Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1918

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	56,558
2	William	45,291
3	James	42,115
4	Robert	40,619
5	Charles	26,921
6	George	26,318
7	Joseph	26,261
8	Edward	19,489
9	Frank	17,018
10	Thomas	13,910
11	Walter	13,338
12	Richard	12,323
13	Harold	12,185
14	Paul	11,755
15	Raymond	11,604
16	Henry	11,354
17	Arthur	10,105
18	Donald	9,972
19	Albert	9,935
20	Harry	9,896
21	Jack	8,341
22	Ralph	8,162
23	Clarence	7,187
24	Louis	7,082
25	Carl	7,004

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Howard	6,928
27	Kenneth	6,809
28	David	6,627
29	Willie	6,537
30	Francis	6,347
31	Earl	6,321
32	Roy	6,211
33	Fred	6,182
34	Joe	5,805
35	Eugene	5,631
36	Stanley	5,618
37	Ernest	5,527
38	Lawrence	5,372
39	Anthony	5,168
40	Herbert	5,128
41	Leonard	4,980
42	Alfred	4,873
43	Samuel	4,772
44	Elmer	4,373
45	Michael	4,296
46	Andrew	4,138
47	Bernard	4,098
48	Leo	4,036
49	Norman	3,867
50	Russell	3,833
51	Lloyd	3,742
52	Daniel	3,726
53	Peter	3,711
54	Chester	3,692
55	Edwin	3,487
56	Melvin	3,469
57	Leroy	3,422
58	Woodrow	3,358
59	Frederick	3,351
60	Clifford	3,299
61	Floyd	3,235
62	Lester	3,229
63	Victor	3,183
64	Theodore	3,143
65	Herman	3,041
66	Vernon	2,971
67	Clyde	2,917
68	Marvin	2,829
69	Ray	2,763
70	Charlie	2,743
71	Philip	2,733
72	Gerald	2,712
73	Vincent	2,621
74	Lewis	2,593
75	Sam	2,506
76	Milton	2,454
77	Leon	2,442
78	Jesse	2,433
79	Benjamin	2,431
80	Alvin	2,409
81	Martin	2,403
82	Cecil	2,328
83	Willard	2,311
84	Glenn	2,253
85	Gordon	2,233
86	Lee	2,159
87	Oscar	2,113
88	Harvey	2,111
89	Edgar	2,085
90	Warren	1,990
91	Wayne	1,912
92	Arnold	1,910
93	Everett	1,891
94	Sidney	1,879
95	Claude	1,878
96	Stephen	1,843
97	Wilbur	1,800
98	Allen	1,779
99	Virgil	1,707
100	Homer	1,680
101	Morris	1,679
102	Leslie	1,644
103	Maurice	1,636
104	Alexander	1,591
105	Gilbert	1,576
106	Max	1,536
107	Marion	1,535
108	Irving	1,533
109	Steve	1,523
110	Johnnie	1,521
111	Dale	1,491
112	Hugh	1,489
113	Nicholas	1,488
114	Hubert	1,454
115	Douglas	1,432
116	Roger	1,426
117	Eddie	1,423
118	Julius	1,416
118	Luther	1,416
120	Jessie	1,412
121	Roland	1,385
122	Wilson	1,381
123	Curtis	1,335
124	Wallace	1,334
125	Glen	1,318
126	Manuel	1,312
127	Mike	1,287
128	Ben	1,276
129	Franklin	1,275
130	Oliver	1,248
131	Alex	1,207
132	Horace	1,199
133	Jacob	1,198
134	Orville	1,188
135	Tony	1,163
136	Jerome	1,146
137	Wesley	1,145
138	Archie	1,110
139	Tom	1,104
140	Edmund	1,099
141	Willis	1,091
142	Earnest	1,081
143	Bill	1,038
144	Guy	999
145	Lyle	993
146	Bruce	988
147	Jerry	986
148	Matthew	963
149	Rudolph	962
150	Nathan	945
151	Otis	936
152	Clifton	934
153	Don	931
154	Emil	912
155	Salvatore	908
156	Marshall	878
157	Clayton	877
158	Calvin	874
158	Jimmie	874
160	Jose	871
160	Patrick	871
162	Angelo	864
163	Ira	862
164	Delbert	833
165	Jim	827
166	Clinton	822
167	Bennie	819
168	Ervin	806
169	Irvin	798
170	Merle	795
171	Wilbert	790
172	Sylvester	766
173	Nick	761
174	Abraham	757
174	Forrest	757
176	Ronald	751
177	Ivan	749
178	Felix	746
