Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1912

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	24,588
2	William	19,626
3	James	17,644
4	Robert	12,836
5	Joseph	12,062
6	George	11,734
7	Charles	11,070
8	Edward	7,936
9	Frank	7,912
10	Thomas	6,087
11	Walter	5,809
12	Henry	5,643
13	Harold	5,102
14	Paul	4,785
15	Arthur	4,685
16	Harry	4,624
17	Albert	4,587
18	Raymond	4,374
19	Richard	4,188
20	Louis	3,591
21	Clarence	3,590
22	Willie	3,508
23	Ralph	3,435
24	Carl	3,224
25	Howard	3,212

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Fred	3,103
27	Donald	2,872
28	Jack	2,870
29	David	2,858
30	Samuel	2,602
31	Roy	2,591
32	Ernest	2,569
33	Kenneth	2,538
34	Earl	2,518
35	Francis	2,516
36	Joe	2,515
37	Anthony	2,480
38	Lawrence	2,467
39	Herbert	2,236
40	Alfred	2,210
41	Eugene	2,114
42	Michael	2,104
43	Stanley	2,017
44	Andrew	1,946
45	Leonard	1,928
46	Woodrow	1,843
47	Elmer	1,840
48	Peter	1,679
49	Leo	1,654
50	Herman	1,646
51	Frederick	1,564
52	Theodore	1,561
53	Daniel	1,524
54	Edwin	1,518
55	Chester	1,460
56	Russell	1,449
57	Charlie	1,446
58	Lester	1,443
59	Floyd	1,438
60	Bernard	1,437
61	Norman	1,367
62	Clifford	1,345
63	Sam	1,325
64	Milton	1,319
65	Clyde	1,314
66	Leroy	1,306
67	Benjamin	1,272
68	Lewis	1,247
69	Philip	1,237
70	Lloyd	1,227
71	Melvin	1,185
72	Vincent	1,178
73	Oscar	1,157
74	Jesse	1,106
75	Martin	1,064
76	Cecil	1,058
77	Ray	1,050
78	Lee	1,030
79	Leon	1,006
80	Sidney	1,003
81	Victor	989
82	Morris	960
83	Marvin	958
84	Glenn	948
85	Edgar	945
86	Alvin	929
86	Gerald	929
88	Stephen	928
89	Claude	890
90	Vernon	889
91	Harvey	875
92	Wilbur	832
93	Gordon	822
94	Irving	815
95	Maurice	811
96	Everett	806
97	Alexander	803
98	Homer	794
99	Arnold	767
100	Julius	758
101	Max	734
102	Ben	731
103	Allen	730
104	Eddie	718
104	Willard	718
106	Johnnie	709
107	Warren	697
108	Leslie	693
109	Jessie	692
110	Jacob	691
111	Virgil	684
112	Marion	680
113	Nicholas	676
114	Luther	664
115	Gilbert	649
116	Hugh	648
117	Oliver	646
118	Wayne	617
119	Horace	615
120	Nathan	581
121	Curtis	566
122	Hubert	544
123	Steve	543
124	Tom	538
125	Abraham	533
126	Otis	522
126	Roland	522
128	Wallace	507
129	Franklin	497
130	Archie	496
130	Wilson	496
132	Earnest	486
132	Jerome	486
134	Wesley	485
135	Alex	482
136	Orville	477
137	Manuel	469
138	Roger	464
139	Glen	460
140	Guy	455
141	Rudolph	453
141	Willis	453
143	Edmund	452
144	Mike	430
144	Patrick	430
146	Emil	407
147	Jerry	405
148	Clifton	404
149	Jim	401
150	Otto	398
151	Marshall	397
152	Ira	394
152	Tony	394
154	Bennie	392
155	Angelo	384
156	Matthew	380
157	Calvin	375
158	Salvatore	374
159	Dale	371
160	Jimmie	366
161	Clinton	362
162	Isaac	359
163	Jose	356
163	Nathaniel	356
165	Douglas	350
166	Nelson	349
167	Sylvester	348
168	Bill	347
169	Clayton	346
170	Irvin	344
171	August	343
172	Elbert	342
173	Ivan	339
174	Percy	337
175	Rufus	336
176	Bert	332
176	Don	332
178	Bruce	328
179	Lonnie	327
180	Delbert	325
180	Lyle	325
182	Karl	323
183	Adolph	318
183	Jay	318
185	Wilfred	317
