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In 1920 — the start of the roaring twenties — the population of the United States had rocketed to over 106 million people.
The first commercial radio station in the US (WWJ AM in Detroit) went on the air, Babe Ruth was traded from the Red Sox to the Yankees, and the United States Post Office Department had to make a formal rule that children could not be sent via parcel post.
And who was born? Actors James Doohan, Walter Matthau, Mickey Rooney (who arrived with the name Joseph Yule, Jr.), Pope John Paul II, jazz great Charlie Parker, singer Peggy Lee and author Ray Bradbury.
Below are the top 50 for baby boys and girls in the year 1920. Click on any of the names to find out more — including its meaning, origin and similar names — and leave your own review!
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Vintage baby names from 100 years ago are making a huge return
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Could you imagine a baby Agatha in your life?
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Natasha Price
Just like fashion, baby name trends come and go as time passes. Even trends that you thought would never be popular again end up being just that.
Baby naming website Nameberry have compiled a list of old fashioned baby names that were popular 100 years ago in 1918.
Topping the list of most popular names one century ago were John and Mary, followed by James and Dorothy, Robert and Margaret, Charles and Ruth. But if you need more inspiration, check out the full top 50 lists below in alphabetical order:
Girl’s names:
- Agatha
- Alpha
- Althea
- Augusta
- Avis
- Bernadette
- Beryl
- Bessie
- Birdie
- Carmella
- Cleo
- Delia
- Dixie
- Effie
- Etta
- Fay
- Geneva
- Gertie
- Ida
- Inez
- Ione
- Iva
- Lelia
- Loretta
- Lorna
- Lottie
- Louella
- Lucinda
- Lula
- Lulu
- Mamie
- Maude
- Merle
- Minerva
- Minnie
- Muriel
- Myrtle
- Odessa
- Olga
- Opal
- Pauline
- Philomena
- Polly
- Rosalind
- Rosella
- Roxie
- Sibyl
- Theda
- Winifred
- Yolanda
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Boy’s names:
- Abe
- Alphonse
- Ambrose
- Archie
- Barney
- Benedict
- Booker
- Burl
- Cecil
- Chester
- Claude
- Clement
- Cleveland
- Cornelius
- Dale
- Dewey
- Dorsey
- Doyle
- Dudley
- Edmund
- Ferdinand
- Floyd
- Forest
- Garland
- Grover
- Hiram
- Homer
- Isadore
- Kermit
- Lemuel
- Lowell
- Lucius
- Luther
- Ned
- Noble
- Norris
- Ollie
- Perry
- Pete
- Roscoe
- Rufus
- Sol
- Stuart
- Thaddeus
- Ulysses
- Vito
- Waldo
- Wallace
- Ward
- Wiley
If you want to give your bub the best start in life, these names will guarantee your little ones earns a higher salary later on in life.
This article originally appeared on WHO.
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Muhammad and Saliha — a list of the most popular names in the Kyrgyz Republic this year in 2021
Umar and Rayana lost ground — what names are popular in Kyrgyzstan in 2021
For the last 5-6 years, Umar and Rayana have been the most popular names for newborns, but this year they have lost ground. 12/17/2021, Sputnik Kyrgyzstan
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BISHKEK, Dec 17 — Sputnik. The most popular names for newborns in Kyrgyzstan during 2021 are Muhammad and Saliha. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Digital Development. It is noted that the most common names Umar and Rayana have lost ground. For 5-6 years, they remained the most popular. 4,537 parents named their babies after Muhammad, which is 405 more than Umar (4132). There are 243 more girls named Saliha than Rayana (2,864), added to the ICR.
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BISHKEK, Dec 17 — Sputnik. The most popular names for newborns in Kyrgyzstan during 2021 are Muhammad and Saliha. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Digital Development.
«The top ten common male names included Umar, Ali, Amir, Bilal, Alikhan, Alinur, Nurislam, Emir and Usman. Among the female ones: Saliha, Amina, Fatima, Aylin, Aliya, Khadicha, Aruuzat, Safiya and Aruuke,» the message says.
© Photo / press service of the Ministry of Digital DevelopmentTop 10 names of children in 2021 in Kyrgyzstan
Top 10 names of children in 2021 in Kyrgyzstan the names of Umar and Rayyan have given up positions. For 5-6 years they remained the most popular.
4,537 parents named their babies after Muhammad, which is 405 more than Umar (4132). There are 243 more girls named Saliha than Rayana (2,864), added to the ICR.
The boy was named Lexus — the most popular and rare names for children in the Kyrgyz Republic
what names were given to newborns in 2021 / City news / Moscow website Samarina. Mos.ru
There are more Emilius, Dian, Arseniev, Bogdanov in Moscow. There were also such unusual names as Zeus, Cosmos, Electra and Ariel.
In 2021, the top five most popular baby names have changed in Moscow. There were also new unusual names. Eva and Leo became even more popular and entered the top 5. More than 1,600 girls were named Eva, and more than 1,700 boys were named Leo.
“In 2020, the name Leo was in seventh place, and now it is in fourth position. The name Eva bypassed the popularity of Elizabeth and Anastasia. Also, boys born in 2021 in Moscow were 23 percent more likely to be called by the name Miron, and girls by almost 35 percent — by the name Yesenia, ”said Svetlana Ukhaneva, Acting Head of the Moscow Registry Office.
The names Emilia (that’s what 538 girls named), Diana (522), Mia (517), Adeline (374), Olivia (286) and Aurora (222) became 20 percent more popular. These names are in the top 50 in Moscow. Boys were 10 percent more likely to be called Arseniy (663), Bogdan (417), Evgeny (411), Robert (293), Savely (290) and Leon (285).
The most popular female names are Sofia (Sofya) (2940), Maria (2171), Anna (2138), Alice (1871) and Eva (1638). Alexander (2532) has been leading among male names for the last 20 years. In addition, the top five popular male names are Mikhail (2373), Maxim (2305), Leo (1735), Artyom (1722) and Mark (1722).
In 2021, parents called their children by ancient Slavic names — Bronislav (10), Matthew (10), Methodius (6), Elizar (7), Svyatogor (5) (for boys), Lada (49), Pelageya (47), Martha (34), Fevronia (4), Radoslava (5), Blush (1) (among girls).
Also in Moscow in 2021, 13 boys were born, who were named after Mars, three Zeus, three Cosmos, one Apollonia, one Marceline and one Lucius. Five boys were named after August, and four girls were named after Augustine. Six boys were named Sever, and one girl was named Severin. Also, five small Yeniseys, two Altais and three Neva appeared in Moscow.
12 boys were named after the main character of the cult Harry Potter, and six newborns were named after the famous football player Lionel (Messi).
Also among the unusual female names were Zemfira, Lolita, Mary, Teresa, Malvina, Freya, Delphine, Cosmea, Ariel, Medea, Muse, Elektra.
Parents also call their children double names, for example, Yasna-Lyudmila, Anna-Olivia, Luka-Pavlo, Mark-Federico. There are even triple names: Roman-Pierre-Eugene.
Today you can register the birth of a child regardless of the place of his birth or the place of residence of his parents in all centers of public services «My Documents».