William comes from the Old Norman name Willaume.

Common female names of the 1890s. Kennedy are two famous men with the name of John. We count the number of occurrences of each name during the decade and then rank them in order of decreasing frequency. Select Decade2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s.

The name means determined protector Prince William and William the Conqueror remain other famous Williams. Image courtesy of Joan L. It was most popular back in the 1890s when it was the 54th most popular girls name.

The 1890s first saw the Rimmers use of the boys name Norman 1892 and the girls name Eileen 1891. Popular names by decade are determined the same way we determine the popularity of a name during a single year. Women of the 1890s.

Looking back to the 1890s there are many timeless names on the top 20 lists like Emma and Elizabeth for girls and William and James for boys. Ordinary Americans and Fashion 1840-1900 1995. Severa Dressed for the Photographer.

Total registered births - 2054. 1890s Tulip Bell Skirt. Rank Male Name Female Name.

1890s Boy Names. The 1890s is sometimes referred to as the mauve decade because a new dye mauve or lavender in color was popular in womens fashion. The most fashionable girl names in this list are Charlotte 6 Amelia 8 Magnolia 314 Anastasia 148 and Felicity 354 while Omelia TOP 23 and Aurilia 85 are familiar surnames.