186	Johnie	311
187	Forrest	308
188	Adam	307
189	Phillip	306
190	Aaron	303
191	Ronald	302
192	Alton	300
192	Felix	300
194	Dan	298
195	Mack	295
196	Ervin	294
196	Julian	294
198	Wilbert	291
199	Emmett	290
200	Charley	288
201	Mark	284
202	Ellis	282
203	Dominick	275
204	Laurence	271
205	Antonio	270
206	Dennis	268
206	Merle	268
208	Roosevelt	267
209	Owen	265
210	Roscoe	264
211	Pete	263
212	Elwood	262
213	Carroll	256
213	Will	256
215	Hyman	255
216	Murray	254
217	Grady	252
217	Leland	252
219	Nick	248
220	Ted	244
221	Amos	243
221	Cornelius	243
223	Ross	240
224	Aubrey	236
225	Malcolm	233
225	Solomon	233
227	Myron	231
228	Ed	229
229	Byron	227
230	Simon	226
231	Lowell	225
232	Austin	223
233	Dave	222
234	Allan	221
235	Reuben	220
236	Grover	219
237	Sherman	218
238	Dominic	217
238	Johnny	217
238	Juan	217
241	Perry	216
242	Wendell	212
243	Erwin	210
244	Emanuel	207
244	Moses	207
246	Preston	206
247	Troy	202
248	Carlton	201
248	Loren	201
250	Edmond	200
251	Tommie	199
252	Dean	198
253	Harley	197
254	Loyd	196
255	Fredrick	193
256	Clark	187
256	Gene	187
256	Jake	187
256	Millard	187
260	Dwight	186
261	Wade	181
262	Jasper	178
263	Alonzo	177
263	Louie	177
265	Monroe	175
266	Abe	172
266	Clement	172
268	Boyd	171
268	Jess	171
270	Harrison	170
271	Elmo	169
271	Grant	169
271	Keith	169
271	Sol	169
275	Ollie	167
276	Dewey	166
277	Kermit	165
278	Larry	164
278	Rex	164
280	Burton	163
280	Gus	163
282	Booker	161
283	Anton	159
283	Barney	159
283	Eli	159
286	Cleveland	156
286	Lynn	156
288	Eldon	153
289	Mario	152
290	Christopher	151
290	Maynard	151
290	Neil	151
290	Steven	151
294	Gerard	149
295	Isadore	148
296	Claud	146
296	Cyril	146
296	Freddie	146
296	Jesus	146
300	Garland	145
301	Meyer	143
302	Alphonse	142
302	Elijah	142
302	Emerson	142
302	Russel	142
306	Bob	141
306	Earle	141
306	Orval	141
306	Randolph	141
310	Buster	140
311	Cleo	139
312	Alva	138
312	Ellsworth	138
314	Emery	137
314	Mitchell	137
314	Morton	137
317	Clair	136
317	Herschel	136
319	Dallas	135
319	Pasquale	135
321	Elton	134
321	Jeff	134
321	Reginald	134
321	Ruben	134
321	Thurman	134
321	Wilmer	134
327	Conrad	133
328	Marcus	132
329	Alfonso	131
330	Adrian	130
330	Stewart	130
332	Armand	129
332	Joel	129
334	Elvin	128
334	Timothy	128
336	Bruno	127
336	Neal	127
338	Irwin	126
338	Norbert	126
340	Saul	125
341	Carlos	124
342	Al	121
342	Forest	121
342	Mathew	121
345	Pedro	120
346	Lionel	119
346	Merrill	119
346	Patsy	119
349	Frederic	118
349	Mary	118
349	Seymour	118
349	Stuart	118
353	Emory	117
353	Ramon	117
355	Levi	116
355	Noah	116
357	Doyle	115
357	Rocco	115
359	Basil	114
359	Hollis	114
359	Sydney	114
359	Ward	114
363	Andy	113
363	Dudley	113
363	Ferdinand	113
363	Maxwell	113
367	Odell	112
367	Wiley	112
369	Ned	109
370	Buford	108
370	Silas	108
372	Delmar	107
372	Hugo	107
374	Augustus	106
374	Francisco	106
374	Weldon	106
377	Carmine	105
377	Spencer	105
379	Norris	104
380	Freeman	103
381	Alan	102
382	Harlan	101
382	Isidore	101
384	Royal	100
384	Sterling	100
