The Baby Name Class of 1915
By Pamela Redmond Satran
At the start of 2015, it’s interesting to look back a hundred years to see what was happening in the world of baby names.
The Baby Name Class of 1915 included several choices that are once again stylish: Evelyn, Alice, Florence, Lillian, and Rose for girls; William, James, Walter, Henry, and Harry for boys.
Other names in the 1915 Top 20 are starting to be rediscovered, notably Frances and Louise for girls, Raymond and Arthur for boys.
The full Top 20 for each gender in 1915 was:
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girls
1. Mary
2. Helen
3. Dorothy
4. Margaret
5. Ruth
6. Mildred
7. Anna
8. Elizabeth
9. Frances
10. Evelyn
11. Marie
12. Virginia
13. Alice
14. Florence
15. Lillian
16. Rose
17. Irene
18. Louise
19. Catherine
20. Edna
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boys
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Other stylish names in 1915 that are in fashion again today include:
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boys
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Names from the 1915 Top 100 — well, Top 58, actually — that have a bit further to go before they’re considered in step with 2015 styles include:
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boys
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Which baby names from 1915 are you most likely to use today?