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Popular names in 1920s britain. In the early part of the decade there seems to be more variety of popular boy names. But it seems its only names. Popular Boy Names From The 1920s.

1921 Frank and Thomas. Wilfrid Isaac Matthew Louis Jesse Oliver Mark Charlie Maud Eliza Ann Maria Lizzy and Susan on the other hand were all several places higher in 1890 than 1900. The 1920s also saw the start of some quite exotic sounding girls names such as Zona 1920 and Zita 1925.

Rank Male Name Female Name. Royal Family British. Arthur and Harry Walter and royal baby name Louis for boys.

The 1920s or the Roaring Twenties was the decade of boom and bust of flappers and playboys jazz and the Charleston Bertie Wooster and the Great Gatsby the General Strike and Wall Street Crash. Several names during the decade were popular for a year but did not rank in the top ten for 1920s decade popularity. Posted at 0409h in Uncategorized by 0 Comments.

1001 rows Most Popular Names of the 1920s. 18000 girls were named Florence. It is a variant of Johnson but has Welsh origins.

Edith Cowan 1861-1932 Australian social reformer who worked for the rights and welfare of women and children. It was quite a common nickname in the 1920s for Alice. Edith Edie Edith is a name borne by a whole host of estimable women such as Edith Cavell 18651915 the famous British nurse who during WWI treated soldiers on both sides indiscriminately and set up escape routes for hundreds of Belgian and allied fugitives.