Most popular names from 1918 resurfaced in new study
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Your support makes all the difference.A new study by alternative baby names website Nameberry has revealed the most popular names from a century ago - and almost all of them seemed to have vanished into an abyss of lost monikers, never to be uttered on the playground again.
1918 marked a momentous year for world events. Not only were British women over the age of 30 finally granted the right to vote, but Daylight Savings Time began and November 11 marked the end of World War I, with the armistice being signed.
Did any of these major events influence people’s baby name choices?
Perhaps, although topping the list are fairly generic names with perennial appeal such as John, James and Mary.
However, a deeper dive into Nameberry’s “100 Great Lost Names” list reveals a whole host of unique monikers that would most definitely be conversation-starters in a number of modern day settings, from dinner tables to dating apps.
If today’s saturated climate of Liams, Emmas and Avas leaves you longing for the nostalgic names of yore, why not bookmark Mamie, Dudley and Beryl for your future children?
Or, if you’re leaning towards a more multi-syllabic name, you could opt for something more majestic like Cornelius or Philomena.
For the full list, see below:
Top 100 boys' names in 1918
Abe
Alphonse
Ambrose
Archie
Barney
Benedict
Booker
Burl
Cecil
Chester
Claude
Clement
Cleveland
Cornelius
Dale
Dewey
Dorsey
Doyle
Dudley
Edmund
Ferdinand
Floyd
Forest
Garland
Grover
Hiram
Homer
Isadore
Kermit
Lemuel
Lowell
Lucius
Luther
Ned
Noble
Norris
Ollie
Perry
Pete
Roscoe
Rufus
Sol
Stuart
Thaddeus
Ulysses
Vito
Waldo
Wallace
Ward
Wiley
Top 100 girls' names in 1918
Agatha
Alpha
Althea
Augusta
Avis
Bernadette
Beryl
Bessie
Birdie
Carmella
Cleo
Delia
Dixie
Effie
Etta
Fay
Geneva
Gertie
Ida
Inez
Ione
Iva
Lelia
Loretta
Lorna
Lottie
Louella
Lucinda
Lula
Lulu
Mamie
Maude
Merle
Minerva
Minnie
Muriel
Myrtle
Odessa
Olga
Opal
Pauline
Philomena
Polly
Rosalind
Rosella
Roxie
Sibyl
Theda
Winifred
Yolanda
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