Names from about 1940

I just inherited my great-aunt's yearbooks from when she taught high school. In the 1959 yearbook the following names are the seniors. Feel free to comment on favorites (names or combos):

Boys:








Warren Frederick
Barry George
Frank Theodore
Willis Irvin
James Dewey
William E.(?)
Gerald Wayne
Dale Reeley
Donald Lee
Ralph Edward
William Maynard
Everett William
John Larry
Herbert Arthur
William Lee
Ronald Stephen
Weldon Douglas
Norman Kenzie
James Edward
Richard Stephen
Ronald Iglehart
Charles David
George Anthony
Robert Vincent
Sidney Lee
James Neal
Kenneth Bruce
LeRoy F.(?)
David Leslie
Robert Donald
Everett Lee
Charles Edwin
Wayne Norris
William Bruce
Vaughn Dexter
Michael Hugh
Edward Bernard
Hobart Benton
Albert Augustine
Cecil Boyce
Franklin Delano
Henry Harrison
John
George William
Leon Ross
Charles Nimrod
Richard morrison
Ted
John Louis
Olen Lee
Donniel Barrie
James Perry
Ross Edward
Watts Byerly
George Russell
Thomas William
Warren Neal
Louis Edward
Ronald Lee
Frank Jacob
Irvin Kay
Paul Klein
Charles Elmer
Edward Eugene
Raymond
Jennings Bernard
Edgar Boyd
Bernard Daniel
Herbert Wesley
Sidney Lee
William Dennis
James Wesley
Patterson McCeney
Benjamin Jehu
James G.(?)
John Peach
Bobby Desmond
Herbert Louis
Alvin Clarence
Hugh Francis
Robert Donald
Woodrow Wilson
James Robert
De Witte Myles
Eugene Allan
Edward Stanley
Charles Joseph
Francis Frederick
William M.(?)
Edward E.(?)
Ennis Duncan
Warren Francis
Donald Wayne
David Paul
William Lester
Charles Ellis
Nickolas Weens
Benne Allan


Lee was used 7 times for mn's

Girls:

Della Ann
Charlotte Ann
Catherine Ways
Helen Ann
Ruby Ann
Mary Louise
Loretta May
Gail Doris
Ann Lee
Constance Gail
Mary Vivian
Eva Lillian
Janet Virginia
Bonnie Lee
Diane Marie
Carol Jean
Joan Elaine
Mary Patricia
Margaret Jane
Barbara Ann
Priscilla Lillian
Glenna Faye
Carolyn Bird
Patricia Ann
Sherry Ann
Rosa Mae
Helen Frieda
Nona Ann
Martha Marie
Catherine Theresa
Dorothy Ellen
Rita Ann
Janet Lee
Grace Lee
Dorothy A.(?)
Barbara Joan
Denise Ann
Carol Ann
Gayle Roxanne
Suzanne Kathryn
Dorothy Janice
Rose Mary
Annemarie
Amie Virginia
Joan Virginia
Rose Marie
Sharon Marie
Margaret Ann
Virginia Lee
Jo Ann
Carol Ann
Edna Faye
Dorothy Jean
Barbara Lou
Mary Delores
Larona Naomi
Frances Loretta
Brenda Carol
Barbara Ann
Julia Lottie Marie
Frances Mae
Betty LaVerne
Mary Leonora
Vicki Louise
Kathryn Fay
Laura Jane
Donna May
Carol Sylvia
Sheila Ann
Helen Lee Marian
Janet Elaine
Barbara Jean
Claire Patricia
Hylda Jean
Ann Beachley
Mary Kay
Elissa Marie
Nancy Gibson
Joan Marie Theresa
Norma Lee
Anna Jean
Rosa Jane
Lois Marie
Shirley Lorraine
Joan Kay
Gloria Marie
Mary
Patricia Ann
Mary Deborah
Ruth Caroline
Ruth Ann
Mary Alice
Ruth Naomi
Helen Mae
Irene Joyce
Marguerite Lynne
Bertie Louise
Margaret Ellen
Mary Ellen
Lois Marie
Gloria Ray
Barbara Lee
Edith Lynette
Marjorie Irene
Mary Louise
Sondra Faye
Bobbie Lee
Ina Constance
Carolyn Fay
Evelyn Eileen
Marion Allison
Joan Elizabeth
Carole Edith
Janice Rose
Barbara Allan
Linda Diane
Joann Ann (really bad name)
Charlotte Rebecca
Mary Lane
Shirley Ann
Joan Elizabeth

