Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1908
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 9,343 |
| 2 | William | 7,529 |
| 3 | James | 7,012 |
| 4 | George | 4,584 |
| 5 | Robert | 4,219 |
| 6 | Joseph | 4,162 |
| 7 | Charles | 3,929 |
| 8 | Frank | 3,146 |
| 9 | Edward | 2,707 |
| 10 | Thomas | 2,301 |
| 11 | Henry | 2,283 |
| 12 | Walter | 2,192 |
| 13 | Willie | 1,964 |
| 14 | Harry | 1,934 |
| 15 | Albert | 1,642 |
| 16 | Arthur | 1,601 |
| 17 | Harold | 1,542 |
| 18 | Paul | 1,478 |
| 19 | Clarence | 1,428 |
| 20 | Fred | 1,381 |
| 20 | Raymond | 1,381 |
| 22 | Louis | 1,317 |
| 23 | Richard | 1,244 |
| 24 | Joe | 1,209 |
| 25 | Ralph | 1,138 |