Knowing popular given names of a particular period can help you identify your ancestor in databases, indexes and records.
Knowing about female first names can come in handy during your research, too. For example, if your ancestor didn’t have one of these monikers—the 19th century’s most popular, according to the Given Names Frequency Project <
www.galbithink.org/names/agnames.htm>—you may have an easier time identifying her in databases, indexes and records.
1801-1810
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Sarah
- Nancy
- Ann
- Catherine
- Margaret
- Jane
- Susan
- Hannah
- Rebecca
- Martha
- Lucy
- Betty
- Sally
1841-1850
- Mary
- Sarah
- Elizabeth
- Martha
- Margaret
- Ann
- Emily
- Catherine
- Nancy
- Ellen
- Susan
- Jane
- Frances
- Lucy
- Harriet
1891-1900
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Ann
- Helen
- Margaret
- Ellen
- Catherine
- Lily
- Florence
- Ada
- Lou
- Ethel
- Emily
- Ruth
- Rose