Top American girls' names of the 1950s
 
 Girls
  • Mary
    Hebrew, Bitter.
  • Nancy
    English, Gracious.
  • Cynthia
    Greek, From Mount Kynthos, moon.
  • Sandra
    Greek, Defender of mankind.
  • Sharon
    Hebrew, Desert plain.
  • Janet
    English, Form of Jane.
  • Kathy
    English, Short for Katherine (pure).
  • Janice
    Hebrew, God is gracious.
  • Carolyn
    English, Form of Caroline.
  • Denise
    French, Follower of Dionysus, god of wine.
  • Judy
    Hebrew, Short for Judith (praised).
 
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Sydney

French, "Wide meadow; from St. Denis, France"

Isn't it amazing how one name can sound entirely different on two people? On a boy, Sydney comes off as an elderly gentleman with a bow tie, but on a girl, Sydney is chic, young, and ready to whup some bad-guy ass (thanks to Jennifer Garner on Alias). It is interesting to note that in the past 20 years, Sydney has replaced the similar but daintier Cindy in the popularity polls.

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