179	Wilfred	731
180	Phillip	730
181	Otto	728
182	Julian	724
183	Rufus	721
184	Dan	710
185	Jay	706
186	Bert	698
187	Leland	691
188	Grover	673
189	Dean	668
190	Nelson	664
191	Elbert	663
192	Gene	662
193	Nathaniel	661
194	Isaac	658
194	Lonnie	658
196	Aaron	656
197	Adam	653
198	Billy	645
199	Johnny	644
200	Alton	642
201	Pete	638
202	Adolph	637
202	Dennis	637
204	Johnie	633
205	Mark	627
206	Ellis	624
207	August	618
208	Myron	609
209	Karl	600
210	Dominick	594
211	Emmett	591
211	Owen	591
213	Antonio	589
214	Keith	580
215	Elwood	572
216	Grady	569
216	Ross	569
218	Loyd	567
218	Percy	567
220	Ted	564
221	Roscoe	561
222	Laurence	557
223	Dewey	556
223	Mack	556
225	Lowell	555
226	Perry	553
227	Dominic	552
228	Loren	524
229	Amos	523
229	Eldon	523
231	Carroll	521
232	Wendell	519
233	Erwin	512
234	Seymour	511
235	Rex	509
236	Malcolm	508
237	Byron	505
238	Fredrick	503
238	Sherman	503
240	Harley	491
241	Norbert	484
242	Austin	483
243	Quentin	480
244	Allan	477
244	Bob	477
244	Murray	477
247	Charley	462
248	Troy	454
249	Cornelius	453
249	Reuben	453
251	Burton	450
252	Gerard	447
253	Juan	436
254	Grant	435
255	Boyd	433
255	Millard	433
255	Tommie	433
258	Carlton	432
259	Mitchell	431
260	Aubrey	429
261	Edmond	427
262	Preston	417
263	Kermit	409
264	Dwight	405
265	Garland	402
266	Larry	398
267	Morton	397
268	Louie	396
269	Jasper	391
270	Junior	389
271	Jess	387
272	Emanuel	384
273	Steven	378
274	Jake	377
275	Simon	374
276	Harrison	372
277	Freddie	371
278	Solomon	367
279	Cleo	363
279	Will	363
281	Jesus	362
281	Lynn	362
281	Monroe	362
284	Andy	361
285	Neil	359
285	Thurman	359
287	Dave	358
288	Alphonse	357
289	Maynard	352
289	Moses	352
291	Armand	351
291	Mario	351
293	Earle	350
294	Bruno	348
294	Carlos	348
294	Joel	348
297	Clement	344
297	Wilmer	344
299	Laverne	343
300	Ollie	336
301	Elmo	334
302	Alan	333
302	Ed	333
302	Hyman	333
305	Roosevelt	331
306	Dallas	330
307	Thaddeus	328
308	Clark	327
309	Adrian	325
309	Clair	325
311	Wade	324
312	Conrad	323
313	Cleveland	321
313	Doyle	321
313	Harlan	321
313	Sol	321
317	Claud	319
318	Elton	318
319	Elvin	316
319	Forest	316
321	Anton	314
322	Cyril	312
323	Gus	309
324	Rocco	307
325	Billie	306
326	Russel	305
327	Ned	304
327	Orval	304
329	Duane	303
330	Ellsworth	300
331	Barney	299
332	Tommy	297
333	Merrill	296
334	Pershing	295
335	Irwin	292
336	Alonzo	287
336	Neal	287
338	Eli	286
338	Ruben	286
340	Delmar	285
340	Timothy	285
342	Benny	282
342	Patsy	282
344	Stuart	280
345	Reginald	278
346	Alva	273
346	Carmen	273
346	Emerson	273
346	Marcus	273
346	Vito	273
351	Christopher	272
351	Emery	272
353	Wilford	271
354	Roman	269
355	Merlin	268
356	Lionel	266
357	Wilburn	265
358	Elijah	264
358	Sammie	264
358	Stewart	264
361	Hollis	263
362	Teddy	260
363	Ferdinand	259
364	Ward	258
365	Herschel	257
366	Abe	256
367	Francisco	254
368	Odell	253
368	Rodney	253
370	Buford	252
371	Dick	251
371	Levi	251
373	Darrell	250
373	Pasquale	250
373	Ramon	250
376	Sterling	249
377	Noah	247
377	Randolph	247
379	Buster	246
379	Coy	246
381	Miles	245
382	Travis	244
