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Popular Names of the Year: 1910
January - March 2023

These were 20 of the most popular names for males and females in 1910.

The goal is to find main characters or authors with the following names. One name per book please.

* If using the author’s name, please use the “add author” feature to link to that author.
* For the main character, they should be named in the book’s blurb on Goodreads.
* Rereads okay.
* No page minimum

Male
John
James
William
Robert
George
Joseph
Charles
Frank
Edward
Henry
Willie
Thomas
Walter
Albert
Paul
Harry
Arthur
Harold
Raymond
Clarence

Female
Mary
Helen
Margaret
Dorothy
Ruth
Anna
Elizabeth
Mildred
Marie
Alice
Frances
Florence
Ethel
Lillian
Gladys
Rose
Evelyn
Edna
Annie
Louise

Alex
Andrea

Bonny
Bridget
Brittany

Christine
Crystal

Elizabeth

Hanna

Jamie
Jenn

Katrina
Kim

Lauri
Loraine

Missy

Sarita
Staci

Tiffany

I'll join in on this one.

Male


Albert


Arthur


Charles


Clarence


Frank


Edward


George


Harold


Harry


Henry


James


John


Joseph


Paul
Jean-Paul


Raymond


Robert


Thomas


Walter


William


Willie

Female
Alice


Anna


Annie


Dorothy


Edna


Elizabeth


Ethel


Evelyn


Florence


Frances


Gladys


Helen


Lillian
Lilly


Louise


Margaret


Marie


Mary


Mildred


Rose
Rosemary


Ruth

9 out of 40 so far. Yikes! This is much harder than I thought only being able to use the names in the blurbs!

This sounds fun...

Popular Names of the Year: 1910
January - March 2023

These were 20 of the most popular names for males and females in 1910.

The goal is to find main characters or authors with the following names. One name per book please.

* If using the author’s name, please use the “add author” feature to link to that author.
* For the main character, they should be named in the book’s blurb on Goodreads.
* Rereads okay.
* No page minimum

Male
John (3/8)
James (2/21)
William
Robert
George
Joseph
Charles
Frank
Edward (2/8)
Henry
Willie
Thomas
Walter
Albert
Paul (2/14)
Harry
Arthur
Harold
Raymond
Clarence

Female
Mary
Helen
Margaret
Dorothy
Ruth
Anna
Elizabeth
Mildred
Marie
Alice
Frances
Florence
Ethel
Lillian (2/1)
Gladys
Rose
Evelyn (2/3)
Edna
Annie (1/2)
Louise

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I'll try this. Sounds interesting!
Popular Names of the Year: 1910
January - March 2023

Male
Albert
Arthur
Charles - author: by Charles Martin
Clarence
Frank
Edward
George
Harold
Harry
Henry
James
John - MC
Joseph
Paul
Raymond
Robert
Thomas
Walter
William
Willie

Female
Alice
Anna
Annie
Dorothy
Edna
Elizabeth - author: by Elizabeth Camden
Ethel
Evelyn
Florence
Frances
Gladys
Helen
Lillian
Louise
Margaret
Marie
Mary - author: by Mary Connealy
Mildred
Rose
Ruth

I'm in for this one!

Popular Names of the Year: 1910
January - March 2023

Male
Albert
Arthur
Charles
Clarence
Frank
Edward
George
Harold
Harry
Henry
James
John
Joseph
Paul
Raymond
Robert
Thomas
Walter
William
Willie

Female
Alice
Anna - (main character) (GM- Children's Nonfiction)
Annie
Dorothy
Edna
Elizabeth
Ethel
Evelyn
Florence
Frances
Gladys
Helen
Lillian
Louise
Margaret
Marie
Mary - (main character) (also has a Robert)
Mildred
Rose
Ruth - (author) by Angela Ruth Strong

I'm in!

Male
Albert
Arthur
Charles
Clarence
Frank
Edward
George
Harold
Harry
Henry
Henrik
James

John
John Mark main male character
Joseph
Paul
Raymond
Robert

Thomas

Walter
William
Willie

Female
Alice
Anna

Annie
Dorothy

Edna
Elizabeth

Ethel
Evelyn
Florence
Frances
Gladys
Helen
Lillian
Louise
Margaret
Peggy as nickname
Marie

Mary

Mildred
Rose
Rosie
Ruth

I'm in!


Popular Names of the Year: 1910
January - March 2023

Male
John
James
William
Robert
George
Joseph
Charles
Frank
Edward (GM)
Henry
Willie
Thomas
Walter
Albert
Paul
Harry
Arthur
Harold
Raymond
Clarence

Female
Mary -
Helen - (also has a Charles)
Margaret
Dorothy -
Ruth
Anna
Elizabeth
Mildred
Marie
Alice
Frances
Florence
Ethel
Lillian
Gladys
Rose
Evelyn
Edna
Annie
Louise

I'm in.

