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ArchivesEvolution of Favorite Letter Names (Girls)
The following is a comparison listing of the most popular girls’ names for each letter of the alphabet, out of the top 1,000 names for each decade through the year 2000 in the U.S.A.
Anna (1900s-20s); Alice (1930s); Ann (1940s-50s); Angela (1960s); Amy (1970s); Amanda (1980s); Ashley (1990s-2000)
Bertha (1900s); Beatrice (1910s); Betty (1920s-30s); Barbara (1940s-50s); Brenda (1960s-70s); Brittany (1980s-90s); Brianna (2000)
Catherine (1900s-20s); Carol (1930s-40s); Cynthia (1950s-60s); Christina (1970s-80s); Courtney (1990s); Chloe (2000)
Dorothy (1900s-30s); Donna (1940s); Deborah (1950s); Donna (1960s comeback); Dawn (1970s); Danielle (1980s-90s); Destiny (2000)
Elizabeth (1900s-80s); Emily (1990s-2000)
Florence (1900s); Frances (1910s-60s); Felicia (1970s-80s); Faith (1990s-2000)
Gladys (1900s-20s); Gloria (1930s-50s); Gina (1960s-80s); Gabrielle (1990s); Grace (2000)
Helen (1900s-50s); Heather (1960s-80s); Hannah (1990s-2000)
Irene (1900s-80s); Isabella (1990s-2000)
Josephine (1900s-10s); Jean (1920s); Joan (1930s); Judith (1940s); Janet (1950s); Julie (1960s); Jennifer (1970s); Jessica (1980s-2000)
Katherine (1900s-20s); Kathleen (1930s); Karen (1940s-60s); Kimberly (1970s-80s); Kayla (1990s-2000)
Lillian (1900s-10s); Lois (1920s-30s); Linda (1940s-50s); Lisa (1960s-70s); Lauren (1980s-2000)
Mary (1900s-60s); Melissa (1970s-80s); Megan (1990s); Madison (2000)
Nellie (1900s-10s); Norma (1920s); Nancy (1930s-60s); Nicole (1970s-2000)
Opal (1900s-30s); Olga (1940s-60s); Olivia (1970s-2000)
Pearl (1900s); Pauline (1910s); Patricia (1920s-80s); Paige (1990s-2000)
Queen (1900s-50s); Quiana (1980s); Quinn (2000)
Ruth (1900s-40s); Rebecca (1950s); Robin (1960s); Rebecca (1970s comeback); Rachel (1980s-2000)
Sarah (1900s-10s); Shirley (1920s-30s); Sandra (1940s); Susan (1950s-60s); Stephanie (1970s); Sarah (1980s-2000 comeback)
Thelma (1900s-30s); Theresa (1940s); Teresa (1950s); Tammy (1960s-70s); Tiffany (1980s); Taylor (1990s-2000)
Una (1900s-10s); Ursula (1920s-40s); Ursula (1960s-70s comeback); Unique (2000)
Viola (1900s); Virginia (1910s-50s); Valerie (1960s); Veronica (1970s); Vanessa (1980s); Victoria (1990s-2000)
Willie (1900s-10s); Wilma (1920s); Wanda (1930s-50s); Wendy (1960s-70s); Whitney (1980s-2000)
Xiomara (1970s-90s)
Yvonne (1900s-50s); Yolanda (1960s-80s); Yesenia (1990s-2000)
Zelma (1900s-30s); Zoraida (1940s-60s); Zoe (1980s-2000)
Anna (1900s-20s); Alice (1930s); Ann (1940s-50s); Angela (1960s); Amy (1970s); Amanda (1980s); Ashley (1990s-2000)
Bertha (1900s); Beatrice (1910s); Betty (1920s-30s); Barbara (1940s-50s); Brenda (1960s-70s); Brittany (1980s-90s); Brianna (2000)
Catherine (1900s-20s); Carol (1930s-40s); Cynthia (1950s-60s); Christina (1970s-80s); Courtney (1990s); Chloe (2000)
Dorothy (1900s-30s); Donna (1940s); Deborah (1950s); Donna (1960s comeback); Dawn (1970s); Danielle (1980s-90s); Destiny (2000)
Elizabeth (1900s-80s); Emily (1990s-2000)
Florence (1900s); Frances (1910s-60s); Felicia (1970s-80s); Faith (1990s-2000)
Gladys (1900s-20s); Gloria (1930s-50s); Gina (1960s-80s); Gabrielle (1990s); Grace (2000)
Helen (1900s-50s); Heather (1960s-80s); Hannah (1990s-2000)
Irene (1900s-80s); Isabella (1990s-2000)
Josephine (1900s-10s); Jean (1920s); Joan (1930s); Judith (1940s); Janet (1950s); Julie (1960s); Jennifer (1970s); Jessica (1980s-2000)
Katherine (1900s-20s); Kathleen (1930s); Karen (1940s-60s); Kimberly (1970s-80s); Kayla (1990s-2000)
Lillian (1900s-10s); Lois (1920s-30s); Linda (1940s-50s); Lisa (1960s-70s); Lauren (1980s-2000)
Mary (1900s-60s); Melissa (1970s-80s); Megan (1990s); Madison (2000)
Nellie (1900s-10s); Norma (1920s); Nancy (1930s-60s); Nicole (1970s-2000)
Opal (1900s-30s); Olga (1940s-60s); Olivia (1970s-2000)
Pearl (1900s); Pauline (1910s); Patricia (1920s-80s); Paige (1990s-2000)
Queen (1900s-50s); Quiana (1980s); Quinn (2000)
Ruth (1900s-40s); Rebecca (1950s); Robin (1960s); Rebecca (1970s comeback); Rachel (1980s-2000)
Sarah (1900s-10s); Shirley (1920s-30s); Sandra (1940s); Susan (1950s-60s); Stephanie (1970s); Sarah (1980s-2000 comeback)
Thelma (1900s-30s); Theresa (1940s); Teresa (1950s); Tammy (1960s-70s); Tiffany (1980s); Taylor (1990s-2000)
Una (1900s-10s); Ursula (1920s-40s); Ursula (1960s-70s comeback); Unique (2000)
Viola (1900s); Virginia (1910s-50s); Valerie (1960s); Veronica (1970s); Vanessa (1980s); Victoria (1990s-2000)
Willie (1900s-10s); Wilma (1920s); Wanda (1930s-50s); Wendy (1960s-70s); Whitney (1980s-2000)
Xiomara (1970s-90s)
Yvonne (1900s-50s); Yolanda (1960s-80s); Yesenia (1990s-2000)
Zelma (1900s-30s); Zoraida (1940s-60s); Zoe (1980s-2000)
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Thank you! About Jennifer...
