Most popular boys’ names in Ontario, 1922

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

RankNameBabies
1John2,625
2William2,569
3Joseph1,520
4Robert1,369
5James1,322
6George1,233
7J1,113
8Donald852
9Charles713
10Harold652
11Gordon647
12Thomas607
13Kenneth585
14Arthur565
15Edward532
16Albert443
17Norman415
18Frederick390
19Douglas377
20Harry357
21Francis341
22Walter337
23Jack330
24David322
25Roy306
RankNameBabies
26Lloyd301
27Ernest272
28Frank271
29Raymond259
30Henry252
31Stanley247
32Richard232
33Alfred230
34Leonard227
35Gerald226
35Howard226
37Clarence224
38Earl220
39Herbert203
40Clifford201
41Wilfred195
42Ronald191
43Allan184
44Alexander179
44Peter179
46Ralph177
47Lawrence166
48Bruce158
49Leslie149
50Russell146
51Ross140
52Leo136
53Hugh134
53Louis134
53Michael134
56Paul132
57Murray130
58Bernard129
59Victor128
60Lorne127
61Reginald122
62Baby118
63Harvey116
64Patrick115
65Cecil114
66Carl109
66Samuel109
68Vernon100
69Edwin95
70Arnold94
70Edgar94
70Fredrick94
73Elmer93
74Daniel91
75Maurice89
76Wallace88
77Andrew85
78Jean79
79Eric71
79Percy71
81Eugene70
82Alvin69
82Philip69
84Keith68
85Allen67
85Melvin67
85Vincent67
88Cyril63
88Wilbert63
90Sidney62
91Wesley61
92Glen60
92Ivan60
94Alan59
95Morris58
96Fred54
97Garnet53
97Lewis53
99Stuart51
100Hubert50
100Stewart50