Findings are based on information from the 1851 census: selecting only women who were born 1740-1820, and who were living in London in 1851. Total number of individuals included is 8 229. Note that Greater London was not treated as a county in the census data, so this is actually a subset of the counties of Middlesex, and to a lesser degree, Surrey.

The five most common names were:

Mary 15.6% Elizabeth 11.0% Sarah 9.6% Ann 9.4% Jane 5.0%

Over half of the women were called Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Ann or Jane.

Over two-thirds of the women were called Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Ann, Jane, Mary Ann, Eliza, Margaret, Hannah or Harriet.

5.7% (468) of the women had unusual names--those which were shared by 5 or fewer individuals. A handful of these appeared to be foreign immigrant names (Resinhappurk, Vicomsepdo), or men who had accidently been marked as female on the census return (John, Richard).

<table a, b, c> a/11: b: Names c: Percentage b: Mary c: 15.6% b: Elizabeth c: 11.0% b: Sarah c: 9.6% b: Ann c: 9.4% b: Jane; Mary Ann; Eliza c: 12.0% b: Margaret; Hannah; Harriet; Maria; Catherine; Charlotte c: 13.6% b: Martha; Caroline; Ellen; Frances; Susan; Sophia c: 8.6% b: Louisa; Susanna; Emma; Rebecca; Lucy; Amelia; Eleanor; Esther; Bridget; Isabella; Emily c: 8.0% b: Johanna; Fanny; Julia; Anna; Phoebe; Lydia; Matilda; May; Alice; Jemima; Rachael; Agnes; Ruth; Betsy; Helen; Georgiana; Grace; James; Hester; Letitia; Dorothy; William; Clara; Deborah; Dinah; Henrietta; Honora; John; Laura; Marie; Matha; Priscilla; Rosina; Barbara; Jessie; Rosa; Selina c: 6.4% b: shared by 5 people or fewer c: 5.7% ----

All names, ranked with the most popular first.

