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From: "Louis McMeeken" <>
Subject: [OLDWORDS] Annie
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 08:18:30 +0100


In the 1870s Annie was the 20th most popular name in the USA, and the 4th most popular in England & Wales.
The English list was taken from the Registrar General's Indexes of Births for the year 1875 - all social levels.
The American list reflects the naming of whites ,especially, - based on the names of students who graduated in 1900.

Source of this info: 'First Names First' by Leslie Alan Dunkling 1977

Louis

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