Most popular names one hundred years ago in Australia

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Popular Names by Birth Year

Popularity in 1910

Rank [name]Male[/name] name Female name
1 [name]John[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
2 [name]James[/name] [name]Helen[/name]
3 [name]William[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
4 [name]Robert[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name]
5 [name]George[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]
6 [name]Joseph[/name] [name]Anna[/name]
7 [name]Charles[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
8 [name]Frank[/name] [name]Mildred[/name]
9 [name]Edward[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
10 [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
11 [name]Willie[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
12 [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Florence[/name]
13 [name]Walter[/name] [name]Ethel[/name]
14 [name]Albert[/name] [name]Lillian[/name]
15 [name]Paul[/name] [name]Gladys[/name]
16 [name]Harry[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
17 [name]Arthur[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
18 [name]Harold[/name] [name]Edna[/name]
19 [name]Raymond[/name] [name]Annie[/name]
20 [name]Clarence[/name] [name]Louise[/name]

I am glad that we have lost [name]Clarence[/name], [name]Harold[/name] and [name]Mildred[/name] but super glad that we have [name]Alice[/name], [name]Rose[/name], [name]Charles[/name] and [name]James[/name].

[susan]

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Popular Names by Birth Year

Popularity in 1910

Rank [name]Male[/name] name Female name
1 [name]John[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
2 [name]James[/name]** [name]Helen[/name]
3 [name]William[/name]*** [name]Margaret[/name]**
4 [name]Robert[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name]
5 [name]George[/name]* [name]Ruth[/name]
6 [name]Joseph[/name]* [name]Anna[/name]***
7 [name]Charles[/name]** [name]Elizabeth[/name]***
8 [name]Frank[/name] [name]Mildred[/name]
9 [name]Edward[/name]* [name]Marie[/name]
10 [name]Henry[/name]*** [name]Alice[/name]***
11 [name]Willie[/name] [name]Frances[/name]***
12 [name]Thomas[/name]*** [name]Florence[/name]*
13 [name]Walter[/name] [name]Ethel[/name]
14 [name]Albert[/name] [name]Lillian[/name]*
15 [name]Paul[/name]** [name]Gladys[/name]
16 [name]Harry[/name] [name]Rose[/name]**
17 [name]Arthur[/name]* [name]Evelyn[/name]**
18 [name]Harold[/name] [name]Edna[/name]
19 [name]Raymond[/name]* [name]Annie[/name]
20 [name]Clarence[/name] [name]Louise[/name]*

I am glad that we have lost [name]Clarence[/name], [name]Harold[/name] and [name]Mildred[/name] but super glad that we have [name]Alice[/name], [name]Rose[/name], [name]Charles[/name] and [name]James[/name].

I don’t like [name]Mildred[/name], but I think it will come back. I’m going to star all the names to show how much I like or love them.

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I’m glad that we’ve lost [name]Edna[/name], [name]Albert[/name], and [name]Gladys[/name].

[cora]

Thanks, [name]Rollo[/name]! Like [name]Susan[/name], I’ll star my favorites.

Popularity in 1910

Rank [name]Male[/name] name Female name
1 [name]John[/name]* [name]Mary[/name]*
2 [name]James[/name]* [name]Helen[/name]*
3 [name]William[/name]* [name]Margaret[/name]*
4 [name]Robert[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name]*
5 [name]George[/name]* [name]Ruth[/name]
6 [name]Joseph[/name]* [name]Anna[/name]*
7 [name]Charles[/name]* [name]Elizabeth[/name]*
8 [name]Frank[/name] [name]Mildred[/name]
9 [name]Edward[/name] * [name]Marie[/name]
10 [name]Henry[/name]* [name]Alice[/name]*
11 [name]Willie[/name] [name]Frances[/name]*
12 [name]Thomas[/name] * [name]Florence[/name]
13 [name]Walter[/name] [name]Ethel[/name]
14 [name]Albert[/name] [name]Lillian[/name]
15 [name]Paul[/name] [name]Gladys[/name]
16 [name]Harry[/name] [name]Rose[/name]*
17 [name]Arthur[/name] * [name]Evelyn[/name]
18 [name]Harold[/name] [name]Edna[/name]
19 [name]Raymond[/name] [name]Annie[/name]*
20 [name]Clarence[/name] [name]Louise[/name]

[name]Rollo[/name], did you once post a list of the current Top 10? I think you (or someone else) did, but I’m not sure…Hmm…

I love reading lists from other countries!

Take care!

[rollo]

@jill

Thanks, [name]Rollo[/name]! Like [name]Susan[/name], I’ll star my favorites.

Popularity in 1910

Rank [name]Male[/name] name Female name
1 [name]John[/name]* [name]Mary[/name]*
2 [name]James[/name]* [name]Helen[/name]*
3 [name]William[/name]* [name]Margaret[/name]*
4 [name]Robert[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name]*
5 [name]George[/name]* [name]Ruth[/name]
6 [name]Joseph[/name]* [name]Anna[/name]*
7 [name]Charles[/name]* [name]Elizabeth[/name]*
8 [name]Frank[/name] [name]Mildred[/name]
9 [name]Edward[/name] * [name]Marie[/name]
10 [name]Henry[/name]* [name]Alice[/name]*
11 [name]Willie[/name] [name]Frances[/name]*
12 [name]Thomas[/name] * [name]Florence[/name]
13 [name]Walter[/name] [name]Ethel[/name]
14 [name]Albert[/name] [name]Lillian[/name]
15 [name]Paul[/name] [name]Gladys[/name]
16 [name]Harry[/name] [name]Rose[/name]*
17 [name]Arthur[/name] * [name]Evelyn[/name]
18 [name]Harold[/name] [name]Edna[/name]
19 [name]Raymond[/name] [name]Annie[/name]*
20 [name]Clarence[/name] [name]Louise[/name]

[name]Rollo[/name], did you once post a list of the current Top 10? I think you (or someone else) did, but I’m not sure…Hmm…

I love reading lists from other countries!

Take care!

I think I may have posted a top ten a while back, here is the link to the site that I used for the 1910 names.

http://www.nsw.gov.au/explorer.asp

[matilda60]

Please do more polls like this, I am not Australian but I have family in Australia and am really interested about Australian names.I can’t wait to go to Australia and there is a chance I might move there so I could have children there.