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The Shape of Boys' Names: An Update on the Age of Aidan
Once upon a time -- not so very long ago -- parents were super conservative with boys' names. Even as trendy girls' names began to rise and fall, you could count on the classic English kingly names to rule the boys' chart. Compare the top 5 boys and girls of 1947:
GIRLS
Linda
Mary
Patricia
Barbara
Sandra
BOYS
James
Robert
John
William
Richard
The girls' list is recognizably American Baby Boom. As for the boys...well, check out the top 5 boys' names in London in the year 1260, per Douglas Galbi:
John
William
Robert
Richard
Thomas
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