What were the most common names 100 years ago?
Topping the list of most popular names one century ago were John and Mary, followed by James and Dorothy, Robert and Margaret, Charles and Ruth.
What names were popular in 1904?
| RANK | GIRLS | BOYS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | John |
| 2 | Helen | William |
| 3 | Anna | James |
| 4 | Margaret | George |
What boy names were popular in the 1700’s?
Of course, the most common boy name during colonial times was John, closely followed by other very classic boy names such as William and Henry. Along with John and William, other 18th century names for boys in the US Top 200 today include Abraham, Alexander, Christopher, Elias, Isaac, Jacob, Levi, and Nathaniel.
What is the most popular boy name in history?
Top Names Over the Last 100 Years
| Males | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Number |
| 1 | James | 4,663,035 |
| 2 | Robert | 4,407,377 |
| 3 | John | 4,403,862 |
What were common names in ww1?
Top names of the 1910s
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Name |
| 1 | John | Mary |
| 2 | William | Helen |
| 3 | James | Dorothy |
What was the most popular name in the 1800s?
Top names of the 1880s
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Name |
| 1 | John | Mary |
| 2 | William | Anna |
| 3 | James | Emma |
What names were popular in 1913?
1913
- Males. John. William. James. Robert. Joseph. Charles. George. Frank. Edward. Thomas.
- Females. Mary. Helen. Dorothy. Margaret. Ruth. Mildred. Elizabeth. Anna. Marie. Florence.
What were popular names in the 1600s?
| Total Frequency of this Block | |
|---|---|
| Henry 204 George 172 Edward 169 Nicholas 129 James 114 | 788 (13.2%) |
| Francis 86 Christopher 80 Edmund 72 Roger 70 Peter 58 | 366 (6.1%) |
| Anthony 54 Ralph 51 Walter 47 Barnard 46 Hugh 46 | 244 (4.1%) |
| Humphrey 42 Stephen 37 Phillip 34 Simon 31 Matthew 29 | 173 (2.9%) |