Re: Comparing Generations
in reply to a message by JemimahGertrude
My country doesn't keep stats, but I've looked at the England and Wales lists for 1875, 1900, 1925 and 1950: very interesting! I've put an asterisk* next to names used in my family, and I've only considered names that, to me, could be fns. That eliminates Elizabeth, for one. And, no repeats.
1875: Alice, Florence*, Emily*, Margaret*, Ann (prefer Anne*), Jane, Harriet, Lucy, Caroline*, Eleanor, Laura, Beatrice*, Susannah*
1900: Dorothy*, Mabel, Eva*, Frances, Clara, Daisy
1925: Jean*, Barbara, Edith, Evelyn, Sheila, Sylvia, Pamela
1950: Linda, Jennifer, Janet, Gillian, Rosemary, Shirley, Irene, Heather, Helen
1875: Alice, Florence*, Emily*, Margaret*, Ann (prefer Anne*), Jane, Harriet, Lucy, Caroline*, Eleanor, Laura, Beatrice*, Susannah*
1900: Dorothy*, Mabel, Eva*, Frances, Clara, Daisy
1925: Jean*, Barbara, Edith, Evelyn, Sheila, Sylvia, Pamela
1950: Linda, Jennifer, Janet, Gillian, Rosemary, Shirley, Irene, Heather, Helen