Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1920

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	56,913
2	William	50,146
3	Robert	48,679
4	James	47,908
5	Charles	28,309
6	George	26,891
7	Joseph	25,587
8	Edward	20,097
9	Frank	16,430
10	Richard	15,010
11	Thomas	14,936
12	Harold	13,678
13	Walter	13,294
14	Paul	12,570
15	Raymond	12,193
16	Donald	11,941
17	Henry	11,305
18	Arthur	10,236
19	Albert	9,997
20	Jack	9,599
21	Harry	9,406
22	Ralph	8,556
23	Kenneth	7,840
24	Howard	7,466
25	David	7,444

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Clarence	7,221
27	Carl	7,010
28	Louis	6,966
29	Willie	6,887
30	Eugene	6,867
31	Earl	6,533
32	Roy	6,355
33	Fred	6,298
34	Francis	6,241
35	Joe	6,071
36	Lawrence	5,727
37	Ernest	5,566
38	Leonard	5,511
39	Warren	5,492
40	Stanley	5,314
41	Herbert	5,249
42	Alfred	5,006
43	Anthony	4,944
44	Samuel	4,654
45	Elmer	4,206
46	Bernard	4,163
47	Norman	4,109
48	Leo	4,054
49	Andrew	4,026
50	Michael	4,003
51	Russell	3,901
52	Daniel	3,897
53	Edwin	3,734
54	Melvin	3,717
55	Chester	3,698
56	Leroy	3,549
57	Peter	3,497
58	Lloyd	3,454
59	Clifford	3,291
60	Frederick	3,275
61	Floyd	3,260
62	Marvin	3,244
63	Theodore	3,219
64	Gerald	3,157
65	Vernon	3,144
66	Herman	3,109
67	Ray	3,086
68	Clyde	3,069
69	Lester	3,068
70	Charlie	2,785
71	Philip	2,700
72	Lewis	2,688
73	Vincent	2,661
74	Milton	2,592
75	Leon	2,554
76	Alvin	2,523
77	Cecil	2,459
78	Martin	2,439
79	Jesse	2,420
80	Glenn	2,375
81	Victor	2,349
82	Lee	2,321
83	Benjamin	2,309
84	Sam	2,283
85	Gordon	2,277
86	Wayne	2,180
87	Harvey	2,165
88	Willard	2,089
89	Edgar	2,029
90	Oscar	2,006
91	Arnold	1,911
92	Claude	1,893
93	Wallace	1,877
94	Allen	1,866
95	Everett	1,827
96	Stephen	1,771
97	Gilbert	1,763
98	Wilbur	1,741
99	Johnnie	1,727
100	Homer	1,722
101	Virgil	1,711
102	Maurice	1,708
103	Roger	1,691
104	Eddie	1,681
105	Dale	1,680
106	Douglas	1,657
107	Sidney	1,610
108	Morris	1,609
109	Marion	1,604
110	Leslie	1,592
111	Jessie	1,590
112	Max	1,561
113	Hubert	1,508
114	Roland	1,501
115	Hugh	1,489
116	Irving	1,485
117	Alexander	1,474
118	Manuel	1,461
119	Franklin	1,451
120	Curtis	1,443
121	Bill	1,421
122	Glen	1,412
123	Luther	1,379
124	Nicholas	1,354
125	Julius	1,318
126	Jerome	1,285
127	Steve	1,281
128	Horace	1,276
129	Wesley	1,244
130	Jose	1,241
131	Tom	1,207
132	Billy	1,206
133	Willis	1,197
134	Orville	1,195
135	Oliver	1,164
136	Tony	1,146
137	Ben	1,138
138	Edmund	1,104
139	Calvin	1,098
140	Earnest	1,092
141	Mike	1,074
142	Alex	1,069
143	Jacob	1,050
144	Jerry	1,043
145	Archie	1,037
146	Otis	1,031
147	Jimmie	1,024
148	Don	1,019
149	Bruce	996
150	Delbert	982
151	Lyle	967
151	Matthew	967
153	Clayton	961
154	Guy	957
155	Angelo	922
156	Salvatore	911
157	Clifton	910
158	Clinton	908
159	Patrick	877
160	Wilbert	867
161	Bennie	856
162	Marshall	850
163	Ervin	843
164	Phillip	840
165	Jim	838
166	Nathaniel	837
167	Emil	835
168	Ronald	832
169	Rudolph	830
170	Ira	829
171	Merle	819
172	Nathan	815
173	Gene	810
174	Sylvester	807
175	Keith	803
176	Wilfred	802
177	Leland	799