...Huh? Where'd you get that, Andrea?
-- Nanaea
...Huh? Where'd you get that, Andrea?
-- Nanaea
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Evolution of Favorite Letter Names (Boys)
The following is a comparison of the most popular boys’ names for each letter of the alphabet, out of the top 1,000 names for each decade through the year 2000 in the U.S.A.
Arthur (1900s-40s); Anthony (1950s-70s); Andrew (1980s-2000)
Benjamin (1900s); Bernard (1910s-20s); Billy (1930s); Bruce (1940s-50s); Brian (1960s-80s); Brandon (1990s-2000)
Charles (1900s-60s); Christopher (1970s-2000)
David (1900s); Donald (1910s-30s); David (1940s-80s comeback); Daniel (1990s-2000)
Edward (1900s-50s); Eric (1960s-90s); Ethan (2000)
Frank (1900s-80s); Francisco (1990s-2000)
George (1900s-30s); Gary (1940s-50s); Gregory (1960s-80s); Gabriel (1990s-2000)
Henry (1900s-10s); Harold (1920s-40s); Henry (1950s-80s comeback); Hunter (1990s-2000)
Irving (1900s-20s); Ivan (1930s); Ira (1940s); Ivan (1950s-60s comeback); Ian (1970s-90s); Isaiah (2000)
John (1900s-20s); James (1930s-50s); John (1960s comeback); Jason (1970s); Joshua (1980s-90s); Jacob (2000)
The following is a comparison of the most popular boys’ names for each letter of the alphabet, out of the top 1,000 names for each decade through the year 2000 in the U.S.A.
Arthur (1900s-40s); Anthony (1950s-70s); Andrew (1980s-2000)
Benjamin (1900s); Bernard (1910s-20s); Billy (1930s); Bruce (1940s-50s); Brian (1960s-80s); Brandon (1990s-2000)
Charles (1900s-60s); Christopher (1970s-2000)
David (1900s); Donald (1910s-30s); David (1940s-80s comeback); Daniel (1990s-2000)
Edward (1900s-50s); Eric (1960s-90s); Ethan (2000)
Frank (1900s-80s); Francisco (1990s-2000)
George (1900s-30s); Gary (1940s-50s); Gregory (1960s-80s); Gabriel (1990s-2000)
Henry (1900s-10s); Harold (1920s-40s); Henry (1950s-80s comeback); Hunter (1990s-2000)
Irving (1900s-20s); Ivan (1930s); Ira (1940s); Ivan (1950s-60s comeback); Ian (1970s-90s); Isaiah (2000)
John (1900s-20s); James (1930s-50s); John (1960s comeback); Jason (1970s); Joshua (1980s-90s); Jacob (2000)
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http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/NOTES/note139/note139.html
Scroll to the bottom. See: Top 1000 Names by Decade
Scroll to the bottom. See: Top 1000 Names by Decade
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I know -- that's the source I used for compiling this info. I still don't get how you figured Jennifer was the top feminine "J" name from the '40s to the present. Maybe you should check that out again. :)
-- Nanaea
-- Nanaea
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You said the Top 1000. Jennifer was in the top 1000, from the '40s to the Present.
1940s: #210
1950s: #105
1960s: #19
1970s: #1
1980s: #2
1990s: #14
Andrea
1940s: #210
1950s: #105
1960s: #19
1970s: #1
1980s: #2
1990s: #14
Andrea
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*All* the names in my listing are from the Top 1,000 for each decade.
I searched for the top name for each *letter* of the alphabet in each decade. That's why I have the years listed next to each name -- those are the decades in which that name was the top name for its letter.
Get it? :)
-- Nanaea
I searched for the top name for each *letter* of the alphabet in each decade. That's why I have the years listed next to each name -- those are the decades in which that name was the top name for its letter.
Get it? :)
-- Nanaea
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Oooooooooooooooooh....
Hee. :)
Hee. :)
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