382	Vern	244
384	Isadore	243
385	Truman	240
385	Wiley	240
387	Basil	239
387	Saul	239
389	Booker	238
390	Alfonso	237
391	Harris	234
391	Omer	234
393	Freeman	229
393	Silas	229
395	Emory	226
395	Norris	226
395	Pedro	226
398	Jean	225
399	Royal	223
400	Sanford	222
400	Winston	222
402	Jackson	216
402	Weldon	216
404	Pat	215
405	Milford	214
406	Foster	212
407	Winfred	211
408	Spencer	210
409	Mathew	206
410	Hiram	205
411	Newton	203
412	Eric	202
412	Frederic	202
414	Cletus	200
415	Jeff	198
415	Jimmy	198
417	Bertram	197
418	Mervin	193
418	Rolland	193
420	Ambrose	192
421	Van	191
422	Carmine	190
422	Gabriel	190
422	Lavern	190
422	Micheal	190
422	Vance	190
427	Dudley	187
427	Sydney	187
427	Ulysses	187
430	Armando	186
430	Noel	186
432	Milo	185
432	Noble	185
432	Randall	185
435	Hugo	184
435	Orlando	184
437	Aloysius	183
437	Bud	183
437	Meyer	183
440	Hershel	182
440	Marlin	182
440	Shirley	182
443	Alden	181
444	Casimir	179
444	Chris	179
446	Evan	178
447	Luke	176
448	Gregory	175
448	Olin	175
450	Riley	174
451	Palmer	173
452	Everette	172
452	Hal	172
454	Isidore	171
455	Gail	170
455	Sheldon	170
457	Mary	169
458	Lorenzo	168
458	Morgan	168
460	Houston	167
461	Augustus	166
462	Benedict	163
462	Waldo	163
464	Fletcher	162
464	Israel	162
466	Hoyt	161
466	Lamar	161
466	Scott	161
469	Delmer	160
470	Dewitt	159
471	Odis	158
472	Darwin	156
472	Lyman	156
474	Christian	155
474	Gale	155
474	Harland	155
474	Phil	155
474	Wilton	155
479	Olen	154
480	Emile	153
480	Hobert	153
480	Major	153
483	Columbus	152
483	Mose	152
485	Elliott	151
485	Sigmund	151
485	Wilber	151
488	Maxwell	150
489	Jefferson	149
490	Granville	148
490	Verne	148
492	Arlie	147
492	Gustave	147
492	Quinton	147
495	Clay	146
495	Jules	146
497	Elroy	145
498	Justin	144
498	Luis	144
500	Ezra	142
500	Valentine	142
502	Elias	141
502	Vaughn	141
504	Burl	140
504	Cyrus	140
504	Harmon	140
504	Nickolas	140
508	Augustine	139
508	Gaylord	139
510	Rupert	138
510	Theron	138
512	Linwood	137
512	Merton	137
512	Taylor	137
515	Casimer	135
515	Lenard	135
515	Lucius	135
518	Anderson	134
519	Al	133
519	Coleman	133
519	Davis	133
519	Hobart	133
519	Isaiah	133
519	Judson	133
519	Royce	133
519	Salvador	133
527	Albin	132
527	Nolan	132
527	Oren	132
530	Elmore	131
530	Ora	131
532	Isiah	130
532	Rubin	130
534	Lincoln	128
534	Matt	128
536	Junius	127
537	Alfredo	126
538	Carlo	124
538	Elden	124
538	Jewel	124
541	Fay	123
541	Reed	123
541	Rene	123
544	Enoch	122
544	Lemuel	122
544	Winfield	122
547	Antone	121
548	Denver	120
549	Garfield	119
549	Jewell	119
549	Otha	119
552	Avery	118
552	Joshua	118
552	Kelly	118
552	Lucien	118
556	Asa	117
556	Blaine	117
556	Dock	117
556	Joesph	117
556	Rosario	117
561	Bernice	116
561	Mason	116
561	Raleigh	116
564	Carlyle	115
564	Edd	115
564	Porter	115
564	Romeo	115
568	Arden	114
568	Elwin	114
568	Sebastian	114
568	Walton	114
572	Carrol	113
572	Domingo	113
572	Shelby	113
575	Dee	112
575	Hilton	112
575	Marcel	112
578	Domenic	111
579	Florian	110
579	Guadalupe	110
579	Lacy	110
582	Emilio	109
582	Napoleon	109
582	Omar	109
