Top 100 History: Girls' 1880s

Hey guys! Today I start a new series called "Top 100 History". Here, I will analyze the top 100 names from every decade, form the late Victorian Era to the present. Today I start with the 1880s for the girls.

Changes

1881

Left: Virginia, Hannah

Entered: Kathryn, Willie

1882

Left: Jane, Amelia

Entered: Esther, Virginia

1883

Left: Rebecca, Virginia

Entered: Irene, Amelia

1884

Left: Eliza

Entered: Jane

1885

Left: Amelia, Nannie, Belle

Entered: Rebecca, Ollie, Beulah

1886

Left: Susan, Ollie, Jane

Entered: Nannie, Virginia, Hazel

1887

Left: Virginia, Kate, Lulu, Rebecca

Entered: Susan, Ollie, Amelia, Mildred

1888

Left: Mollie, Nannie, Susan

Entered: Pauline, Ruby, Jane

1889

Left: Virginia, Jane, Ollie

Entered: Nannie, Mollie, Gladys

Movement

  • Kathryn, Willie, Esther, Irene, Beulah, Hazel, Mildred, Pauline, Ruby, and Gladys became popular for the first time.
  • Hannah, Eliza, Belle, Kate, and Lulu left the top 100.
  • Laura, Carrie, Cora, Maude, and Ella left the top 20. 
  • Edna, Helen, and Mabel entered the top 20.
  • Ida and Annie left the top 10. 
  • Clara, Ethel, Florence, and Bessie entered the top 10.
  • Ada, Lucy, Dora, Daisy, Maggie, and Fannie left the top 50. 
  • Elsie, Marie, Ruth, Agnes, and Hazel entered the top 50. 
Trends
  • Nature and gemstone names were big (Flora, Olive, Pearl, Florence, Ruby, Hazel, Myrtle)
  • Nickname-names covered the charts (Minnie, Annie, Nellie, Bessie, Jennie, Hattie, Willie, et cetera)
What major top 100 event from the 1880 is most interesting to you?

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