Most popular boys’ names in Ontario, 1933

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

RankNameBabies
1Joseph2,580
2John2,199
3William1,969
4Robert1,700
5Donald1,512
6James1,275
7Ronald989
8George855
9Kenneth682
10Charles525
11Edward486
12Thomas458
13David452
14Douglas434
15Gordon431
16Gerald395
17Harold350
18Richard347
19Norman313
20Frederick289
21Raymond273
22Albert271
23Arthur265
24Paul257
25Baby250
RankNameBabies
26Walter236
27Peter220
28Roy213
29Bruce204
30Francis195
31Stanley194
32Harry192
33Frank188
34Jack183
35Lawrence181
36Allan176
37Leonard174
38Ralph154
39Howard151
40Michael146
41Ernest144
42Ross140
43Murray135
44Carl130
45Henry125
46Earl116
47Alfred115
47Lloyd115
49Keith111
50Alexander110
50Bernard110
50Herbert110
53Wilfred109
54Harvey106
55Lorne104
56Clifford103
57Patrick101
58Clarence99
59Hugh96
60Roger95
61Reginald90
62Alan88
62Edwin88
64Leo87
65Glen86
66Maurice85
67Victor84
68Louis80
69Jean75
70Daniel73
70Russell73
72Glenn70
73Allen69
73Samuel69
75Andrew66
76Cecil64
76Eric64
76Gary64
76Leslie64
76Philip64
81Fredrick61
81Neil61
83Alvin59
84Arnold58
84Ivan58
86Vincent55
87Melvin53
88Eugene52
88Floyd52
90Barry51
90Martin51
92Dennis50
92Vernon50
94Jos48
95Anthony47
96Elmer46
96Marvin46
98Gilbert44
98Infant44
100Franklin43
100Grant43