Top 100 History: Boys' 1910s

We have entered the second decade of the twentieth century and travel through World War I in names.

Changes

1910

Left: Leslie, Gerald, Otis, Will

Entered: Jim, Vincent, Glenn, Sidney

1911

Left: Everett, Julius, Tom, Glenn, Jim

Entered: Maurice, Gordon, Alexander, Irving, Gerald

1912

Left: Ben, Allen, Eddie, Johnnie, Jessie, Luther

Entered: Julius, Arnold, Everett, Wilbur, Glenn, Woodrow

1913

Left: Irving, Julius

Entered: Allen, Willard

1914

Left: Homer, Allen

Entered: Irving, Max

1915

Left: Maurice, Max, Alexander, Irving

Entered: Gilbert, Allen, Homer, Wayne

1916

Left: Allen, Homer, Gilbert

Entered: Maurice, Alexander, Hugh

1917

Left: Maurice, Hugh

Entered: Allen, Warren

1918

Left: Morris, Alexander

Entered: Homer, Virgil

1919

Left: Allen, Virgil, Homer

Entered: Morris, Eddie, Johnnie

Movement

  • Vincent, Glenn, Gordon, Willard, Arnold, Wilbur, Woodrow, Wayne, and Warren became popular.
  • Sidney returned to the top 100 after a hiatus.
  • Otis, Leslie, Allen, Tom, Jim, Will, Jessie, Luther, Julius, and Homer left the top 100.
  • Alexander, Hugh, and Virgil returned to the top 100 before leaving again.
  • Thomas returned to the top 10.
  • Henry left the top 10.
  • Richard and Donald entered the top 20.
  • Willie and Clarence left the top 20.
  • Bernard, Norman, and Russell entered the top 50.
  • Herman, Charlie, and Sam left the top 50.
Trends
  • Classic names stabilized (Vincent, Philip, Jack, Francis, Charles, Richard, Henry, George, etc.)
  • Surname-names continued to trend (Warren, Glenn, Wayne, Morris, Harvey, Milton, Everett, etc.)
  • Names ending in "er" stayed common (Elmer, Lester, Chester, Edgar, Oscar, Walter, Peter, etc.)
  • Names ending in "vin" were still common (Marvin, Alvin, Melvin).
  • "W" names became more popular (Woodrow, Wilbur, Wayne, Warren, Willard, William, Walter, Willie).
  • Nickname-names began to decline (Tom, Jim, Will, Jessie).
What was the most interesting change from the 1910s?

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