Golda Meir an immigrant to the United States from Russia became the first female prime minister of Israel in 1969 after a lifetime in Israeli politics.

Popular female names early 1900s. Jean Jan. Robert up two decades. So you could have John Pat Anne Mary Tom Margaret James Joesph and then maybe a Cherry or Unity.

Part of its easy acceptance was that it was considered a variant of the unrelated Emilia and indeed Princess Amelia of Hanover was called Emily in everyday life. On Broadway in New York from 1907 to 1931 hundreds of young women whose names are mostly not remembered danced as part of the Ziegfeld Follies. For example names like Gloria Swanson Jean Harlow and Myrna Loy began to gain popularity.

Think Grace Jack Ruby Rose Lily Harry Hazel Olive Violet and others that are starting to get a bit of use like Esme Dulcie and Minnie. Rank Male Name Female Name. 1001 rows Most Popular Names of the 1900s.

Among the Top 1900-1909 baby girl names in the US Janice 1420 Yolanda 1127 Jackie 1042 Beverly 995 Marilyn 968 Edrie 962 Oleta 961 Germaine 960 Cathleen 935 and Ceil 933 soared the most in popularity in contrast to 10 years ago in 1890-1899. The womens suffrage movement was growing at this time. Other female names on the rise in the 1920s included Dorothy Doris.

Top 1900s Baby Names. For girls names like Florence and Ivy which were popular in the early 1900s are now back in the top 20 names for girls after falling out of the list for decades. Marie Taglioni 1804 1884 Marie Taglioni.

Youll notice theres a big crossover between popular names back then and popular names now. Check out these most popular baby names in Germany in the 1900s. Others are still moored in that long-ago era including Ethel and Elmer.