Interesting.

[abandoneddream.livejournal.com]

While browsing the 1880 list on the US Social Security baby names website, I was interested to see so many common female names on the male list. Some of them were a bit expected; others, especially those found in the Bible, surprised me. I also skimmed the female list and found a few amusing items.



Boys, 1880
Rank is listed next to name.

Pearl- 208
Mary- 284
Lynn- 329
Pink- 366
Anna- 456
Florence- 559
Elizabeth- 577
Emma- 584
Lacy- 625
June- 634
Margaret- 637
Minnie- 646
Bertha- 656
Ivy- 662
Clara- 681
Vivian- 690
Annie- 701
Connie- 722
Ida- 723
Ivory- 743
Allison- 761
Bessie- 800
Rose- 803
Louise- 851
Alice- 854
Edith- 864
Grace- 865
Cora- 866
Ruby- 884
Bonnie- 885
Edna- 921
Julia- 950
Ella- 967
Sarah- 968
Courtney- 979


Girls, 1880
Rank is listed next to name.

George- 350
James- 399
Clyde- 431
Charles- 441
Eddie- 447
Frank- 518
Henry- 552
Joe- 583
Joseph- 672
Fred- 677
Harry- 712
Thomas- 719
Charlie- 731
Walter- 829
Albert- 922
Glenn- 962

Comments

[abandoneddream.livejournal.com]

Hmm.. Are you sure you checked the 1880 list (http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names1880s.html)?

[t0xicmadness.livejournal.com]

No, I checked 1899 or something, beause I'm an idiot. Those names dont look as girly when they're mixed in with all of the guys names...
And just because I'm immature, WHO would do THIS to their child?

835 Oral

[turabiannights.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing it's because it was 1899, and people were probably thinking more of the Swiss-German derivative of Aurelius than of a sex act.

[t0xicmadness.livejournal.com]

Probably, but that doesnt make it any less funny to me.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Tons of Mormons names Oral. And the fundamentalist Christian and Univerity founder, Oral Roberts.

[t0xicmadness.livejournal.com]

Thats lovely. I've never heard of that before.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

LOL. There is a Mormon president with the name I think.

Tangent--I don't know whether to laugh or cry at your icon. hehe. It looks so happy!

[t0xicmadness.livejournal.com]

He might look sweet and innocent, but stingrays arent taking shit anymore. He'll stab you.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Hahaha!