Arthur surged into the top 10.

Popular female names early 1900s. Many of the Irish back in the 1800s and early 1900s were very adventurous with their baby name choices. Marie Taglioni 1804 1884 Marie Taglioni. Top 1900s Baby Names.

The top baby names of the 1900s include some choices back in style or even past their most recent peak such as Lillian and Leo Josephine and Jack. This was one of the many names introduced to Britain by the Hanoverians. Other female names on the rise in the 1920s included Dorothy Doris.

The womens suffrage movement was growing at this time. The 1900s saw the population grow to 75 million the first Rose Bowl game and the first World Series were played the Harley-Davidson Motor Company was formed the Model T was introduced Kelloggs started selling corn flakes and the Wright. 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.

Youll notice theres a big crossover between popular names back then and popular names now. Rank Male Name Female Name. 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.

Robert up two decades. Rank Name Number Name Number. Others are still moored in that long-ago era including Ethel and Elmer.

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. Sandra Day OConnor was the first woman to serve on the bench of the US. So you could have John Pat Anne Mary Tom Margaret James Joesph and then maybe a Cherry or Unity.