Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1921

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	58,216
2	Robert	52,779
3	William	51,862
4	James	49,750
5	Charles	29,242
6	George	27,476
7	Joseph	26,182
8	Edward	20,817
9	Frank	16,705
10	Richard	16,376
11	Thomas	15,308
12	Harold	13,811
13	Donald	13,776
14	Paul	13,169
15	Walter	13,004
16	Raymond	12,645
17	Henry	11,411
18	Jack	10,757
19	Arthur	10,527
20	Albert	10,158
21	Harry	9,731
22	Kenneth	8,959
23	Ralph	8,860
24	Warren	7,798
25	David	7,765

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Eugene	7,717
27	Howard	7,713
28	Clarence	7,332
29	Louis	7,247
30	Carl	7,077
31	Earl	6,754
32	Roy	6,545
33	Fred	6,496
34	Willie	6,492
35	Francis	6,293
36	Joe	6,204
37	Lawrence	5,977
38	Ernest	5,697
39	Leonard	5,650
40	Anthony	5,239
41	Stanley	5,231
42	Herbert	5,217
43	Alfred	4,925
44	Samuel	4,754
45	Bernard	4,485
46	Norman	4,479
47	Michael	4,198
48	Elmer	4,146
49	Daniel	4,087
50	Leo	4,066
51	Andrew	4,015
52	Russell	3,946
53	Melvin	3,887
54	Edwin	3,750
55	Leroy	3,749
56	Chester	3,549
57	Peter	3,548
58	Lloyd	3,536
59	Marvin	3,490
60	Gerald	3,382
61	Frederick	3,376
62	Clifford	3,262
63	Floyd	3,255
64	Herman	3,219
65	Theodore	3,172
66	Lester	3,076
67	Ray	3,075
68	Vernon	3,069
69	Clyde	3,022
70	Vincent	2,779
71	Lewis	2,712
72	Philip	2,703
73	Alvin	2,686
74	Leon	2,616
75	Milton	2,588
76	Charlie	2,574
77	Jesse	2,486
78	Martin	2,461
79	Cecil	2,456
80	Glenn	2,449
81	Wayne	2,417
82	Benjamin	2,412
83	Victor	2,407
84	Gordon	2,382
85	Sam	2,367
86	Lee	2,354
87	Harvey	2,287
88	Wallace	2,095
89	Willard	2,077
90	Edgar	2,014
91	Arnold	1,982
92	Oscar	1,978
93	Dale	1,956
94	Allen	1,937
95	Everett	1,913
96	Claude	1,887
97	Stephen	1,868
98	Virgil	1,830
99	Roger	1,803
100	Wilbur	1,755
101	Maurice	1,743
102	Marion	1,716
103	Gilbert	1,704
104	Morris	1,666
105	Homer	1,657
106	Leslie	1,647
107	Roland	1,630
108	Johnnie	1,624
109	Billy	1,622
110	Sidney	1,588
111	Douglas	1,566
112	Max	1,558
113	Manuel	1,556
114	Nicholas	1,553
115	Hubert	1,548
116	Alexander	1,533
117	Jessie	1,517
118	Eddie	1,511
119	Glen	1,506
120	Hugh	1,485
121	Bill	1,482
122	Curtis	1,479
123	Luther	1,453
124	Irving	1,417
125	Jerome	1,408
126	Franklin	1,350
127	Wesley	1,332
128	Julius	1,326
129	Horace	1,313
130	Steve	1,294
131	Calvin	1,276
132	Jose	1,210
133	Willis	1,209
134	Tony	1,196
135	Oliver	1,194
136	Don	1,172
137	Orville	1,149
138	Earnest	1,128
139	Ben	1,124
140	Guy	1,120
141	Jerry	1,114
142	Edmund	1,104
143	Jacob	1,094
144	Tom	1,092
145	Mike	1,080
146	Bruce	1,070
147	Jimmie	1,051
148	Angelo	1,044
149	Alex	1,022
150	Lyle	1,007
151	Otis	1,001
151	Patrick	1,001
153	Keith	998
154	Ronald	992
155	Archie	979
156	Delbert	972
157	Rudolph	960
158	Clayton	951
159	Salvatore	949
160	Clifton	932
161	Matthew	914
161	Phillip	914
163	Wilbert	899
164	Marshall	896
165	Jim	879
166	Ira	878
167	Junior	877
168	Dean	876
169	Clinton	873
169	Gene	873
171	Leland	866
172	Ervin	859
173	Merle	833
174	Jay	828
175	Johnny	824
176	Ivan	820
177	Emil	819
178	Bob	798
179	Irvin	789
180	Forrest	781
181	Bennie	775
182	Julian	765
182	Nick	765
184	Dewey	762
185	Sylvester	755
186	Nathan	751
187	Nathaniel	748
188	Antonio	745
189	Wilfred	737
190	Dennis	727
191	Rufus	721
192	Dan	717
193	Elbert	714
194	Nelson	704
195	Owen	703
196	Seymour	700
197	Aaron	697
198	Grover	690
198	Lowell	690
200	Alton	688
201	Woodrow	684
202	Abraham	683
203	Ellis	682
204	Carroll	669
205	Pete	668
206	Felix	667
207	Bert	661
208	Isaac	648
209	Lonnie	643
210	Otto	640
211	Johnie	626
211	Mark	626
213	Grady	619
214	Ted	614
215	Elwood	613
216	Myron	612
217	August	610
218	Emmett	608
219	Murray	604
220	Percy	603
221	Wilson	601
222	Loyd	600
223	Laurence	599
223	Malcolm	599
225	Eldon	596
226	Rex	591
227	Wendell	587
228	Adam	583
