1001 rows All names are from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United.

Common female names of the 1900s. Velma and Bernice were among the newly popular 1900s girl names. These include Cyrus Erasmus Homer Horace Leonidas and Newton for boys. And examples of the original first name and the source are cited within it.

Names such as Rose Hazel and Myrtle refer to specific plants while Florence simply means blossom or flower Pearl and Ruby were popular ways to name girls after precious stones. This research came from a mix of the Suffolk Domesday Book the Paston letters the Boldon Book and the Oxford Dictionary of Surnames on the principle that a name needed to be fairly common to become a surname. 203 rows Name Number Name Number.

Top Female Names by the century pre-conquest to 1600. Many of the Irish back in the 1800s and early 1900s were very adventurous with their baby name choices. While we may not be hearing many babies named Gertrude and Clarence.

For girls the popular classical names include Fidelia Hulda Leta Minerva Narcissa Parthena and Sophrona. Scroll down to see the full list of names. Meanwhile close to a quarter of all Irish women in 1911 were called either Mary or Bridget.

Popular monikers included Marie Curie a Noble Prize-winning chemist and Florence Nightingale the founder of. Mary ranked 150 in 2017 2. Oh how our pets names have changed.

So you could have John Pat Anne Mary Tom Margaret James Joesph and then maybe a Cherry or Unity. Arthur surged into the top 10. Most popular names for Australian girls 1900-1910 1.