178	Forrest	792
179	Ivan	791
180	Dean	788
181	Elbert	786
182	Irvin	775
183	Woodrow	774
184	Johnny	767
185	Dan	764
186	Lonnie	740
186	Nelson	740
188	Rufus	729
189	Bob	710
190	Antonio	706
190	Isaac	706
190	Johnie	706
193	Junior	699
193	Nick	699
195	Julian	693
196	Grover	684
197	Alton	683
198	Lowell	670
199	Aaron	668
199	Felix	668
201	Jay	666
202	Seymour	660
203	Abraham	656
204	Ellis	646
205	Pete	636
206	Otto	634
207	Dennis	624
208	Dewey	619
209	Emmett	614
209	Rex	614
211	August	610
212	Carroll	607
213	Juan	605
214	Roscoe	604
215	Grady	602
216	Percy	601
217	Owen	598
218	Bert	593
219	Mark	589
220	Elwood	586
221	Wilson	583
222	Loyd	582
223	Adam	579
224	Byron	571
225	Dominick	564
226	Fredrick	558
227	Malcolm	556
228	Laurence	550
229	Myron	548
229	Ross	548
231	Ted	545
232	Wendell	544
233	Perry	542
234	Dominic	536
235	Allan	535
236	Mack	533
237	Loren	530
238	Jesus	528
239	Murray	524
240	Billie	523
241	Adolph	522
242	Troy	519
243	Eldon	517
244	Norbert	515
245	Karl	502
246	Amos	493
247	Neil	489
248	Sherman	488
249	Charley	485
250	Harley	484
251	Preston	482
252	Aubrey	478
253	Austin	467
254	Reuben	465
255	Erwin	460
256	Boyd	457
257	Duane	455
258	Freddie	452
259	Wilmer	443
260	Carlton	440
260	Larry	440
262	Morton	435
263	Alan	433
263	Burton	433
263	Cornelius	433
263	Edmond	433
267	Carlos	421
267	Louie	421
269	Millard	418
269	Steven	418
271	Mitchell	415
272	Tommie	414
273	Dwight	412
273	Lynn	412
275	Gerard	408
275	Mario	408
277	Harrison	407
278	Garland	403
279	Elmo	397
280	Doyle	395
281	Elton	394
282	Grant	391
283	Russel	389
284	Jasper	388
285	Ramon	384
286	Moses	383
287	Kermit	382
288	Emanuel	381
289	Laverne	375
290	Maynard	374
291	Dave	373
292	Rocco	372
293	Neal	371
294	Will	368
295	Wade	367
296	Jake	362
297	Thurman	361
298	Darrell	359
298	Francisco	359
298	Monroe	359
301	Roosevelt	358
302	Cleveland	356
302	Solomon	356
304	Rodney	353
305	Cleo	350
305	Dallas	350
307	Earle	349
308	Joel	346
309	Tommy	344
310	Simon	342
311	Clair	339
312	Quentin	337
313	Odell	336
313	Ruben	336
315	Delmar	335
316	Irwin	333
316	Jess	333
318	Elvin	331
318	Harlan	331
320	Alphonse	329
320	Dick	329
322	Stuart	326
323	Armand	325
323	Weldon	325
325	Jimmy	324
326	Marcus	321
327	Andy	314
327	Merlin	314
329	Gus	312
330	Claud	309
330	Ed	309
332	Alonzo	308
332	Clark	308
332	Clement	308
332	Emory	308
336	Conrad	300
337	Thaddeus	298
338	Orval	294
339	Christopher	293
339	Randolph	293
341	Bruno	292
341	Carmen	292
341	Forest	292
341	Ollie	292
345	Merrill	289
346	Patsy	287
347	Ward	286
348	Adrian	284
348	Alfonso	284
348	Ned	284
351	Emery	283
352	Pedro	279
353	Alva	278
353	Buford	278
355	Cyril	277
355	Elijah	277
355	Jean	277
355	Vito	277
359	Reginald	274
359	Vern	274
361	Hollis	273
362	Benny	272
362	Lionel	272
364	Stewart	270
365	Hyman	269
365	Timothy	269
365	Wilburn	269
368	Sammie	268
369	Barney	263
369	Wiley	263
371	Truman	262
372	Anton	260
373	Emerson	259
373	Sterling	259
375	Levi	255
376	Eli	253
377	Mervin	249
377	Wilford	249
379	Roman	248
380	Sol	246
