Get full names that were in use in the 1920s, for the US or the UK, with an optional jazz-age nickname.
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Writing a story, a murder-mystery party or a role-play set in the Roaring Twenties? Choose women, men or both, pick the US or the UK, and get three to eight full names from the era, each with a jazz-age nickname if you want one and a short note on the character it suggests.
The first names come from a fixed list of names that were in everyday use in the 1920s, such as Dorothy, Mildred, Harold and Reginald. The surname is a common one for the place you chose, and the nickname follows the playful style of the jazz age.
Give a name to a detective, a flapper, a bootlegger or a shopkeeper, hand out character names at a themed party, or use them in a school project about the decade.
Yes. The 1920s name generator is free to use.
The first names are taken from a fixed list of names that were in common use in the US and the UK in the 1920s. The full names are made up, so they are not records of real people.
No. It does not give rankings or popularity figures. For those, look at official name statistics.
A short, playful nickname in the style of the 1920s, such as "Dolly" or "Duke". Turn the toggle off if you only want plain names.
It can, by chance, because these first names and surnames were common. The tool is told to avoid famous people of the era.
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