Male
John- John Noble
James
William
Robert
George
Joseph
Charles
Frank
Edward
Henry
Willie
Thomas
Walter
Albert
Paul
Harry
Arthur
Harold
Raymond
Clarence

Female
Mary
Helen
Margaret
Dorothy
Ruth (Currently reading)
Anna
Elizabeth
Mildred
Marie
Alice
Frances
Florence
Ethel
Lillian
Gladys
Rose
Evelyn
Edna
Annie
Louise

I'm In:

Male
John - - Johnny (also John Cohen but not names in summary)
James
William
Robert
George
Joseph
Charles - author Charles Martin
Frank
Edward
Henry
Willie
Thomas
Walter
Albert
Paul
Harry
Arthur
Harold
Raymond
Clarence

Female
Mary - main character
Helen
Margaret
Dorothy
Ruth - author Angela Ruth Strong
Anna
Elizabeth - author Elizabeth Goddard
Mildred
Marie
Alice
Frances
Florence
Ethel
Lillian
Gladys
Rose
Evelyn
Edna
Annie
Louise - Louisa

Fun!!

Male
John - (Jon)
James
William
Robert
George
Joseph
Charles
Frank
Edward
Henry
Willie
Thomas -
Walter
Albert
Paul
Harry -
Arthur
Harold
Raymond
Clarence

Female
Mary
Helen
Margaret
Dorothy
Ruth
Anna
Elizabeth -
Mildred
Marie
Alice
Frances
Florence
Ethel
Lillian
Gladys
Rose
Evelyn
Edna
Annie -
Louise

I'm in!

Male
John - John Gower -
John Cohen -
James - James the brother of Jesus -
William - Senator William Aiden Smith -
Robert
George - King George -
Joseph - Joseph son of Abraham -
Charles - (NIcknamed Charlie) -
Frank
Edward
Henry - (Heinrick in Danish) -
Willie
Thomas - Thomas Lowell -
Walter -
Albert
Paul - Paul Revere -
Harry - Harry Hazelton -
Arthur
Harold
Raymond
Clarence

Female
Mary
Helen
Margaret - Nicknamed Meg -
Dorothy
Ruth -
Anna
Elizabeth (Nicknamed Beth) -
Mildred -
Marie
Alice -
Frances (nicknamed Fran) -
Florence
Ethel
Lillian -
Gladys
Rose - (nicknamed Rosie)
Evelyn
Edna
Annie
Louise - (Louisa)

This sounds fun. I'm in.

Male
John
James
William
Robert
George
Joseph
Charles
Frank
Edward
Henry
Willie
Thomas
Walter
Albert
Paul
Harry
Arthur
Harold
Raymond
Clarence

Female
Mary
Helen
Margaret
Dorothy
Ruth Ruth Axtell Morren
Anna
Elizabeth
Mildred
Marie
Alice
Frances
Florence
Ethel
Lillian
Gladys
Rose
Evelyn
Edna
Annie
Louise

I'm in. Not a clue how many I'll find. Looking forward to seeing what everyone reads.

Popular Names of the Year: 1910
Jan - Mar 2023

Male
John

James
William
Robert
George
Joseph
Charles
Frank
Edward
Henry
Willie
Thomas
Walter
Albert
Paul
Harry
Arthur
Harold
Raymond
Clarence

Female
Mary

Helen
Margaret
Dorothy
Ruth
Anna

Elizabeth
Mildred
Marie
Alice
Frances
Florence
Ethel
Lillian
Gladys
Rose
Evelyn
Edna
Annie
Louise

I'm in! Not sure which ones I'll find either, but 1910 sounds like a cool year. They'll probably overlap with other challenges.

John
James- Gentleman Jim⭐
William
Robert
George
Joseph
Charles
Frank
Edward
Henry- Henri A Heart Adrift 5⭐
Willie
Thomas
Walter
Albert
Paul
Harry
Arthur
Harold
Raymond
Clarence

Female
Mary
Helen
Margaret- Marguerite Marguerite Bourgeoys and the Congregation of Notre Dame, 1665-1700, biography 4⭐
Dorothy
Ruth
Anna
Elizabeth
Mildred
Marie
Alice
Frances
Florence
Ethel
Lillian
Gladys
Rose
Evelyn
Edna
Annie
Louise

Sounds interesting!

