The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Sourced from the top 50 of the decade from 1900 to 1910, here is a list of popular baby names which are relatively rare today. Top names of the 1900s social security administration. I was unable to find information on the most common name in the america. Vintage clothing and accessories, such as scarves, handbags, and belts, can bring prices in the thousands, and even the tens of thousands if they bear a designer name such as hermes, louis vuitton or chanel. Whether it was a scandalous story of sex or simply taking issue with a talking pig, many people have found reasons to ban some of the worlds best and most famous books. Puerperal fever was also known as child bed fever and was a dreaded consequence of childbirth and motherhood in the 1700 and 1800s. The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female babies born during the 1900s. List of most popular given names by state in the united states. Official social security administration list of the most popular baby names in america in 2011. While the most popular baby names today include emma, noah, olivia and. Social security administration data, the girls name america ranks 777th in popularity as of 20. Please note that popular names listed below are not necessarily consistently popular in every year. Most popular baby names of the 1900s what does my name.
The most popular given names by state in the united states vary. Decade 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s. The top baby names of the 1900s include some choices newly back in style and others still moored in that longago era. List of most common surnames in central america project.
Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends, or else be composed of the personal names occurring most within the. They are a onesizefitsall solution to the problem of what to buy for a loved one. The number of occurrences of a given surname per 100,000 in the united states. The following table shows the 100 most popular given names for male and female babies. List of the 20 most popular baby names for boys and girls in the united states in 1900. List of the most popular names in the 1890s in the united states. Other books featured multiple times on the list are the gutenberg bible, the first folio of shakespeare s plays and the north american indian with four separate copies. World heritage encyclopedia content is assembled from numerous content providers, open access publishing, and in compliance with the fair access to science and technology research act fastr, wikimedia foundation, inc. These are the most popular given names in the united states for all years of the 1900s decade.
Similarly, the most popular female name in the table, mary, ranked as low as 127. This name of german origin has recently become more popular as. The tables below provide links to text files of ginap version 1 standardized given names. With thousands of awardwinning articles and community groups, you can track your pregnancy and babys growth, get answers to your toughest questions, and connect with. These are the most popular given names in the united states of america for all years of the. This chart put together by flowing data shows the distribution of unisex names in america between 1930.
Allegedly, billington was prone to blasphemous language, and during the journey over the ocean, the ships captain, miles standish. History reading list kids books on america in the 1900s. While we may not be hearing many babies named bertha and clarence soon, names such as mabel and florence, henry and arthur are very much back in style. Its an oldschool melodrama, but one of the most popular books of 1899 is a welldone one. All names are from social security card applications for births that occurred in the united states. Jones got a divorce, released in 1900, and a trip to the moon, released in 1903. Ailments, complaints, and diseases in the 1700 and 1800s. Featured in two versions of childrens books, spot helped many of us learn to read. They are items that provide hours of enjoyment for the recipient. Common surnames in the united states 1990 behind the name. Find the most popular baby names given each year to boys and girls in the united states from 1880 to the present. This article was sourced from creative commons attributionsharealike license. Lessfamous namebrand items can be snagged at more affordable prices. Oldfashioned dog names popular male and female names wag.
Sackie, veil, beil, heverly and peil are some recommended forms of these trending names. Top names of the 1900s the united states social security. Court cases have been fought, books have been burned, and fatwas have been issued. One of the first was a man by the name of john billington who arrived with the original band of pilgrims at plymouth rock on the mayflower in 1620. The wonderful wizard of oz, published in 1900, is the first fantasy written by an. Top names over the last 100 years the united states. By 1973, 31 percent of africanamerican girls born in new york city. Discover the fascinating histories of 12 famous books that have been banned in countries.
For each rank and sex, the table shows the name and the number of. It affected women with severe and acute symptoms, such as abdominal pain and fever and many women and newborns died from it. In 16thcentury jamestown, an english soldier named ralph buys a wife, a woman named jocelyn who initially loathes him. Meaning farmer, this name of greek origin is a great fit for a farm dog. Baby name expert sign in register 20102018 20002009 19901999 19801989 19701979 19601969 19501959 19401949 19301939 19201929 19101919 19001909 18901899 18801889. For example, the name james, ranked as the most popular male name over the last 100 years, has been ranked as low as number 19. Eliots poetry through our major novelists of the era 1920 to 1940, on to a line of movies that go from.
Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. The most common names of the decade have been compiled. Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the united states. This is a list of the top 10 names in each of the 50 states, puerto rico, and the district of columbia for the years 2008 through 2016.
A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Most popular baby names of the 1900s the 20th century began with many firsts for the united states. Here, taken from the 1990 us census bureau, are the fifty most common. The scarlet letter was the first important novel by nathaniel hawthorne, one of the leading authors of nineteenthcentury romanticism in american literature. The movie industry was just becoming popular in the 1900s, but still served as an option for entertainment. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it. Visit the interactive baby name finder for more popular baby names. This information is taken from the popular baby names database maintained by the united states social security administration. Some men were blown out of the tunnels like cannonballs. The federalist papers amazonclassics edition alexander hamilton.
William, for example the second most popular boy name was given to 157,125 baby boys in the 1880s and 1890s, whereas the second most. Similarly, smith has been the most common last name in the united states since its founding, so its not surprising that it appears in seven of the top combinations. Often cited as the first truly successful american novel, set during the french. Given microfilm surname name page baker fred 626 ball wm 662 balsover charles 671 bambushbambusch frances 686 barker w g gh h 646 barker e a mrs 652 barker john. Benjamin spocks book the common sense book of baby and. Popular names in the united states 19001909 behind the name. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. In the usa, the most common last name is smith, the most common male first name is james, the most common female name is emma. The best books published during the 1900s decade 1900 1909. The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female babies born during the 1920s.
Every year the social security administration provides information on the top baby names in the us. Garcia, a spanish surname of basque origin, and rodriguez, meaning son of rodrigo, were the eighth and ninthmost common surnames in the united states. The 2010 rankings are in parentheses for comparison. See the shift in popularity of boys and girls baby names from 1886 to 1887. Top names of the 1920s the united states social security. Theres a temptation, of course, to mutter the names dickens, tolstoy, and. Discover librarianselected research resources on 1930s america from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more.
So powerful was its effect on the american imagination, so evocative its use of the forces of nature in its plots, so charming its invitation to children of all ages to look for the element of wonder in the world around them that author l. The beagle in the peanuts comic strip and animated movies. The top baby names of 2011, united states of america. The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally.
Our content is doctor approved and evidence based, and our community is moderated, lively, and welcoming. Babycenter is committed to providing the most helpful and trustworthy pregnancy and parenting information in the world. Names, separated by sex, are listed in descending order of popularity. The 1900s saw the population grow to 75 million, the first rose bowl game and the first world series were played, the harleydavidson motor company was formed, the model t was introduced, kelloggs started selling corn flakes, and the wright. A book is also a considerate option when giving to an acquaintance such as a coworker. Specifically, we ran 1,000 regressions, one for each of the top 1,000 mostcommon first names. At least two books are missing from this that were both wildly important pieces of american literature. The second most popular name in 1936 was shirley, given to more than 35,000 girls that year, in honor of shirley temple. Is making the list something you aspire to or something you purposely want to avoid. Cases of it exploded once lyingin hospitals became popular in europe in the 1600s. The file lines consist of a name, a comma, and then the count of occurrences in the sample. If you are teaching american history, use this reading list to pick out good historical fiction and nonfiction to go along with your. American history reading list books on america in the 1900s.
The most popular baby names of the 1800s 247 wall st. List of most expensive books and manuscripts wikipedia. Pragmatism was americas first major contribution to philosophy, and it is an. List of books and articles about 1930s america online. The 200 most popular names were taken from a universe that includes 11,372,961 male births and 12,402,171 female births. Watch america 1900 american experience official site pbs. The curlyhaired beacon of bright optimism in the midst of the great. For each rank and sex, the table shows the name and the number of occurrences of that name.