Looking for a unique baby name? How about Stella, Loretta, Bennie, or Leland? Trying to pick just the right baby name can be overwhelming for moms and dads to-be, so let's take a trip back one hundred years using the Social Security's website to the 1910s to dig up some gems.
First, we'll look at the most popular names from the top 200 baby names as ranked for the 1910s, then we'll dig deeper to find unique names.
First, we'll look at the most popular names from the top 200 baby names as ranked for the 1910s, then we'll dig deeper to find unique names.
The Top Ten Names in the 1910s
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | Boys John William James Robert Joseph George Charles Edward Frank Thomas | Girls Mary Helen Dorothy Margaret Ruth Mildred Anna Elizabeth Frances Virginia |
Well, these results are not as unique as we might like because these names have been popular for so long. I bet you know a lot of women with the name Mary. Did you know, Mary was ranked the #1 name from the turn of the century until 1947 when the name Lynda took that #1 spot? But Lynda was ranked #1 for only six years when Mary reclaimed the title from 1953 -1961. As a matter of fact, over the last 100 years, there have been 3,675,303 baby girls named Mary.
Digging Deeper
Instead of looking at the most popular ranked at the top, let's look at the last five names to find unique baby names (remember, out of 200 popular names for 1910s).
Rank 196 197 198 199 200 | Boys Ellis Alton Leland Pete Bert | Girls Rosemary Addie Eloise Joan Lela |
Wow, these baby names are more unique. Next is a list of my favorite names from the 1910s.
Boys Stanley Samuel Vincent Victor Morris Guy Nelson Leland | Girls Alice Ruby Marjorie Maxine Cora Lela Adeline Arlene |
I searched the Social Security's website for popular baby names for this article and so can you. Just visit here and search by decade.