Top 100 History: Boys' 1900s

Today we enter the 20th century in terms of boys' names. 

Changes

1900

Left: Jacob, Allen, Archie, Otis, Stephen

Entered: Horace, Mack, Oliver, Ed, Johnnie

1901

Left: Alexander, Ed, Johnnie, Dewey, Mack

Entered: Jacob, Melvin, Alvin, Glenn, Allen

1902

Left: Guy, Glenn, Oliver

Entered: Stephen, Alexander, Johnnie

1903

Left: Hugh, Jacob, Horace

Entered: Roosevelt, Glenn, Oliver

1904

Left: Alexander, Oliver, Stephen

Entered: Virgil, Jacob, Alton

1905

Left: Patrick, Glenn, Alton

Entered: Marvin, Otis, Stephen

1906

Left: Stephen, Virgil, Roosevelt, Jacob, Otis

Entered: Patrick, Archie, Glenn, Vernon, Morris

1907

Left: Glenn, Vernon, Patrick

Entered: Stephen, Virgil, Alexander

1908

Left: Alexander, Archie, Jim

Entered: Julius, Gerald, Vernon

1909

Left: Virgil

Entered: Otis

Movement

  • Johnnie, Melvin, Alvin, Marvin, Morris, Gerald, and Vernon became popular for the first time.
  • Julius re-entered the top 100 after a hiatus.
  • Dewey, Guy, Jacob, Patrick, Alexander, Archie, and Jim left the top 100.
  • Horace, Ed, and Oliver returned to the top 100 before leaving again.
  • Alton and Roosevelt shot dramatically into the top 100 before falling out. 
  • Thomas re-entered the top 10.
  • Henry left the top 10.
  • Paul and Raymond entered the top 20.
  • Roy and Fred left the top 20.
  • Anthony, Kenneth, Donald, Leonard, and Stanley entered the top 50.
  • Dewey, Lee, Jesse, Oscar, Daniel, and Will left the top 50.
  • Theodore and Floyd entered and left the top 50. 
Trends
  • Classic names began to decline (Jacob, Patrick, Alexander, Oliver).
  • Surname-names remained trendy (Morris, Vernon, Milton, Howard, Lloyd, Everett, Alvin, etc.)
  • Names ending in "er" were still common (Peter, Elmer, Homer, Lester, Chester, Walter, etc.)
  • Nickname-names stayed popular (Johnnie, Willie, Ben, Fred, Charlie, Harry, Sam, Eddie, etc.)
  • Names ending in "vin" became stylish (Melvin, Marvin, Alvin). 
What was the most interesting change from the 1900s?

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