Most popular boys’ names in Ontario, 1932

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

RankNameBabies
1Joseph2,769
2John2,192
3William2,087
4Robert1,791
5Donald1,541
6James1,331
7Ronald991
8George815
9Kenneth658
10Charles577
11Thomas558
12Gordon473
13Douglas441
14David427
15Edward416
16Gerald371
17Harold370
18Richard329
19Norman291
20Albert288
21Raymond275
22Walter274
23Baby267
24Frederick261
25Arthur250
RankNameBabies
26Paul231
27Francis222
27Peter222
29Stanley218
30Frank216
31Bruce201
32Jack194
33Lawrence191
34Roy190
35Harry180
36Ralph170
37Allan166
38Ernest165
39Howard164
40Alexander158
40Henry158
42Michael156
43Lloyd151
44Leonard149
45Earl139
46Clifford134
47Murray124
48Clarence122
49Alfred121
49Ross121
51Wilfred120
52Lorne117
53Carl114
54Keith110
55Herbert106
56Louis103
57Patrick102
58Harvey100
59Bernard97
59Reginald97
61Leo95
62Alan94
63Daniel93
64Russell92
65Victor89
66Hugh85
66Maurice85
66Roger85
69Arnold84
70Jean79
71Edwin77
72Andrew76
73Samuel74
74Fredrick70
74Glen70
74Ivan70
77Cecil67
78Allen66
78Philip66
80Leslie65
81Barry64
82Eric62
82Eugene62
84Vernon61
85Stephen60
86Anthony59
86Glenn59
88Elmer58
89Gilbert55
89Roland55
89Wallace55
92Martin52
93Melvin51
94Floyd50
94Neil50
96Alvin49
96Dennis49
98Infant47
99Malcolm46
100Stuart45
100Vincent45