I thought it would be fun to do a “favourite name from each decade” game where each poster drops their least favourite name from the top 20 boys and girls names from each decade until just one is left. When one decade is finished the next poster can start with the next decade. The top names in each decade (in the US) can be found here: Top names of the 2010s
Starting with the 1880s
Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Frank[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Fred[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Bessie[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_m]Clarence[/name_m] & [name_f]Bertha[/name_f]
1880s
Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Frank[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Fred[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Bessie[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_m]Harry[/name_m] & [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
Boys:
John
William
James
George
Charles
Frank
Joseph
Henry
Robert
Thomas
Edward
Walter
Arthur
Albert
Samuel
Louis
David
Girls:
Mary
Anna
Emma
Margaret
Minnie
Ida
Clara
Alice
Annie
Florence
Grace
Ethel
Sarah
Ella
Martha
Nellie
Mabel
Dropped: Fred & Bessie
rvis
November 23, 2019, 12:09pm
4
Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_m]Frank[/name_m] & [name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
sgsg8
November 23, 2019, 12:32pm
5
Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_m]Robert[/name_m] and [name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_m]Louis[/name_m] & [name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_m]Walter[/name_m] and [name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_m]Albert[/name_m] and [name_f]Martha[/name_f]
Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_m]Charles[/name_m] & [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_m]David[/name_m] & [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] and [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_m]George[/name_m] & [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_m]William[/name_m] & [name_f]Ella[/name_f]
Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_m]Henry[/name_m] & [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] & [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
Girls:
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] and [name_f]Annie[/name_f]
Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_u]James[/name_u] and [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_m]John[/name_m] and [name_f]Anna[/name_f] win!!
1890s
Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Frank[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Fred[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Clarence[/name_m]
[name_u]Willie[/name_u]
[name_u]Roy[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Bertha[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Bessie[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Frank[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Fred[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_u]Willie[/name_u]
[name_u]Roy[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Bertha[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_m]Clarence[/name_m] & [name_f]Bessie[/name_f]
migawa
November 24, 2019, 8:43pm
22
Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Frank[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Fred[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_u]Roy[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
Dropped: [name_u]Willie[/name_u] & [name_f]Bertha[/name_f]