Top 100 History: Girls' 1910s

 We are now at the second decade in the twentieth century. 

Changes

1910

Left: Dora, Hilda

Entered: Sadie, Theresa

1911

Left: Maggie, Sadie

Entered: Jane, Vivian

1912

Left: Georgia, Lula

Entered: Wilma, Marian

1913

Left: Rosa, Cora, Ada, Mamie

Entered: Georgia, Emily, Juanita, Barbara

1914

Left: Inez, Georgia

Entered: Sophie, Rita

1915

Left: Carrie, Fannie, Hattie

Entered: Phyllis, Maxine, June

1916

Left: Sophie

Entered: Geraldine

1917

Left: Beulah, Emily

Entered: Sophie, Nancy

1918

Left: Theresa, Nancy, Velma, Sophie

Entered: Kathleen, Shirley, Norma, Lorraine

1919

Left: Kathleen

Entered: Nancy

Movement

  • Vivian, Wilma, Marian, Juanita, Barbara, Rita, Phyllis, Maxine, June, Geraldine, Shirley, Norma, and Lorraine became popular for the first time.
  • Maggie, Lula, Dora, Rosa, Ada, Cora, Mamie, Inez, Carrie, Fannie, Hattie, Beulah, and Velma left the top 100.
  • Sadie returned before leaving again. 
  • Jane returned to the top after a hiatus.
  • Virginia and Frances entered the top 10. 
  • Marie left the top 10.
  • Betty and Doris entered the top 20. 
  • Gladys and Edna left the top 20.
  • Betty, Eleanor, Marjorie, Jean, Lois, Bernice, Marion, Ann, and Doris entered the top 50.
  • Bertha, Eva, Ida, Viola, Bessie, Pearl, and Myrtle left the top 50.
Trends

  • Nickname-names continue to die off (Sadie, Maggie, Mamie, Carrie, Fannie, Hattie)
  • French names continue to trend (Lucille, Marguerite, Maxine, Geraldine, Lorraine, Josephine, etc.)
  • Longer names remained in favor (Barbara, Vivian, Marian, Geraldine, Shirley, Eleanor, Virginia, etc.)
  • Nature names continue to top the charts (Opal, June, Pearl, Violet, Ruby, Hazel)
  • All the "ora" names left the top 100 (Dora, Cora)
  • Other names with the "or" sound were favored (Marjorie, Dorothy, Eleanor, Florence, Doris, Lorraine)
  • Names ending in "ma" were common (Thelma, Wilma, Alma, Emma, Norma)
  • Names ending in the "is" sound continued to be popular (Phyllis, Alice, Beatrice, Doris, Lois, Gladys, Agnes, Frances)
  • Spanish names started to take the world (Juanita, Rita)
What was the most interesting change from the 1910s?

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