By the end of the 19th Century, Mary had become, by far, the most common female name in America. Other girls' names celebrated beauty. The names of flowers, plants, and jewels were used as first names. The Puritans had used the name Grace for both boys and girls in reference to the grace of God. The Victorians bestowed it on girls in reference to a beautiful, graceful figure. Other popular girls' names at the time were two-syllable names ending with the letter "a," most (but not all) of which were of German origin, and nicknames ending in "y" or "ie." 

Flowers, Plants, and Jewels 

Amaryllis

Amethyst 

Beryl

Blossom 

Bryony

Cherry 

Coral

Crystal

Daffodil

Dahlia

Daisy

Diamond 

Emerald

Fern

Flora

Flower 

Garnet 

Goldie

Hazel

Hyacinth 

Iris

Ivy

Jewel

Lilac

Lillian

Lily 

Magnolia

Marigold 

Myrtle

Olive

Opal 

Pansy

Pearl

Rosa

Rose

Rosemary

Rosie 

Ruby

Sapphire

Viola

Violet

Two-Syllable Names 

Ada

Alma

Anna 

Ava

Bella

Bertha

Beulah

Clara

Cora

Della

Dora

Edda

Edna

Ella

Elsa

Emma

Erma

Etta

Eva

Flora

Greta

Hedda

Hilda

Ida

Ilsa

Laura

Lena

Lola

Lula

Martha

Melba

Mina

Myra

Nora

Olga

Rhoda

Rosa 

Sarah

Stella

Thelma

Vera

Willa

Wilma

Nicknames

Addy 

Annie 

Bessie

Betsy

Betty 

Billie

Bobbie

Carrie

Cassie

Christy 

Daisy

Dolly

Effie

Ellie

Elsie

Emmy

Essie

Fanny

Hattie

Hetty 

Janie

Jenny

Jessie

Josie 

Katie

Kitty

Lettie

Lillie

Lizzie

Lottie

Maddie

Maggie 

Mamie

Mattie

Millie 

Minnie

Molly

Nancy 

Nellie

Nettie

Patsy 

Peggy

Penny

Queenie 

Rosie

Sadie

Sally

Susie 

Tillie

Trixie

Trudy

Willie

Winnie

Popular Turn-of-the-Century Boys' Names

Albert

Arthur

Charles

Clarence

David

Edward

Frank

Fred

George

Harold

Harry

Henry

James

John

Joseph

Louis

Paul

Robert

Roy

Samuel

Thomas

Walter

William

Willie