for boys and Ruth, Sara, Mary, and Hannah for girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n