381	Ellsworth	245
382	Herschel	244
383	Basil	243
384	Noah	242
385	Coy	241
386	Travis	240
387	Teddy	238
388	Lavern	236
389	Jackson	233
390	Miles	231
391	Harding	229
391	Milford	229
391	Spencer	229
394	Norris	228
394	Winfred	228
396	Harris	226
397	Hiram	221
398	Silas	218
399	Milo	217
399	Van	217
401	Luis	216
401	Sanford	216
403	Carmine	214
404	Rolland	213
405	Winston	211
406	Ambrose	209
406	Pasquale	209
408	Abe	207
408	Buster	207
408	Jeff	207
408	Mathew	207
408	Vance	207
413	Casimir	206
413	Noel	206
413	Saul	206
416	Pat	204
417	Salvador	202
418	Foster	201
418	Freeman	201
418	Gabriel	201
418	Lenard	201
422	Bertram	200
422	Royal	200
422	Sheldon	200
425	Dudley	199
426	Isadore	198
427	Booker	196
427	Noble	196
427	Shirley	196
430	Mary	195
431	Aloysius	194
431	Hershel	194
431	Odis	194
434	Frederic	193
434	Hal	193
436	Scott	192
437	Lorenzo	190
437	Newton	190
437	Omer	190
437	Ulysses	190
441	Delmer	189
441	Denver	189
443	Olin	188
444	Bud	187
445	Eric	186
446	Ferdinand	185
447	Lamar	183
448	Lyman	181
448	Orlando	181
450	Alden	180
450	Anderson	180
450	Chris	180
450	Elliott	180
454	Gregory	179
454	Raul	179
456	Sydney	177
457	Gale	176
457	Guadalupe	176
459	Burl	174
459	Darwin	174
459	Houston	174
459	Micheal	174
463	Cletus	173
463	Royce	173
465	Marlin	172
466	Gail	171
466	Randall	171
468	Bobby	170
469	Major	169
470	Elias	168
470	Hobert	168
472	Luke	166
472	Riley	166
474	Augustus	165
475	Everette	164
475	Hoyt	164
475	Olen	164
478	Armando	162
479	Hugo	161
479	Linwood	161
481	Morgan	160
482	Evan	159
483	Warner	158
483	Wilton	158
485	Arlie	157
485	Nolan	157
487	Rupert	156
488	Jefferson	154
489	Dewitt	152
490	Junius	151
490	Walker	151
490	Wilber	151
493	Al	150
493	Merton	150
495	Mckinley	148
495	Roberto	148
495	Waldo	148
498	Clay	147
499	Lemuel	146
499	Shelby	146
499	Theron	146
502	Augustine	144
502	Columbus	144
502	Gustave	144
502	Oren	144
502	Palmer	144
507	Carlo	143
507	Christian	143
507	Dalton	143
507	Darrel	143
511	Emile	142
511	Ezra	142
511	Mason	142
511	Terry	142
515	Rene	141
516	Granville	140
516	Nickolas	140
516	Otha	140
519	Elroy	139
519	Sebastian	139
521	Hilton	138
521	Lucius	138
523	Lincoln	137
524	Blaine	135
524	Israel	135
526	Albin	134
526	Carrol	134
526	Fay	134
526	Harland	134
526	Raleigh	134
531	Jewel	133
531	Pablo	133
533	Meyer	132
533	Verne	132
535	Isidore	130
535	Ottis	130
535	Phil	130
535	Quinton	130
539	Elden	129
539	Elwin	129
539	Jeremiah	129
542	Dock	128
542	Harmon	128
542	Joshua	128
545	Benedict	127
545	Bobbie	127
545	Miguel	127
548	Gaylord	126
549	Haywood	124
549	Rafael	124
551	Alberto	123
551	Domingo	123
551	Emilio	123
551	Fletcher	123
551	Isiah	123
551	Lucian	123
551	Reed	123
551	Valentine	123
559	Antone	122
559	Hobart	122
559	Isaiah	122
559	Lucien	122
559	Mose	122
559	Vaughn	122
559	Walton	122
566	Kelly	121
566	Sigmund	121
568	Edd	120
568	Maxwell	120
568	Ora	120
568	Porter	120
568	Winfield	120
573	Hector	119
574	Dorsey	118
574	Eldred	118
576	Cyrus	117
576	Davis	117
578	Domenic	116
578	Rubin	116
580	Bryce	115