585	Connie	108
585	Dana	108
585	Mckinley	108
585	Warner	108
589	Aldo	107
589	Edison	107
589	Walker	107
592	Alois	106
592	Dalton	106
592	Dorsey	106
592	Loyal	106
596	Darrel	105
596	General	105
596	Jeremiah	105
596	Oswald	105
596	Raymon	105
601	Guido	104
601	Ottis	104
601	Rollin	104
604	Bennett	103
604	Carson	103
604	Sylvan	103
604	Talmadge	103
608	Jason	102
608	Lucian	102
608	Miguel	102
611	Alphonso	101
611	Haywood	101
611	Pearl	101
611	Raul	101
615	Raphael	100
615	Seth	100
615	Terry	100
618	Elzie	99
618	Felipe	99
620	Carol	98
620	Constantine	98
620	Eldred	98
620	Lambert	98
620	Pablo	98
625	Buddy	97
625	Frances	97
625	Rudy	97
628	Carter	95
628	Jonas	95
628	Orrin	95
628	Roberto	95
632	Arther	94
632	Clem	94
632	Durward	94
632	Eldridge	94
632	Orin	94
637	Hermon	93
637	Leander	93
637	Meredith	93
637	Merritt	93
641	Alvie	92
641	Buck	92
641	Elvis	92
641	Stanford	92
645	Carleton	91
645	Cloyd	91
647	Gustav	90
647	Hector	90
647	Prince	90
647	Roderick	90
651	Alberto	89
651	Americo	89
651	Craig	89
651	King	89
651	Otho	89
651	Tomas	89
651	Winford	89
658	Alvis	88
658	Elwyn	88
658	Ignatius	88
658	Julio	88
658	Mortimer	88
658	Rogers	88
664	Lawerence	87
664	Theo	87
664	Urban	87
667	Adelbert	86
667	Casper	86
667	Clarance	86
667	Clare	86
667	Giles	86
667	Haskell	86
667	Verl	86
674	Abner	85
674	Dayton	85
674	Graham	85
674	Logan	85
674	Webster	85
679	Burt	84
679	Fernando	84
679	Franklyn	84
679	Norval	84
679	Sherwood	84
684	Beverly	83
684	Evert	83
684	Gaston	83
684	Henderson	83
684	Jonathan	83
684	Newell	83
684	Verlin	83
684	Watson	83
692	Bryant	82
692	Crawford	82
692	Ellwood	82
692	Emmet	82
692	Ignacio	82
692	Parker	82
692	Sammy	82
692	Turner	82
700	Arlo	81
700	Bobby	81
700	Bradley	81
700	Duncan	81
700	Garrett	81
700	Masao	81
706	Helen	80
706	Myles	80
706	Rafael	80
706	Wm	80
710	Adolphus	79
710	Aron	79
710	Chas	79
710	Emmitt	79
710	Gaetano	79
710	Ivory	79
710	Johnson	79
710	Lafayette	79
710	Loy	79
710	Merl	79
710	Milburn	79
710	Ruby	79
710	Santo	79
723	Blair	78
723	Hans	78
723	June	78
723	Lawson	78
723	Shelton	78
728	Bobbie	77
728	Bryan	77
728	Melville	77
728	Milan	77
728	Trinidad	77
733	Abel	76
733	Addison	76
733	Andres	76
733	Benton	76
733	Chauncey	76
733	Dexter	76
733	Dillard	76
733	Early	76
733	Fredric	76
733	Fritz	76
743	Brooks	75
743	Garnett	75
743	Ike	75
743	Mac	75
743	Tracy	75
748	Bernie	74
748	Gary	74
748	Maxie	74
748	Oran	74
748	Rowland	74
753	Bertrand	73
753	Boyce	73
753	Evans	73
753	Furman	73
753	Hilbert	73
753	Theadore	73
753	Thurston	73
753	Vester	73
761	Allie	72
761	Benjiman	72
761	Claudie	72
761	Danny	72
761	Enrique	72
761	Ford	72
761	Frankie	72
761	Galen	72
761	Jennings	72
761	Oral	72
761	Stanton	72
761	Woodroe	72
773	Arvel	71
773	Carmelo	71
773	Estel	71
773	Godfrey	71
773	Mahlon	71
773	Murry	71
773	Vernie	71
780	Bradford	70
780	Leeroy	70
782	Arvid	69
782	Beryl	69
782	Elisha	69
782	Hamilton	69
782	Lauren	69
782	Lon	69
782	Rodger	69
789	Burdette	68
789	Clovis	68
789	Elliot	68
789	Hardy	68
789	Hunter	68
789	Llewellyn	68
789	Lonzo	68
