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In the 1800s, girls were often named after US States, while boys were named after US Presidents. Girls' first names then included:

  • America
  • Missouri
  • Mississippi
  • Alabama
  • Carolina or Caroline
  • Virginia
  • Penny after Pennsylvania

Boys' received first and middle names after these Presidents:

  • George Washington
  • John Adams
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • James Madison
  • Andrew Jackson
  • Martin Van Buren - I have a Martin V.B. in my ancestry
  • William Henry after Harrison
  • John Tyler
  • James Polk after James Knox Polk - I have a James Polk in my ancestry
  • Zachary Taylor
  • James Buchanan
  • etc.
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