Old-fashioned "grandma" or "grandpa" names have been making a comeback in the United States for nearly a decade, but the trend seems to generally speak to traditional English names like Estelle and Dorothy or Archibald and Jasper.
Old-fashioned names we love
Peter Stackpole, The LIFE Picture Collection/Gett
What about the old-fashioned Spanish names? Where are all the Guadalupitas and Fulgencios?
We've compiled some of our favorite abuelito names in the gallery above along with some of our favorite Life Picture Collection photos depicting childhood and family life in Mexico during the 1940s and 50s. Take a look and tell us which of your favorite family names you'd like to see make a comeback in the comments below.