580	Joesph	115
580	Trinidad	115
583	Bernice	114
583	Hermon	114
583	Judson	114
583	Tomas	114
587	Arther	113
587	Avery	113
587	Sammy	113
590	Arden	112
590	Coleman	112
592	Arturo	111
592	Casimer	111
592	Hardy	111
592	Jewell	111
592	Jonathan	111
592	Orin	111
592	Raymon	111
592	Rudy	111
600	Alfredo	110
600	Enoch	110
602	Frankie	109
602	Seth	109
604	Felipe	108
604	Frances	108
604	Graham	108
604	King	108
604	Taylor	108
609	Carol	107
609	Justin	107
609	Lacy	107
609	Merritt	107
613	Marcel	106
613	Meredith	106
615	Asa	105
615	Bryant	105
615	Roderick	105
615	Talmadge	105
619	Eldridge	104
619	Garfield	104
619	Rollin	104
619	Romeo	104
623	Buddy	103
623	Clare	103
623	Emmitt	103
623	Raphael	103
627	Aldo	101
627	Elzie	101
629	Clem	100
630	Alvie	99
630	Andres	99
630	Carson	99
630	Emmet	99
630	Rosario	99
635	Alvis	98
635	Carter	98
635	Dana	98
635	Julio	98
635	Winford	98
640	Dee	97
640	Ignacio	97
640	Ignatius	97
640	Sherwood	97
640	Stanford	97
640	Theo	97
646	Carlyle	96
646	Fernando	96
646	Napoleon	96
649	Bennett	95
649	Connie	95
649	Jennings	95
649	Jules	95
653	Benton	94
653	Beverly	94
653	Brady	94
653	Durward	94
653	Enrique	94
653	Loyal	94
653	Matt	94
660	Claudie	93
660	Constantine	93
660	Dempsey	93
660	Elwyn	93
660	Florian	93
660	Howell	93
660	Mahlon	93
667	Arvid	91
667	General	91
667	Glendon	91
667	Kent	91
667	Leander	91
667	Pearl	91
667	Stanton	91
674	Bernie	90
674	Danny	90
674	Evert	90
677	Buck	89
677	Guido	89
677	Santo	89
680	Dexter	88
680	Edison	88
680	Loy	88
680	Omar	88
680	Rogers	88
680	Santos	88
680	Urban	88
687	Alphonso	87
687	Dillard	87
687	Garnett	87
687	Milan	87
691	Bertrand	86
691	Bradley	86
691	Dayton	86
691	Domenick	86
691	Doris	86
691	Duncan	86
691	Ike	86
691	Lawson	86
699	Angel	85
699	Casper	85
699	Elmore	85
699	Kyle	85
699	Normand	85
699	Webster	85
705	Benito	84
705	Carmelo	84
705	Hayward	84
705	Jonas	84
705	Miller	84
705	Oral	84
705	Oran	84
705	Orrin	84
713	Alford	83
713	Americo	83
713	Aron	83
713	Bryan	83
713	Garrett	83
718	Arlo	82
718	Otho	82
718	Rodger	82
721	Blair	81
721	Felton	81
721	Galen	81
724	Ellwood	80
724	Garth	80
724	Gilberto	80
724	Gregorio	80
724	Ivory	80
724	Oswald	80
724	Prince	80
724	Santiago	80
732	Abel	79
732	Haskell	79
732	Hazel	79
732	Obie	79
732	Rowland	79
732	Shelton	79
732	Verlin	79
739	Clovis	78
739	Evans	78
739	Leeroy	78
739	Reid	78
739	Winton	78
744	Brooks	77
744	Cameron	77
744	Craig	77
744	Elliot	77
744	Ernesto	77
744	Ernie	77
744	Estel	77
744	Gaetano	77
744	Theadore	77
744	Verl	77
754	Allie	76
754	Clarance	76
754	Dorothy	76
754	Early	76
754	Franklyn	76
754	Henderson	76
754	Jason	76
754	Lambert	76
754	Ruby	76
763	Carleton	75
763	Jordan	75
763	Newell	75
766	Arvil	74
766	Bradford	74
766	Denzil	74
766	Elvis	74
766	Gary	74
766	Logan	74
766	Mac	74
766	Merl	74
766	Ricardo	74
775	Burt	73
775	Chauncey	73
775	Cloyd	73
775	June	73
775	Murphy	73
775	Rayford	73
775	Reynold	73
775	Rodolfo	73
775	Vernie	73
775	Williams	73
785	Adolphus	72
785	Claire	72
785	Norwood	72
785	Regis	72
785	Silvio	72
785	Vivian	72