Ann was used as a mn 19 times, Lee was used 9 times as a mn

Okay, here are the seniors from the 1960 yearbook:

Boys:

William Dillon
Douglas Eugene
Dennis Ira
John David
George Davey
Robert Ernest
Joseph Louis
Dennis Charles
Benjamin Bruce
Amos Hobart
Leonard Bruce
George Alan
Robert Forrest
Elmer Cleveland
Dennis Henderson
Edward Talbott
Thomas Edward
Frank Andrew
Milbourn Benjamin
Robert Kenneth
Harold Dennis
Donald Joseph
Samuel Edward
Leroy Richard
William Louis
John Paul
John Otis
William Henry
Robert John
Michael Brian
Joseph Walter
Horace Edward
Robert Fritz
Geoffrey Lee
Randall Hinkel
Melvin William
Earl Spencer
Colin Orris
William Marlin
Howard E.(?)
Clifton Earl
Russell Winfield
Richard Sterling
Abner Dale
Kenneth Lee
Ronald
Jerome Lee
Charles William
Robert Allen
Charles George
Wayne Thomas
Conrad John
John Richard
David Henry
David Farnham
Paul Manly
Garland Garrell
William George
Wayne Melvin
Ralph Lanser
Paul Edward
Herbert
John W.(?)
Barry Albers
John Allen
Arthur Louis
Donald Allen
John Reuben
William Reece
Vincent Douglas
Charles Severn
Delbert Marshall
Robert Edward
Clarke Spencer
Robert Len
William Frederick
Joseph James
Lyman EdgarJames Edward
George Herbert
John Joe
Lawrence Alan
Daniel Franklin
Allan
George Edward
Herman Carl
William Earl
Wilford Riley
Brooks Vaughn
Jimmie Paul
Donald Lee
Walter Allen

Lee used as mn 3 times


Girls:

Ann Beverly
Joyce Leona
Beverly May
Bonnie Lee
Marjorie Ann
Judith Louise
Mary Frances
Carolyn Lee
Doris Anne
Dolores Ann
Ruth Alma
Helen Regina
Shirley Patricia
Mary Bernadine
Jean Marie
Bettie Lou
Brenda Ruth
Shirley Ann
Dolores Jane
Gloria Jane
Barbara Ellen
Sue Ann
Dorothy Ann
Jeanette Straten
Mary Elaine
Sarah Ethel
Janet Ann
Linda Ellen
Dora Bell
Frances Rebecca
Susan Margaret
Suzanne
Marcia McClelland
Grace Virginia
Eula Virginia
Jean Marie
Melva Regina
Ruth Jane
Dianne Carole
Marie Annette
Frances Burke
Sandra Watkins
Linda Arlene
Anna Lee
Janet Virginia
Marianne Lois
Jan Marie
Elizabeth Louise
Judith Sharon
Clarice Arlene
Carol Ann
Barbara Joan
Joan Margaret
Jacqueline Rosalie
Phyllis Jean
Carol Ann
Peggy Elizabeth
Diana Gay
Sandra Diane
Sharon Agnes Clune
Mary Lou
Bonnie Lee
Gloria Jeanne
Charlotte Anne
Nancy Lee
Goldie Gertrude
Mildred
Carol Ann
Dale Frances
Nancy Lee
Mary Lee
Nelda Faye
Ruth Glaser
Linda Carol
Carole Joan
Carol Gertrude
Katherine Ann
Frances Doris
Irene Tulie
Claudia Kay
Helen Dorothy
Linda Rose
Mary Carolyn
Peggy Ann
Lois Ann
Patricia Anne
Sharon Faye
Marian Ellen
Joan Ann
Elizabeth Marie
Joan Marie
Rose Marie
Mary Rebecca
Susie Sweet
Lois Ann
Shirley Ann
Carole May
Brenda Lee
Shirley Marie
Teresa Marie
Margaret Anne
Carole
Sarah Elizabeth
John Isabel (interesting girl's name)
Hester Faith
Donna Lee
Neville Dawson (another interesting girl's name )
Barbara
Shirley Lee


Mn's Lee used 10 times, Ann used 14 times, Anne used 2 times

I love this topic so interesting! Great way of finding new names too:)
Theres a lots so ill put an asterix beside ones I like, 2 asterix besides ones I love .

