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Right on the heels of Cheryl, the baby name Deborah skyrocketed in usage during the late ’40s and early ’50s: 1952: 49,808 baby girls named Deborah [rank: 4th] 1951: 42,060 baby girls n… 
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Here is an article, written only three years after WWII, which sheds a light on fashions in Essex — most especially Chelmsford — in names. Change the names and many of these phrases can easily be found in modern magazine articles concerning names. The following article was written by Gilbert...
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I like that a lot of these people will still be around and in their 60s and 70s. Are you somewhere out there, Zeppelina, Appledore, and man named Jane?
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"1946 was the beginning of "after." Troops came home, and the U.S. birth rate rose by 20%. The country and the world turned from a wartime mindset toward rebuilding, and the future.
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You don't hear this baby name too often today, but it was the hottest one in 1947.
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I guessed Jennifer, but I was wrong. Here's a load of GIFs for the Linda(s) in your life.
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Anna Otto continues her exploration of interesting rare names from the 1940s-- this time looking at the boys-- all from her unique Australian point of view.
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