You can also find plenty of inspiration for historical names and other Regency era details from the novels of Georgette Heyer, Susan Ferrier, Frances Burney, Maria Edgeworth, Amelia Opie, and Elizabeth Inchbald. To put this together, I used portions of UK Census Returns of 18, snippets of Burke’s Peerage 1826 that I could find online, and various parish records from the early 19 th century. 1800s names didn’t change quickly from decade to decade, so although I focused on the Jane Austen period, these would be perfectly appropriate for a story set in the Victorian era as well. I’ve separated them out into female names, male names, and last names. The asterisks indicate some of the most popular names of the 1800s in Great Britain (and in the United States, too.) Most of them are common names, but there are a few weird names in there, too. Many of these names would have nicknames, such as “Nora” for “Honora,” Molly” for “Mary,” etc., but I’ve only listed diminutives if they were given names in their own right.
(And if you are interested in writing a novel set in 1800s England, check out my 50 Plot Ideas from Regency and Victorian Novels.) This is a really big list of historically accurate Regency names for anyone looking for old-fashioned baby names, anyone writing a novel set in England in the Regency era, or even anyone writing Bridgerton fanfic.
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