Warren Frederick (like Frederick as mn)
Barry George- love george as fn
Frank Theodore
Willis Irvin
James Dewey
William E.(?)
Gerald Wayne
Dale Reeley
Donald Lee
Ralph Edward*
William Maynard
Everett William*
John Larry
Herbert Arthur*
William Lee*
Ronald Stephen
Weldon Douglas
Norman Kenzie*
James Edward*
Richard Stephen
Ronald Iglehart
Charles David
George Anthony*
Robert Vincent
Sidney Lee*
James Neal
Kenneth Bruce
LeRoy F.(?)
David Leslie
Robert Donald
Everett Lee
Charles Edwin
Wayne Norris
William Bruce
Vaughn Dexter
Michael Hugh
Edward Bernard
Hobart Benton
Albert Augustine*
Cecil Boyce
Franklin Delano
Henry Harrison*
John
George William**
Leon Ross*
Charles Nimrod
Richard morrison
Ted
John Louis
Olen Lee
Donniel Barrie
James Perry
Ross Edward
Watts Byerly*
George Russell**
Thomas William*
Warren Neal
Louis Edward*
Ronald Lee
Frank Jacob*
Irvin Kay
Paul Klein
Charles Elmer
Edward Eugene
Raymond
Jennings Bernard
Edgar Boyd
Bernard Daniel
Herbert Wesley
Sidney Lee
William Dennis
James Wesley
Patterson McCeney
Benjamin Jehu
James G.(?)
John Peach
Bobby Desmond
Herbert Louis
Alvin Clarence
Hugh Francis
Robert Donald
Woodrow Wilson
James Robert
De Witte Myles
Eugene Allan
Edward Stanley
Charles Joseph
Francis Frederick
William M.(?)
Edward E.(?)
Ennis Duncan
Warren Francis
Donald Wayne
David Paul
William Lester
Charles Ellis
Nickolas Weens
Benne Allan

Girls:

Della Ann
Charlotte Ann*
Catherine Ways
Helen Ann*
Ruby Ann*
Mary Louise
Loretta May*
Gail Doris
Ann Lee
Constance Gail
Mary Vivian
Eva Lillian**
Janet Virginia
Bonnie Lee
Diane Marie
Carol Jean
Joan Elaine
Mary Patricia
Margaret Jane
Barbara Ann
Priscilla Lillian
Glenna Faye
Carolyn Bird
Patricia Ann
Sherry Ann
Rosa Mae*
Helen Frieda
Nona Ann
Martha Marie**
Catherine Theresa
Dorothy Ellen
Rita Ann
Janet Lee
Grace Lee
Dorothy A.(?)
Barbara Joan
Denise Ann
Carol Ann
Gayle Roxanne
Suzanne Kathryn
Dorothy Janice
Rose Mary
Annemarie
Amie Virginia
Joan Virginia
Rose Marie
Sharon Marie
Margaret Ann
Virginia Lee
Jo Ann
Carol Ann
Edna Faye
Dorothy Jean
Barbara Lou
Mary Delores
Larona Naomi
Frances Loretta
Brenda Carol
Barbara Ann
Julia Lottie Marie
Frances Mae
Betty LaVerne
Mary Leonora
Vicki Louise
Kathryn Fay
Laura Jane
Donna May
Carol Sylvia
Sheila Ann
Helen Lee Marian
Janet Elaine
Barbara Jean
Claire Patricia
Hylda Jean
Ann Beachley
Mary Kay
Elissa Marie
Nancy Gibson
Joan Marie Theresa
Norma Lee
Anna Jean
Rosa Jane
Lois Marie
Shirley Lorraine
Joan Kay
Gloria Marie
Mary
Patricia Ann
Mary Deborah
Ruth Caroline
Ruth Ann
Mary Alice
Ruth Naomi
Helen Mae
Irene Joyce
Marguerite Lynne
Bertie Louise
Margaret Ellen
Mary Ellen
Lois Marie
Gloria Ray
Barbara Lee
Edith Lynette*
Marjorie Irene
Mary Louise
Sondra Faye
Bobbie Lee
Ina Constance
Carolyn Fay
Evelyn Eileen
Marion Allison
Joan Elizabeth
Carole Edith
Janice Rose
Barbara Allan
Linda Diane
Joann Ann (really bad name)
Charlotte Rebecca
Mary Lane
Shirley Ann
Joan Elizabeth

