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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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