Albert
David
Harry
Eugene
Ralph
Top 25 girl names of the 1920s
Mary
Dorothy
Helen
Betty
Margaret
Ruth
Virginia
Doris
Mildred
Frances
Elizabeth
Evelyn
Anna
Marie
Alice
Jean
Shirley
Barbara
Irene
Marjorie
Florence
Lois
Martha
Rose
Lillian
World War II baby names from the 1940s
Back in the 1940s, the so-called baby boom started, causing births to skyrocket. With a war happening abroad for half the decade, times were tough and families were torn apart. The men who returned from war got coupled up with women back home and started families. These were the popular baby names, according to the S.S.A., in the 1940s。
Top 25 boys names of the 1940s
James
Robert
John
William
Richard
David
Charles
Thomas
Michael
Ronald
Larry
Donald
Joseph
Gary
George
Kenneth
Paul
Edward
Jerry
Dennis
Frank
Daniel
Raymond
Roger
Stephen
Top 25 girls names of the 1940s
Mary
Linda
Barbara
Patricia
Carol
Sandra
Nancy
Sharon
Judith
Susan
Betty
Carolyn
Margaret
Shirley
Judy
Karen
Donna
Kathleen
Joyce
Dorothy
Janet
Diane
Janice
Joan
Elizabeth
Rockabilly baby names from the 1950s
In the 1950s, everything started to change. World War II was just a memory, having ended in 1945. Kids were different than their parents' generation and music was totally changing. A new form of music grew in popularity called rockabilly. An early form of rock and roll, stars like Elvis Presley led the music scene to new directions. These were the hot names, according to the S.S.A.:
Top 25 boy names of the 1950s
James
Michael
Robert
John
David
William
Richard
Thomas
Mark
Charles
Steven
Gary
Joseph
Donald
Ronald
Kenneth
Paul
Larry
Daniel
Stephen
Dennis
Timothy
Edward
Jeffrey
George
Top 25 girl names of the 1950s
Mary
Linda
Patricia
Susan
Deborah
Barbara
Debra
Karen
Nancy
Donna
Cynthia
Sandra
Pamela
Sharon
Kathleen
Carol
Diane
Brenda
Cheryl
Janet
Elizabeth
Kathy
Margaret
Janice
Carolyn