386	Milford	99
386	Mose	99
388	Ambrose	98
389	Coy	97
389	Elias	97
391	Foster	96
391	Scott	96
393	Carmen	95
393	Lorenzo	95
393	Milo	95
393	Winston	95
397	Darrell	94
397	Vito	94
399	Eric	93
399	Miles	93
401	Aloysius	92
401	Sanford	92
401	Wilford	92
404	Christian	91
404	Jackson	91
404	Lucius	91
404	Tommy	91
408	Bertram	90
408	Bud	90
408	Hiram	90
408	Jean	90
412	Ezra	89
412	Fletcher	89
412	Omer	89
412	Wilburn	89
416	Lyman	88
416	Rodney	88
418	Benny	87
418	Riley	87
418	Vern	87
421	Gustave	86
421	Newton	86
421	Roman	86
424	Anderson	85
424	Elliott	85
424	Van	85
427	Gabriel	84
428	Harris	83
428	Luke	83
428	Rolland	83
428	Sigmund	83
432	Truman	82
433	Jules	81
434	Dock	80
434	Jewell	80
434	Noel	80
434	Olin	80
434	Thaddeus	80
439	Alden	79
439	Cyrus	79
439	Isiah	79
439	Jimmy	79
439	Laverne	79
439	Waldo	79
445	Morgan	78
446	Dewitt	77
446	Dick	77
446	Evan	77
446	Travis	77
450	Billie	76
450	Chris	76
450	Emile	76
450	Luis	76
450	Merlin	76
450	Theron	76
456	Clay	75
456	Israel	75
456	Linwood	75
456	Pat	75
456	Ulysses	75
461	Duane	74
461	Marlin	74
463	Rubin	73
463	Sheldon	73
465	King	72
465	Mervin	72
465	Palmer	72
468	Noble	71
468	Vance	71
470	Alphonso	69
470	Billy	69
470	Coleman	69
470	Rupert	69
474	Gustav	68
474	Judson	68
474	Major	68
474	Odis	68
474	Orlando	68
474	Porter	68
474	Raleigh	68
481	Casimir	67
481	Harmon	67
481	Justin	67
484	Burl	66
484	Clem	66
484	Cletus	66
484	Oren	66
484	Otho	66
484	Shirley	66
484	Walker	66
491	Columbus	65
491	Gregory	65
491	Lacy	65
491	Ora	65
491	Sammie	65
491	Winfred	65
497	Dee	64
497	Jefferson	64
497	Wilber	64
500	Edd	63
501	Nolan	62
502	Haywood	61
502	Hershel	61
502	Junius	61
502	Lemuel	61
502	Olen	61
507	Hal	60
507	Joshua	60
507	Merton	60
510	Durward	59
510	Enoch	59
510	Isaiah	59
510	Micheal	59
510	Otha	59
515	Albin	58
515	Avery	58
515	Domenic	58
515	Houston	58
515	Mason	58
515	Obie	58
521	Buck	57
521	Elwin	57
521	Everette	57
521	Ford	57
521	Garfield	57
521	Jeremiah	57
521	Kelly	57
521	Phil	57
521	Randall	57
521	Taylor	57
521	Winfield	57
532	Denver	56
532	Elmore	56
532	Fay	56
532	Hans	56
532	Junior	56
532	Lenard	56
532	Napoleon	56
539	Augustine	55
539	Casper	55
539	Eldridge	55
539	Mortimer	55
539	Raphael	55
539	Teddy	55
539	Tomas	55
539	Valentine	55
547	Lavern	54
547	Matt	54
547	Oswald	54
547	Rosario	54
547	Vaughn	54
552	Alvis	53
552	Guadalupe	53
552	Pearl	53
552	Sylvan	53
556	Archibald	52
556	Arther	52
556	Lamar	52
556	Merritt	52
556	Warner	52
561	Alois	51
561	Arlie	51
561	Dorsey	51
561	Granville	51
561	Hector	51
561	Ruby	51
561	Sebastian	51
568	Dalton	50
568	Emilio	50
568	Ike	50
568	Jonas	50
568	Theo	50
568	Walton	50
574	Hoyt	49
574	Jewel	49
574	Lincoln	49
574	Lucian	49
574	Nat	49
574	Prince	49
574	Rene	49
574	Terry	49
574	Webster	49
574	Wilton	49
584	Arden	48
584	Beryl	48
584	Graham	48
584	Haskell	48
584	Jonathan	48
584	Lucien	48
584	Romeo	48
584	Shelby	48
592	Asa	47
592	Carlo	47
592	Davis	47
592	Elwyn	47
592	Guido	47
592	Miguel	47
592	Talmadge	47
599	Benedict	46
