Another Name Quiz

still_a_bride

I thought this was a fun one since many of these names are making a comeback.

Can you name the 100 most popular U.S. Baby Girl Names (1920s)? 

 https://www.sporcle.com/games/jkat/top100usbabygirlnames1920s 

Post your score, discuss your experience, and I think it would be neat to tell which of these names are your favorites or on your name list?

I got 26 of 100.  Of course, the cat was tearing up the furniture and the baby started crying so I probably would have scored better if not for that (at least that's what I tell myself).

beenbizzy

That was fun! I got 27, but of course after I saw the other names, I totally should have done better.  I just kept trying to think of my great aunts and grandparents. 

FemmeNat01

43 out of 100.

And I just realized it was only girl names....

emmared1986

Only 28. Fail.

still_a_bride

The ones I had a real "duh" moment about were Ruth and Evelyn.  Can't believe I missed those!  

HappyMrsK

I got 44/100! This is my favorite style of names so I was just listing my favorite girl names, then names of my female relatives.

elyshaswedding

41.  And I missed some really obvious ones (like my grandmother's name!).  I love these quizzes!

anna7602

I scored 36/100, including getting the top 5 correct. I'm surprised at some of the ones I missed, they seemed so obvious, but there were others that didn't make me think 1920 at all.

ETA: I couldn't use any family names at all (all foreign names). I just went by movie stars, President's wives and the names of women on 1950s & 1960s sitcoms.

lovemytwoboys

I didn't do so great on that one: You got 29 out of 100 100 most popular U.S. Baby Girl Names (1920s).

I can't believe some of the ones I missed: Helen, Josephine, Margaret, Shirley, Thelma, Edith and Lucille, all of which are in my extended family.

Some of my favorites on the list: Anna, Lillian, Grace, Beatrice, Clara, Julia, Vivian, Eva and Charlotte.

Other thoughts:

- Willie makes me laugh.

- I can't believe Lillie (but not Lily) was on the list. That is a spelling I haven't really seen.

- Although I knew the sweetest lady named Geraldine, I think it is a horrible name. It always makes me think of the boy name Gerald/Jerald.

- I was surprised to see Ella on the list.

- All of my grandmothers' names made the list, except Clarice.

- I always thought Marion/Marian were the male and female spellings respectively, but I guess they were both popular for females at one time.

BrittKav

39...better than I did on the 90's quiz.

ames71

You got 44 out of 100 100 most popular U.S. Baby Girl Names (1920s).

That was a tough one! 

narabug

I got 27. And like a pp, I didn't read closely enough to realize it was only girl names until I was about half way through.