<table a, b, c, d, e, f/tot> a: Names \ year born b: 1740-1759 c: 1760-1779 d: 1780-1799 e: 1800-1820 f: Total a: Mary b: 2 c: 67 d: 363 e: 853 f: 1285 a: Elizabeth b: 2 c: 50 d: 258 e: 596 f: 906 a: Sarah b: 1 c: 65 d: 208 e: 520 f: 794 a: Ann b: - c: 46 d: 212 e: 514 f: 772 a: Jane b: - c: 17 d: 98 e: 294 f: 409 a: Mary Ann/Maryann b: - c: 2 d: 73 e: 255 f: 330 a: Eliza b: - c: 2 d: 32 e: 216 f: 250 a: Margaret b: - c: 11 d: 46 e: 144 f: 201 a: Hannah b: - c: 11 d: 54 e: 133 f: 198 a: Harriet b: - c: 7 d: 45 e: 139 f: 191 a: Maria b: - c: 4 d: 47 e: 136 f: 187 a: Catherine b: - c: 10 d: 52 e: 123 f: 185 a: Charlotte b: - c: 6 d: 40 e: 114 f: 160 a: Martha b: - c: 6 d: 48 e: 86 f: 140 a: Caroline b: - c: 1 d: 17 e: 112 f: 130 a: Ellen b: - c: 6 d: 20 e: 91 f: 117 a: Frances b: - c: 9 d: 31 e: 75 f: 115 a: Susan b: - c: 9 d: 22 e: 75 f: 106 a: Sophia b: - c: 1 d: 33 e: 67 f: 101 a: Louisa b: 1 c: - d: 21 e: 77 f: 99 a: Susanna b: - c: 2 d: 21 e: 65 f: 88 a: Emma b: - c: 4 d: 9 e: 66 f: 79 a: Rebecca b: - c: 7 d: 22 e: 50 f: 79 a: Lucy b: - c: 3 d: 20 e: 26 f: 49 a: Amelia b: - c: 2 d: 12 e: 33 f: 47 a: Eleanor b: - c: 2 d: 14 e: 30 f: 46 a: Esther b: - c: 3 d: 20 e: 23 f: 46 a: Bridget b: 2 c: 2 d: 11 e: 28 f: 43 a: Isabella b: - c: 3 d: 9 e: 30 f: 42 a: Emily b: - c: - d: 6 e: 34 f: 40 a: Johanna b: - c: 2 d: 13 e: 23 f: 38 a: Fanny b: - c: 1 d: 10 e: 23 f: 34 a: Julia b: - c: - d: 7 e: 27 f: 34 a: Anna b: - c: 2 d: 5 e: 24 f: 31 a: Phoebe b: - c: 1 d: 5 e: 22 f: 28 a: Lydia b: - c: - d: 6 e: 20 f: 26 a: Matilda b: - c: 1 d: 4 e: 21 f: 26 a: May b: - c: 1 d: 6 e: 16 f: 23 a: Alice b: - c: - d: 9 e: 13 f: 22 a: Jemima b: - c: - d: 4 e: 18 f: 22 a: Rachael b: - c: 2 d: 2 e: 17 f: 21 a: Agnes b: - c: 2 d: 3 e: 11 f: 16 a: Ruth b: - c: 2 d: 5 e: 6 f: 13 a: Betsy b: - c: - d: 3 e: 9 f: 12 a: Helen b: - c: - d: 4 e: 8 f: 12 a: Georgiana b: - c: - d: 1 e: 10 f: 11 a: Grace b: - c: - d: 3 e: 8 f: 11 a: James b: - c: 3 d: 1 e: 7 f: 11 a: Hester b: - c: - d: 2 e: 7 f: 9 a: Letitia b: - c: 1 d: 4 e: 4 f: 9 a: Dorothy b: - c: 1 d: 3 e: 4 f: 8 a: William b: - c: - d: 2 e: 6 f: 8 a: Matha b: - c: - d: - e: 7 f: 7 a: Deborah; Dinah; John b: - c: - d: 4 e: 3 f: 3 x 7 a: Marie; Priscilla b: - c: - d: 1 e: 6 f: 2 x 7 a: Henrietta; Rosina b: - c: - d: 2 e: 5 f: 2 x 7 a: Honora; Laura b: - c: - d: 3 e: 4 f: 2 x 7 a: Clara b: - c: 1 d: - e: 6 f: 7 a: Jessie; Rosa b: - c: - d: - e: 6 f: 2 x 6 a: Barbara b: - c: - d: 2 e: 4 f: 6 a: Selina b: - c: - d: 1 e: 5 f: 6 a: Adelaide; Kate; Rhoda; Rosetta b: - c: - d: 1 e: 4 f: 4 x 5 a: Christianna; Thomas b: - c: 1 d: - e: 4 f: 2 x 5 a: Augusta; Christian b: - c: 1 d: 2 e: 2 f: 2 x 5 a: Joseph b: - c: - d: 2 e: 3 f: 5 a: Nancy b: - c: 1 d: 1 e: 3 f: 5 a: Amy b: - c: - d: 3 e: 2 f: 5 a: Edith b: - c: 1 d: 3 e: 1 f: 5 a: Marion b: - c: - d: 4 e: 1 f: 5 a: Clarissa; Diana; Kezia; Teresa b: - c: - d: - e: 4 f: 4 x 4 a: Judy; Phillis b: - c: 1 d: 1 e: 2 f: 2 x 4 a: Abigail b: - c: - d: 1 e: 3 f: 4 a: Celia b: - c: 1 d: - e: 3 f: 4 a: Elija b: - c: - d: 2 e: 