Top 100 History: Girls' 1890s

 Today I complete the second post in my "Top 100 History" series, going on to the 1890s.

Changes

1890

Left: Harriet, Amanda, Nannie, Mollie

Entered: Virginia, Beatrice, Marguerite, Dorothy

1891

Left: Charlotte, Maud

Entered: Marion, Vera

1892

Left: Virginia

Entered: Charlotte

1893

Left: Addie

Entered: Virginia

1894

Left: Caroline

Entered: Evelyn

1895

Left: Charlotte, Etta

Entered: Eleanor, Ann

1896

Left: Sallie, Eleanor, Ann

Entered: Hilda, Leona, Lucille

1897

Left: Georgia, Lottie, Katie, Flora

Entered: Theresa, Sallie, Ann, Eleanor

1898

Left: Ann, Lizzie, Nancy, Theresa

Entered: Thelma, Flora, Bernice, Georgia

1899

Left: Flora, Bernice

Entered: Lottie, Ann

Movement

  • Beatrice, Marguerite, Dorothy, Marion, Vera, Evelyn, Hilda, Leona, Lucille, and Thelma became popular for the first time.
  • Harriet, Amanda, Nannie, Mollie, Maud, Addie, Caroline, Etta, Katie, Lizzie, and Flora left the top 100.
  • Virginia started rising after being popular on-and-off for years.
  • Ollie, Jane, and Susan declined after being popular on-and-off for years. 
  • Mildred entered the top 20. 
  • Mabel, Ida, Nellie, and Minnie left the top 20. 
  • Helen, Marie, Lillian, and Ruth entered the top 10. 
  • Emma, Bessie, Minnie, and Clara left the top 10. 
  • Bertha returned to the top 10 before leaving again.
  • Esther, Irene, Viola, Mildred, Gladys, and Dorothy entered the top 50. 
  • Hattie, Jennie, Cora, Maude, Lula, and Jessie left the top 50.
Trends

  • Nature names remained common (Olive, Pearl, Hazel, Ruby, Myrtle, Florence)
  • Nickname names were dying off (Ollie, Nannie, Mollie, Addie, Katie, Lizzie)
  • Parents started to prefer longer formal names (Beatrice, Dorothy, Marion, Virginia, Eleanor, Marguerite, Evelyn, Lucille)
  • French names took up the list (Blanche, Marie, Josephine, Marguerite, Louise, Lucille, Pauline)
What was the most interesting change from the 1890s?

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