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A name for each decade
Going from the 1890s-1990s what names, 1 boy and 1 girl, would you give a character living in that decade (for example 1960s-Pam & Rick).
I’m specifically looking for names that when you hear them you think ‘Oh, they must have been born in the *blank*’. This is just for a little project that I’m working on purely for my own enjoyment but I would really appreciate your ideas!

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1890s: Rosamund and Edward
1900s: Margaret and William
1910s: Lillian and Arthur
1920s: Alice and Henry
1930s: Elizabeth and Lawrence
1940s: Gloria and Francis
1950s: Anna and Eugene
1960s: Shirley and Raymond
1970s: Carol and Allen
1980s: Michelle and Andrew
1990s: Heather and Matthew

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1890s: Arthur and Edna
1900s: Edward and Irene
1910s: Walter and Virginia
1920s: Joseph and Lillian
1930s: Charles and Joan
1940s: Richard and Barbara
1950s: Steven and Diane
1960s: James and Donna
1970s: Robert and Michelle
1980s: Andrew and Stephanie
1990s: Nicholas and Victoria
just to clarify ...How old are these characters? I mean, someone that's fifty years old in the sixties would likely have a different name from someone born in the sixties.
Good point…the characters are going to be around 16-21. For now I’m just trying to pick names that were popular in each decade and from there I’ll figure out which character gets which name (for example, Chester peaked in the late 10s/early 20s so maybe the character set in the 40s will be named that…idk, I’ll figure it out lol.
okay, I'll give it a try ...1890s:
Mary and Charles1900s:
Anna and Virgil1910s:Elsie and Lloyd1920s:Dorothy and Earl1930s:Ruth and George1940s:Shirley and Joe1950s:Betty and Frank1960s:Susan and Michael1970s:Lisa and Brian1980s:Jennifer and Matthew1990s:Ashley and Justin