There are 20 girls names listed below. Ten of them were the most popular girl’s name of 1940. The other ten were the most popular names of 2006. Circle the ten names that you believe were most popular in 1940. The correct answers are on the last of the page. You may be surprised at the result!
| Madison | Hannah | Sophia | Mary | Judith |
| Abigail | Betty | Carol | Nancy | Linda |
| Shirley | Sandra | Emily | Emma | Isabella |
| Ava | Olivia | Samantha | Barbara | Patrica |
Do the same with boy’s names listed below
| James | Robert | Jacob | Thomas | Richard |
| Daniel | Christopher | Charles | Anthony | William |
| Matthew | William | Michael | David | Donald |
| Ronald | Joshua | Ethan | Andrew | John |
Answers
1940:James,Robert,John,William,Richard,Charles,David,Thomas,Donald,Ronald,Marry,Barbara, Patricia, Judith, Betty, Carol, Nancy, Linda, Shirley ,Sandra
2006:Jacob,Michael,Joshua,Ethan,Matthew,Daniel,Chirstopher,Andrew,Anthony,William,Emily, Emma, Madison, Isabella, Ava, Abigail, Olivia, Hannah, Sophia, Samantha