599	Connie	46
599	Duncan	46
599	Frances	46
599	Hazel	46
599	Margaret	46
599	Ottis	46
599	Roderick	46
599	Santo	46
608	Abner	45
608	Alfredo	45
608	Carlyle	45
608	Carson	45
608	Carter	45
608	Casey	45
608	Dana	45
608	Darwin	45
608	Delmer	45
608	Emmitt	45
608	Hamilton	45
608	Harland	45
608	Nickolas	45
608	Smith	45
622	Antone	44
622	Bennett	44
622	Beverly	44
622	Chas	44
622	Chauncey	44
622	Eldred	44
622	Elisha	44
622	Gary	44
622	Judge	44
622	Loyal	44
622	Melville	44
622	Omar	44
622	Sandy	44
635	Bradford	43
635	Edison	43
635	Elroy	43
635	Elvis	43
635	Elzie	43
635	Evert	43
635	Gaetano	43
635	Gerhard	43
635	Hayden	43
635	Ignatius	43
635	Orrin	43
635	Reed	43
635	Ruth	43
635	Stanford	43
649	Berry	42
649	Darrel	42
649	Dorothy	42
649	Elden	42
649	Gale	42
649	Garrett	42
649	Jason	42
649	Johnson	42
649	Rafael	42
649	Verne	42
659	Adolphus	41
659	Blaine	41
659	Cleve	41
659	Miller	41
659	Murphy	41
659	Newell	41
659	Orin	41
659	Roberto	41
659	Seth	41
668	Abel	40
668	Alford	40
668	Benton	40
668	Domenick	40
668	Felton	40
668	Gail	40
668	Gaylord	40
668	Golden	40
668	Lucious	40
668	Ocie	40
668	Olaf	40
668	Rollin	40
668	Rosevelt	40
681	Alberto	39
681	Galen	39
681	General	39
681	Hilton	39
681	Josh	39
681	Lindsey	39
681	Oran	39
681	Rogers	39
681	Rudy	39
681	Urban	39
681	Wm	39
692	Aldo	38
692	Carleton	38
692	Clint	38
692	Estel	38
692	Helen	38
692	Hobert	38
692	Mckinley	38
692	Oral	38
700	Americo	37
700	Cedric	37
700	Clarance	37
700	Constantine	37
700	Dillard	37
700	Early	37
700	Emmet	37
700	Finis	37
700	Florian	37
700	Garnett	37
700	Huey	37
700	Leopold	37
700	Royce	37
713	Abram	36
713	Bradley	36
713	Carey	36
713	Carrol	36
713	Clovis	36
713	Crawford	36
713	Josiah	36
713	Llewellyn	36
713	Mac	36
713	Raymon	36
713	Tim	36
713	Watson	36
725	Henderson	35
725	Ivy	35
725	Kyle	35
725	Lafayette	35
725	Lawson	35
725	Leander	35
725	Logan	35
725	Madison	35
725	Mariano	35
725	Worth	35
735	Bertrand	34
735	Buddy	34
735	Burley	34
735	Burt	34
735	Dante	34
735	Ellwood	34
735	Evans	34
735	Fernando	34
735	Godfrey	34
735	Joesph	34
735	Ludwig	34
735	Meredith	34
735	Mitchel	34
735	Parker	34
735	Reynold	34
735	Sherwood	34
735	Tillman	34
735	Tracy	34
735	Turner	34
735	Vivian	34
755	Addison	33
755	Andres	33
755	Armando	33
755	Bernie	33
755	Enos	33
755	Hardy	33
755	Hermon	33
755	Issac	33
755	Jonnie	33
755	Louise	33
765	Caesar	32
765	Carol	32
765	Clare	32
765	Cloyd	32
765	Ennis	32
765	Fritz	32
765	Gaston	32
765	Giles	32
765	Hosea	32
765	Lambert	32
765	Melton	32
765	Myer	32
765	Norwood	32
765	Pablo	32
765	Reinhold	32
765	Santiago	32
765	Vester	32
765	Wayland	32
783	Allie	31
783	Aron	31
783	Bernice	31
783	Damon	31
783	Eino	31
783	Fredric	31
783	Ishmael	31
783	Jordan	31
783	Merl	31
783	Odie	31
783	Orvil	31
783	Quincy	31
783	Rudolf	31
783	Salvador	31
783	Thornton	31
783	Verner	31
783	Williams	31
800	Adelbert	30
800	Alvie	30
800	Artis	30
800	Bonnie	30
800	Brady	30
800	Casimer	30
800	Clemens	30
800	Hampton	30
800	Ivory	30
800	Lillian	30