2 f: 4 a: Johanne b: - c: - d: 3 e: 1 f: 4 a: Am; Dora; Jenie; Josephine; Juliana; Philadelphia; Rose; Sush b: - c: - d: 1 e: 2 f: 8 x 3 a: Angelina; Charles; Harrett; Jean; Rosanna b: - c: - d: - e: 3 f: 5 x 3 a: Adeline b: - c: - d: - e: 2 f: 2 x 2 a: Judith; Milicent b: - c: - d: 3 e: - f: 2 x 3 a: Annette b: - c: 1 d: - e: 2 f: 3 a: Elira b: - c: - d: 2 e: 1 f: 3 a: Annie; Bethia; Betty; Blanch; Charlotta; Henry; Mat; Mildred; Prudence; Sally; Tryphena b: - c: - d: - e: 2 f: 11 x 2 a: Arabella; Clemencia; Elie; Hephribah; Nanny; Penelope; Sam; Samuel; Uslar; Winifred b: - c: - d: 1 e: 1 f: 10 x 2 a: Alicia; Constance; Janet; Lane; Miriam b: - c: 1 d: - e: 1 f: 5 x 2 a: George; Kitty b: - c: 1 d: 1 e: - f: 2 x 2 a: Hary b: - c: - d: 2 e: - f: 2 a: Adde; Adele; Alexandrina; Algarg; Alida; Allen; Allison; Altezeera; Althea; Ama; Amele; Amelis; Amolia; Amore; Annabel; Apolina; Archy; Arseneth; Arsula; Ary; Barnard; Batista; Beatrice; Belinda; Bella; Bertha; Bertice; Bessy; Blettcher; Cady; Cahallo; Cathear; Cathenay; Cecila; Cecile; Cecilia; Cecily; Chaterine; Cheris; Cherry; Christopher; Cicely; Cine; Clavia; Clement; Clementine; Cleona; Cleverdens; Donna; Edna; Eleanora; Eliane; Elise; Elissa; Ellard; Ellenam; Elmer; Elmira; Elora; Elra; Emblon; Emelia; Emmelina; Enna; Enough; Epse; Ernestine; Euginia; Euphemia; Evelyn; Farah; Florentia; Florentine; Georgina; Goodlick; Guilly; Hanny; Harrel; Henera; Henorta; Hephencbah; Hilda; Honor; Ioannis; Irad; Isobel; Jana; Jared; Jarret; Jeanette; Jerema; Joan; Josepha; Joyce; Juliet; June; Justina; Karenhappack; Keason; Kerenhappench; Lacey; Lansing; Lelina; Lipporah; Louise; Lovinia; Lucretia; Luemma; Luna; Lyde; Madalene; Magretta; Marge; Marianne; Markin; Marriel; Mauneline; Mee; Melinda; Meliora; Meria; Merran; Mersalia; Mijr; Milliard; Mon; Morgum; Mu; Myria; Nora; Octavia; Partiene; Paulina; Pauline; Percilla; Peucika; Phelomine; Philadelp; Phillipins; Pilia; Ramsey; Rarked; Rathe; Resinhappurk; Rhona; Richard; Robert; Robinson; Rosamah; Rosann; Roselle; Rosema; Rositta; Salome; Saragh; Sarahb ; Se; Selma; Septima; Setcha; Shire; Sidelia; Sidney; Solomon; Sophine; Sophy; Sura; Sylvia; Tamisianna; Tarisa; Tercia; Theodosia; Treacy; Turpin; Vicomsepdo; Victoria; Virginie; Weller; Wilhemina; Woote; Worthey; Zane b: - c: - d: - e: 1 f: 182 x 1 a: Abigar; Albina; Alison; Antoinette; Arist; Catton; Christina; Clemantina; Cordelia; Daina; Deboras; Diane; Drane; Ealliannie; Eken; Eli; Estella; Estie; Faith; Floinday; Gabetha; Germina; Goainn; Helena; Henrta; Hepseta; Hetty; Jehona; Josette; Kachael; Leanna; Lethia; Lettice; Loana; Lomer; Marcy; Marijan; Matho; Mayfield; Mervina; Milas; Morgan; Patricia; Rate; Ressie; Ruther; Seeria; Serena; Sibbell; Theodocia; Theresa; Veronica; Virginia; Wylan b: - c: - d: 1 e: - f: 54 x 1 a: Aleling; Ally; Alphia; Barber; Canew; Catharina; Cathra; Dorothea; Hensca; Huey; Joep; Julian; Olivia; Rosamond; Tablitha; Victora b: - c: 1 d: - e: - f: 16 x 1 a: Total b: 8 c: 411 d: 2106 e: 5704 f: 8229 ----