Laura Wattenberg, writing for the Baby Name Wiazrd blog:
That’s obvious on the face of it. We all know that name styles change dramatically over time. When it comes to our own personal taste, though, it’s hard to feel the generational influence. Here’s how I usually describe it: the names of your own generation sound too ordinary, your parents’ too boring, your grandparents’ too old. But by the time you make it back to your great-grandparents’ names, things start to perk up. You’ve never known a young Vivian or Julius, so those names sound fresh to you.
Interesting thought!