800	Lois	30
800	Milan	30
800	Moe	30
800	Myles	30
800	Nels	30
800	Ransom	30
816	Anna	29
816	Dexter	29
816	Elza	29
816	Ernesto	29
816	Ewald	29
816	Ewell	29
816	Felipe	29
816	Gregorio	29
816	Hayward	29
816	Hezekiah	29
816	Lonzo	29
816	Loran	29
816	Mahlon	29
816	Norton	29
816	Oris	29
816	Raul	29
816	Theadore	29
816	Vernie	29
816	Wyatt	29
835	Angus	28
835	Artie	28
835	Arvid	28
835	Benjiman	28
835	Claire	28
835	Cliff	28
835	Francesco	28
835	Frankie	28
835	Hilliard	28
835	Howell	28
835	Hunter	28
835	Marcel	28
835	Osborne	28
835	Park	28
835	Reid	28
835	Richmond	28
835	Stanislaus	28
835	Vergil	28
835	Zack	28
854	Algie	27
854	Arch	27
854	Armond	27
854	Axel	27
854	Boyce	27
854	Bryan	27
854	Burdette	27
854	Champ	27
854	Enrique	27
854	Ezekiel	27
854	Furman	27
854	Irene	27
854	Jennings	27
854	Jodie	27
854	Milburn	27
854	Norval	27
854	Reno	27
854	Rowland	27
854	Terrell	27
854	Verl	27
854	Washington	27
854	Winford	27
876	Angel	26
876	Arlo	26
876	Attilio	26
876	Bailey	26
876	Blair	26
876	Brown	26
876	Bryant	26
876	Craig	26
876	Donovan	26
876	Hilbert	26
876	Johny	26
876	Lorin	26
876	Maxie	26
876	Murry	26
876	Regis	26
876	Thurston	26
892	Allison	25
892	Alvah	25
892	Art	25
892	Arvel	25
892	Audrey	25
892	Bishop	25
892	Brooks	25
892	Elgin	25
892	Foy	25
892	Guss	25
892	Gust	25
892	Hobart	25
892	Hughie	25
892	June	25
892	Kirby	25
892	Levy	25
892	Pierce	25
892	Ricardo	25
892	Silvio	25
892	Stanton	25
892	Sumner	25
892	Toney	25
892	Verlin	25
892	Virgle	25
892	Woodroe	25
892	Wylie	25
918	Alma	24
918	Baxter	24
918	Benito	24
918	Cameron	24
918	Emmit	24
918	Henery	24
918	Julio	24
918	Leeroy	24
918	Len	24
918	Lon	24
918	Malcom	24
918	Marcellus	24
918	Minor	24
918	Nunzio	24
918	Ole	24
918	Vincenzo	24
918	Wellington	24
935	Adolf	23
935	Alcide	23
935	Alice	23
935	Ashley	23
935	Burnell	23
935	Christ	23
935	Cole	23
935	Colie	23
935	Cornell	23
935	Courtney	23
935	Edna	23
935	Elizabeth	23
935	Erling	23
935	Essie	23
935	Franklyn	23
935	Fulton	23
935	Gardner	23
935	Gilberto	23
935	Glendon	23
935	Jones	23
935	Larue	23
935	Laurel	23
935	Lige	23
935	Loy	23
935	Masao	23
935	Nevin	23
935	Oakley	23
935	Rayford	23
935	Sammy	23
935	Sampson	23
935	Shelton	23
935	Sid	23
935	Thad	23
935	Vernal	23
935	Welton	23
970	Alf	22
970	Ansel	22
970	Armin	22
970	Chalmer	22
970	Denis	22
970	Florence	22
970	Geo	22
970	Green	22
970	Hilary	22
970	Holland	22
970	Kent	22
970	Lou	22
970	Lucas	22
970	Malvin	22
970	Mildred	22
970	Nicolas	22
970	Paris	22
970	Pierre	22
970	Quentin	22
970	Reese	22
970	Rodger	22
970	Rosco	22
970	Roswell	22
970	Santos	22
970	Simeon	22
970	Taft	22
970	Tyrus	22
970	Val	22
970	Werner	22
970	Wilfrid	22
1000	Alec	21
1000	Arley	21
1000	Arne	21
1000	Arvin	21
1000	Benson	21
1000	Dayton	21
1000	Donato	21
1000	Ernst	21
1000	Ewing	21
1000	Gussie	21
1000	Helmer	21
1000	Ignacio	21
1000	Lawerence	21
1000	Lew	21
1000	Linton	21
1000	Murl	21
1000	Olan	21
1000	Orie	21
1000	Ruel	21
1000	Stafford	21
1000	Tyler	21
1000	Vicente	21
1000	Wright	21