Top 100 History: Girls' 1900s

 Today we head into the twentieth century in terms of girls' chart-topper history. 

Changes

1900

Left: Hilda, Lydia, Emily

Entered: Betty, Nancy, Bernice

1901

Left: Nancy, Lottie, Sallie, Betty

Entered: Emily, Theresa, Hilda, Violet

1902

Left: Nettie, May, Theresa

Entered: Flora, Lois, Doris

1903

Left: Emily, Effie, Flora

Entered: Anne, Velma, Betty

1904

Left: Velma, Della, Olive

Entered: Opal, Lola, Marjorie

1905

Left: Hilda, Lola

Entered: Emily, Velma

1906

Left: Nora, Emily, Maude

Entered: Jean, Theresa, Hilda

1907

Left: Hilda

Entered: Emily

1908

Left: Emily, Susie

Entered: Inez, Charlotte

1909

Left: Daisy, Sadie, Theresa

Entered: Hilda, Genevieve, Sylvia

Movement

  • Betty, Violet, Lois, Doris, Anne, Velma, Opal, Marjorie, Jean, Inez, Genevieve, and Sylvia became popular for the first time.
  • Nancy, Lydia, Lottie, Sallie, Nettie, May, Effie, Della, Olive, Nora, Maude, Susie, Daisy, and Sadie left the top 100.
  • Flora returned for another year before leaving.
  • Charlotte returned to the top 100 after a hiatus.
  • Maud(e) completely retired from the top.
  • Dorothy and Mildred entered the top 10. 
  • Florence, Lillian, and Ethel left the top 10. 
  • Rose, Louise, Gladys, Evelyn, Irene, and Frances entered the top 20. 
  • Grace, Clara, Emma, Bertha, and Annie left the top 20. 
  • Thelma, Virginia, Lucille, Beatrice, Pauline, and Ruby entered the top 50. 
  • Nellie, Laura, Mattie, Ella, Lena, Carrie, and Lillie left the top 50.
Trends

  • Nickname-names continued to die off (Lottie, Sallie, Nettie, Effie, Susie, Sadie)
  • Nature names continued to trend with some replacements (Opal, Violet, Pearl, Hazel, Ruby, Rose)
  • French names increased in favor (Lucille, Marjorie, Charlotte, Louise, Josephine, Bernice, Pauline, Marguerite, Genevieve)
  • Longer names became more common (Genevieve, Sylvia, Virginia, Marjorie, Beatrice, Frances, Louise, et cetera)
  • Names ending in the "is" sound began to catch on (Lois, Beatrice, Agnes, Doris, Frances, Alice)
  • Names ending in "ma" started to trend (Velma, Emma, Alma, Thelma)\
What was the most interesting change from the 1900s?

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