796	Angus	67
796	Felton	67
796	Kyle	67
796	Lucious	67
796	Ludwig	67
796	Norwood	67
796	Tim	67
796	Verner	67
796	Worth	67
805	Clemens	66
805	Howell	66
805	Madison	66
805	Yoshio	66
809	Denzil	65
809	Elza	65
809	Hayden	65
809	Hazel	65
809	Nels	65
809	Reynold	65
809	Silvio	65
809	Vivian	65
809	Wyatt	65
818	Berry	64
818	Domenick	64
818	Doris	64
818	Ivy	64
818	Santos	64
818	Werner	64
824	Barton	63
824	Casey	63
824	Claire	63
824	Ewell	63
824	Hayward	63
824	Issac	63
824	Sandy	63
831	Alford	62
831	Elgin	62
831	Hillard	62
831	Judge	62
831	Lois	62
831	Miller	62
831	Odie	62
831	Regis	62
831	Reinhold	62
831	Tillman	62
841	Bonnie	61
841	Cleve	61
841	Clint	61
841	Dante	61
841	Ernesto	61
841	Ernie	61
841	Loran	61
841	Manley	61
841	Margaret	61
841	Smith	61
851	Armond	60
851	Jonnie	60
851	Olaf	60
851	Rayford	60
855	Abram	59
855	Alec	59
855	Almon	59
855	Arvil	59
855	Brady	59
855	Dorothy	59
855	Emmit	59
855	Garth	59
855	Jerald	59
855	Murphy	59
855	Normand	59
855	Orvil	59
855	Rueben	59
855	Santiago	59
869	Artis	58
869	Benito	58
869	Carey	58
869	Christ	58
869	Dell	58
869	Foch	58
869	Gayle	58
869	Jones	58
869	Kay	58
869	Lorin	58
869	Newman	58
869	Pierce	58
869	Waymon	58
882	Finis	57
882	Gardner	57
882	Gerhard	57
882	Norton	57
882	Toivo	57
882	Virgle	57
882	Wellington	57
889	Adolf	56
889	Chalmer	56
889	Marcellus	56
889	Mitchel	56
889	Wylie	56
894	Angel	55
894	Archibald	55
894	Brown	55
894	Cedric	55
894	Hampton	55
894	Joaquin	55
894	Vergil	55
894	Williams	55
902	Allison	54
902	Arturo	54
902	Ernst	54
902	Ewald	54
902	Lupe	54
902	Obie	54
902	Orland	54
909	Bryce	53
909	Ennis	53
909	Foy	53
909	Glendon	53
909	Kent	53
909	Merlyn	53
909	Murl	53
909	Reid	53
909	Rodolfo	53
918	Alma	52
918	Arch	52
918	Cleon	52
918	Durwood	52
918	Eligah	52
918	Hezekiah	52
918	Hudson	52
918	Huston	52
918	Kirby	52
918	Leamon	52
918	Lindsey	52
918	Lucas	52
918	Mickey	52
918	Price	52
918	Ricardo	52
933	Caesar	51
933	Levy	51
933	Rollie	51
933	Rosevelt	51
933	Rudolf	51
933	Sumner	51
933	Thad	51
933	Thornton	51
933	Wardell	51
933	Zack	51
943	Auther	50
943	Burley	50
943	Burnell	50
943	Cary	50
943	Leopold	50
943	Mathias	50
949	Caleb	49
949	Carmel	49
949	Ezekiel	49
949	Gino	49
949	Gregorio	49
949	Hosea	49
949	Josh	49
949	Layton	49
949	Linus	49
949	Manford	49
949	Marshal	49
949	Melton	49
949	Oneal	49
949	Pierre	49
949	Weston	49
949	Whitney	49
949	Zigmund	49
966	Arne	48
966	Denis	48
966	Hilliard	48
966	Jarvis	48
966	Marco	48
966	Myer	48
966	Nat	48
966	Talmage	48
966	Vincenzo	48
975	Arley	47
975	Enos	47
975	Glenwood	47
975	Hilary	47
975	Kendall	47
975	Ocie	47
975	Richmond	47
975	Ruth	47
975	Toney	47
975	Waldemar	47
975	Winifred	47
986	Art	46
986	Damon	46
986	Donovan	46
986	Eduardo	46
986	Jordan	46
986	Joyce	46
986	Nevin	46
986	Oris	46
986	Rexford	46
986	Washington	46
996	Cliff	45
996	Colin	45
996	Curley	45
996	Dewayne	45
996	Einar	45
996	Fidel	45
996	Garnet	45
996	Harlow	45
996	Nicolas	45
996	Orris	45
996	Paris	45
996	Ransom	45
996	Reese	45
996	Roswell	45
996	Spurgeon	45
996	Vicente	45