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Help[Opinions] Re: Looking for Names That Were Popular in 1950s Georgia (U.S.)
in reply to a message by bluesmoral
I found two yearbooks online from a Black high school in a state bordering Georgia. The 258 students were born in the early 1950s.
16 Linda
10 Mary
9 Patricia
7 Annie, Carolyn, Dorothy, Brenda
6 Christine, Joyce
5 Evelyn, Gloria, Betty
4 Margaret, Cynthia, Gwendolyn, Shirley
These 16 names add up to 106, about 40% of the total names.
I noticed a couple of trends.
Feminine forms of masculine names
3 Willie, one each of Bobbydyne, Bernadette, Cecile, Geraldine, Georgialene, Jimmie, Jessie, Johnsie, LaMaurice, Paula, Patricia, Paulette, Ernestine
The ending sounding like "een"
Bobbydyne, Christine, Darlene, Ernestine, Geraldine, Georgialene,Hazelene, Jordean, Magdelene, Maxine, Nathalene, Sherelene, Racene
Some interesting ones
Aurelya, Channie, Hopella, Mellimae, Marva, Rozena, Theriata, Lysaundria
16 Linda
10 Mary
9 Patricia
7 Annie, Carolyn, Dorothy, Brenda
6 Christine, Joyce
5 Evelyn, Gloria, Betty
4 Margaret, Cynthia, Gwendolyn, Shirley
These 16 names add up to 106, about 40% of the total names.
I noticed a couple of trends.
Feminine forms of masculine names
3 Willie, one each of Bobbydyne, Bernadette, Cecile, Geraldine, Georgialene, Jimmie, Jessie, Johnsie, LaMaurice, Paula, Patricia, Paulette, Ernestine
The ending sounding like "een"
Bobbydyne, Christine, Darlene, Ernestine, Geraldine, Georgialene,Hazelene, Jordean, Magdelene, Maxine, Nathalene, Sherelene, Racene
Some interesting ones
Aurelya, Channie, Hopella, Mellimae, Marva, Rozena, Theriata, Lysaundria
This message was edited 4/16/2025, 2:44 PM