Male:
John
James
William
Robert
George
Joseph
Charles
Frank
Edward
Henry
Willie
Thomas
Walter
Albert
Paul
Harry
Arthur
Harold
Raymond
Clarence

Female:
Mary
Helen
Margaret
Dorothy
Ruth
Anna
Elizabeth
Mildred
Marie
Alice
Frances
Florence
Ethel
Lillian
Gladys
Rose
Evelyn
Edna
Annie
Louise

Oooohhh! This sounds like fun.

Welcome, all!

I love the idea of this challenge! I definitely want to try, although I'm sure I won't be able to find as many as I'd like from now until March.

I'm in!!!!

I'm in!

Can Henri count for Henry and Harry?

Henri can count for Henry, as it is the French equivalent, but not for Harry.

Andrea wrote: "Henri can count for Henry, as it is the French equivalent, but not for Harry."

Sounds good!This might be my only find between now and March😂 😬. We'll see how I do.

I think I'll do this one just to see how many I happen to find!

I'm keeping track up in my post, but am also going to post here as I find books that match names.

Annie -

Also, I have a question. The hero's name is "Jon". I know I can't use it for this book, but for the next book in the series, could "Jon" work for "John" if I don't come across another John somewhere else?

Yes. Jon is rarer now than it used to be, so John will work.

This one is harder than I thought it was going to be! We'll see how many I get!

CHARACTERS:
Helen - The Brontë Plot (also includes a James and a Charles!)
Joseph - Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Henry - Henry the Sailor Cat
Elizabeth - Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Women's Rights Pioneer

AUTHORS:
Mary - A Grand Old Tree by Mary Newell DePalma
Lillian - The Little Red Hen by Lilian Obligado
Charles - Cinderella by Charles Perrault
Marie - Play with Me by Marie Hall Ets
Margaret - Pussy Willow by Margaret Wise Brown

Great find!

Got one!
Dorothy

And for those that are analytical/crave order/OCD, here's the lists alphabetized:

Male
Albert
Arthur
Charles
Clarence
Frank
Edward
George
Harold
Harry
Henry
James
John
Joseph
Paul
Raymond
Robert
Thomas
Walter
William
Willie

Female
Alice
Anna
Annie
Dorothy
Edna
Elizabeth
Ethel
Evelyn
Florence
Frances
Gladys
Helen
Lillian
Louise
Margaret
Marie
Mary
Mildred
Rose
Ruth

Great job, Staci!

This is actually very helpful! Thanks!

Staci wrote: "Got one!
Dorothy

And for those that are analytical/crave order/OCD, here's the lists alphabetized:

Male
Albert
Arthur
Charles
Clarence
Frank
Edward
George
H..."

Great Crystal! My eyes are having a much easier time reviewing the list for a match now.

That's much easier, thanks!!

@Andrea

Will Louisa count for Louise? Or Evie for Evelyn (on the book summary it is Evie though the character's name is Evelyn)

I will accept Louisa for Louise.

For Evelyn, if "Evelyn" is given at least once for her in the story, that counts, even if she goes by Evie as a nickname.

Popular Names of the Year: 1910
January - March 2023

The goal is to find main characters or authors with the following names. One name per book please.

Progress: 1 / 8

MALE
Albert
Arthur
Charles
Clarence
Edward
Frank
George
Harold
Harry
Henry
James
John
Joseph
Paul - Until Leaves Fall in Paris
Raymond
Robert
Thomas
Walter
William
Willie


FEMALE
Alice
Anna
Annie
Dorothy
Edna
Elizabeth
Ethel
Evelyn
Florence
Frances
Gladys
Helen
Lillian
Lousie
Margaret
Marie
Mary
Mildred
Rose
Ruth

Andrea wrote: "I will accept Louisa for Louise.

For Evelyn, if "Evelyn" is given at least once for her in the story, that counts, even if she goes by Evie as a nickname."

Great Thanks

Does it count that I'm writing a short story with a James in it?

I've read books with minor characters with Ethel & Florence names.

I missed that this challenge applies to author names too! I noticed Sarita had listed Charles Martin and that caught my eye. This should make the challenge a wee bit easier. :-)

Just got my second one:
Thomas

I didn't catch author's names either! Thanks Staci!

She wrote: "Does it count that I'm writing a short story with a James in it?"

Congratulations on the story!

For this challenge, it's books we read instead of ones we write. Thank you for checking.

Andrea wrote: "She wrote: "Does it count that I'm writing a short story with a James in it?"

Congratulations on the story!

For this challenge, it's books we read instead of ones we write. Thank you for checking."

You're welcome

And thank you

John (Jon) -

Great job!

Margaret -

This is probably a no, but thought I'd ask..."Henrik" for "Henry"?