Ann was used as a mn 19 times, Lee was used 9 times as a mn
Re: Names from about 1940

Boys:

William Dillon**
Douglas Eugene
Dennis Ira
John David
George Davey**
Robert Ernest
Joseph Louis*
Dennis Charles
Benjamin Bruce
Amos Hobart
Leonard Bruce
George Alan
Robert Forrest
Elmer Cleveland
Dennis Henderson
Edward Talbott
Thomas Edward
Frank Andrew
Milbourn Benjamin
Robert Kenneth
Harold Dennis
Donald Joseph
Samuel Edward**
Leroy Richard
William Louis
John Paul
John Otis*
William Henry
Robert John
Michael Brian
Joseph Walter
Horace Edward
Robert Fritz
Geoffrey Lee
Randall Hinkel
Melvin William
Earl Spencer*
Colin Orris
William Marlin
Howard E.(?)
Clifton Earl
Russell Winfield
Richard Sterling
Abner Dale
Kenneth Lee
Ronald
Jerome Lee
Charles William
Robert Allen
Charles George
Wayne Thomas
Conrad John*
John Richard
David Henry
David Farnham
Paul Manly
Garland Garrell
William George
Wayne Melvin
Ralph Lanser
Paul Edward
Herbert
John W.(?)
Barry Albers
John Allen
Arthur Louis
Donald Allen
John Reuben*
William Reece
Vincent Douglas
Charles Severn
Delbert Marshall
Robert Edward
Clarke Spencer**
Robert Len
William Frederick
Joseph James
Lyman EdgarJames Edward
George Herbert
John Joe
Lawrence Alan
Daniel Franklin
Allan
George Edward
Herman Carl
William Earl
Wilford Riley
Brooks Vaughn*
Jimmie Paul
Donald Lee
Walter Allen

Lee used as mn 3 times


Girls:

Ann Beverly
Joyce Leona
Beverly May
Bonnie Lee
Marjorie Ann
Judith Louise
Mary Frances
Carolyn Lee
Doris Anne
Dolores Ann
Ruth Alma
Helen Regina
Shirley Patricia
Mary Bernadine
Jean Marie
Bettie Lou
Brenda Ruth
Shirley Ann
Dolores Jane
Gloria Jane
Barbara Ellen
Sue Ann
Dorothy Ann
Jeanette Straten
Mary Elaine
Sarah Ethel
Janet Ann
Linda Ellen
Dora Bell
Frances Rebecca
Susan Margaret
Suzanne
Marcia McClelland
Grace Virginia**
Eula Virginia
Jean Marie
Melva Regina
Ruth Jane
Dianne Carole
Marie Annette
Frances Burke
Sandra Watkins
Linda Arlene
Anna Lee
Janet Virginia
Marianne Lois
Jan Marie
Elizabeth Louise
Judith Sharon
Clarice Arlene
Carol Ann
Barbara Joan
Joan Margaret
Jacqueline Rosalie
Phyllis Jean
Carol Ann
Peggy Elizabeth
Diana Gay
Sandra Diane
Sharon Agnes Clune
Mary Lou
Bonnie Lee
Gloria Jeanne
Charlotte Anne
Nancy Lee*
Goldie Gertrude
Mildred
Carol Ann
Dale Frances
Nancy Lee
Mary Lee
Nelda Faye
Ruth Glaser
Linda Carol
Carole Joan
Carol Gertrude
Katherine Ann
Frances Doris
Irene Tulie
Claudia Kay
Helen Dorothy
Linda Rose
Mary Carolyn
Peggy Ann
Lois Ann
Patricia Anne
Sharon Faye
Marian Ellen
Joan Ann
Elizabeth Marie
Joan Marie
Rose Marie
Mary Rebecca
Susie Sweet
Lois Ann
Shirley Ann
Carole May
Brenda Lee
Shirley Marie
Teresa Marie
Margaret Anne
Carole
Sarah Elizabeth
John Isabel*
Hester Faith
Donna Lee
Neville Dawson
Barbara
Shirley Lee