785	Wm	72
792	Abner	71
792	Alois	71
792	Cruz	71
792	Elisha	71
792	Fritz	71
792	Lonzo	71
792	Milburn	71
792	Myles	71
792	Pierre	71
792	Vergil	71
792	Werner	71
803	Mortimer	70
803	Nicolas	70
805	Boyce	69
805	Elgin	69
805	Giles	69
805	Hunter	69
805	Johnson	69
805	Olan	69
805	Smith	69
812	Beryl	68
812	Guillermo	68
812	Sylvan	68
812	Thornton	68
816	Alec	67
816	Alejandro	67
816	Audrey	67
816	Burnell	67
816	Clint	67
816	Lafayette	67
816	Lauren	67
816	Leopold	67
816	Thurston	67
816	Vester	67
826	Bonnie	66
826	Dante	66
826	Elza	66
826	Glenwood	66
826	Issac	66
826	Marcellus	66
826	Merlyn	66
826	Murry	66
826	Turner	66
835	Arvel	65
835	Burdette	65
835	Cleve	65
835	Judge	65
835	Kay	65
835	Madison	65
835	Orland	65
835	Stacy	65
835	Sumner	65
835	Verner	65
835	Welton	65
846	Chas	64
846	Clemens	64
846	Hayden	64
846	Parker	64
846	Tillman	64
846	Tim	64
846	Verle	64
853	Barton	63
853	Carey	63
853	Hans	63
853	Helen	63
853	Leamon	63
853	Maxie	63
853	Melton	63
853	Mitchel	63
853	Nunzio	63
853	Vicente	63
853	Waymon	63
853	Wylie	63
865	Crawford	62
865	Damon	62
865	Hilbert	62
865	Hiroshi	62
865	Hosea	62
865	Joyce	62
865	Loran	62
865	Lupe	62
865	Malvin	62
865	Odie	62
865	Orvil	62
865	Sandy	62
877	Angus	61
877	Cary	61
877	Donovan	61
877	Fredric	61
877	Hamilton	61
877	Hillard	61
877	Lawerence	61
877	Ludwig	61
877	Norval	61
877	Virgle	61
887	Archibald	60
887	Benjiman	60
887	Gaston	60
887	Gustav	60
887	Kendall	60
887	Kirby	60
887	Lorin	60
887	Melville	60
887	Whitney	60
896	Addison	59
896	Armond	59
896	Gino	59
896	Jerald	59
896	Joaquin	59
896	Ocie	59
896	Worth	59
903	Cedric	58
903	Jodie	58
903	Jones	58
903	Jonnie	58
903	Lindsay	58
903	Reinhold	58
903	Tracy	58
903	Wellington	58
911	Allison	57
911	Ardell	57
911	Artis	57
911	Arvin	57
911	Cleon	57
911	Ford	57
911	Gayle	57
911	Godfrey	57
911	Lindsey	57
911	Norton	57
911	Pierce	57
911	Watson	57
923	Durwood	56
923	Finis	56
923	Gardner	56
923	Lois	56
923	Mariano	56
923	Mickey	56
929	Berry	55
929	Edsel	55
929	Eduardo	55
929	Fidel	55
929	Garnet	55
929	Kennith	55
929	Laurel	55
929	Linus	55
929	Lorenza	55
929	Terrence	55
929	Weston	55
940	Auther	54
940	Chalmer	54
940	Eloy	54
940	Farris	54
940	Rosevelt	54
940	Ruth	54
940	Yoshio	54
947	Abram	53
947	Adelbert	53
947	Earlie	53
947	Ennis	53
947	Ezekiel	53
947	Gorden	53
947	Hilliard	53
947	Ivy	53
947	Kiyoshi	53
947	Lenwood	53
947	Llewellyn	53
947	Lucious	53
947	Rollie	53
960	Caleb	52
960	Emmit	52
960	Leonardo	52
960	Murl	52
960	Oakley	52
965	Almon	51
965	Daryl	51
965	Golden	51
965	Hardin	51
965	Masao	51
965	Rayburn	51
965	Rueben	51
965	Washington	51
965	Wyatt	51
965	Zack	51
975	Arne	50
975	Artie	50
975	Blake	50
975	Gerhard	50
975	Jon	50
975	Lesley	50
975	Levy	50
975	Margaret	50
975	Price	50
975	Wardell	50
985	Erling	49
985	Minoru	49
987	Agustin	48
987	Arch	48
987	Bailey	48
987	Christ	48
987	Courtney	48
987	Denis	48
987	Dewayne	48
987	Ewell	48
987	Huey	48
987	Joy	48
987	Malcom	48
987	Manley	48
987	Marco	48
987	Marcos	48
987	Reno	48
987	Wilfrid	48
987	Zigmund	48