229	Fredrick	582
230	Norbert	577
231	Allan	576
232	Dominick	575
233	Karl	573
234	Juan	571
235	Perry	565
236	Byron	558
237	Dominic	553
238	Roscoe	550
239	Billie	547
240	Amos	546
240	Duane	546
242	Harley	537
243	Troy	532
244	Gerard	530
245	Mack	529
246	Adolph	525
247	Jesus	517
248	Ross	514
249	Burton	503
250	Mario	502
251	Freddie	497
251	Neil	497
253	Erwin	494
254	Dwight	493
255	Larry	491
255	Loren	491
257	Sherman	487
258	Aubrey	480
258	Carlton	480
260	Doyle	464
261	Millard	462
262	Morton	461
263	Charley	456
264	Garland	454
265	Cornelius	449
266	Preston	448
267	Boyd	438
268	Austin	437
269	Steven	430
270	Louie	427
271	Mitchell	425
271	Wilmer	425
273	Harlan	415
274	Grant	411
275	Tommie	409
276	Laverne	405
277	Tommy	400
278	Reuben	399
279	Edmond	398
280	Maynard	397
281	Joel	395
282	Simon	394
283	Carlos	393
284	Jasper	390
285	Elton	385
286	Russel	384
286	Wade	384
288	Moses	378
289	Alan	375
289	Monroe	375
291	Will	373
292	Dallas	372
293	Darrell	370
293	Elmo	370
295	Lynn	366
296	Roosevelt	365
297	Jimmy	361
297	Rodney	361
299	Francisco	360
299	Jake	360
301	Clark	357
301	Ruben	357
303	Solomon	356
304	Emanuel	354
305	Marcus	353
305	Ramon	353
307	Stuart	351
308	Rocco	350
309	Dick	349
309	Harrison	349
311	Thurman	347
312	Elvin	346
313	Cleo	345
314	Neal	344
315	Merlin	342
316	Cleveland	339
317	Jess	338
318	Buford	334
318	Lionel	334
320	Earle	331
321	Delmar	330
322	Irwin	329
323	Cyril	328
324	Gus	327
324	Pedro	327
326	Odell	324
326	Patsy	324
328	Kermit	323
329	Alfonso	321
329	Clair	321
331	Conrad	320
331	Dave	320
333	Benny	316
333	Carmen	316
335	Alonzo	315
335	Andy	315
337	Bruno	311
338	Vito	304
338	Wilburn	304
338	Wiley	304
341	Clement	300
342	Armand	298
343	Hollis	294
344	Stewart	293
345	Emery	292
346	Christopher	291
346	Eli	291
346	Jean	291
346	Ollie	291
350	Norris	290
351	Alva	289
351	Barney	289
351	Claud	289
351	Winston	289
355	Ned	288
356	Ed	287
357	Thaddeus	284
358	Adrian	283
358	Merrill	283
360	Weldon	280
361	Herschel	277
362	Ellsworth	276
363	Teddy	275
364	Alphonse	274
364	Bobby	274
366	Ward	273
367	Reginald	271
367	Wilford	271
369	Levi	270
369	Randolph	270
369	Sammie	270
372	Sterling	269
373	Orval	267
374	Basil	266
375	Anton	261
375	Emory	261
377	Vern	260
378	Elijah	257
378	Roman	257
380	Forest	253
380	Lavern	253
382	Sanford	250
383	Timothy	249
384	Noah	247
385	Jackson	246
385	Travis	246
387	Harris	245
387	Sol	245
389	Van	244
390	Luis	241
391	Hyman	240
392	Truman	238
393	Armando	237
393	Pasquale	237
395	Emerson	236
396	Harding	235
397	Milford	234
398	Buster	233
398	Elliott	233
398	Miles	233
398	Quentin	233
402	Abe	231
403	Saul	229
404	Shirley	227
405	Silas	224
406	Pat	223
406	Sheldon	223
406	Winfred	223
409	Ferdinand	222
410	Gabriel	219
411	Salvador	218
412	Omer	217
413	Carmine	216
413	Mervin	216
415	Darwin	214
416	Hershel	213
417	Isadore	212
418	Burl	211
419	Marlin	210
420	Odis	208
421	Rolland	206
422	Coy	205
422	Gale	205
424	Lorenzo	204
424	Scott	204
426	Freeman	203
427	Everette	202
427	Frederic	202
429	Hugo	201
429	Lyman	201
431	Aloysius	199
431	Foster	199
431	Royce	199
431	Ulysses	199
435	Milo	197
435	Olin	197
437	Ambrose	195
437	Bertram	195
437	Raul	195
437	Spencer	195
441	Delmer	194
442	Alden	193
442	Denver	193
444	Mathew	192
444	Orlando	192
446	Nolan	191
446	Royal	191
448	Bud	190
449	Casimir	188
450	Hiram	187
450	Mary	187
452	Dudley	185
453	Gregory	184
453	Lenard	184
453	Morgan	184
453	Wilton	184
457	Noel	181
458	Booker	179
458	Eric	179
458	Lamar	179
458	Linwood	179
462	Gail	177
462	Hal	177
464	Guadalupe	175
464	Randall	175
466	Cletus	174
466	Olen	174
468	Augustus	171
469	Arlie	170
469	Houston	170
471	Harmon	169
471	Newton	169
471	Sydney	169
474	Warner	167
475	Micheal	166
476	Emile	165
476	Fletcher	165
476	Hobert	165
476	Luke	165
480	Ezra	164
480	Jeff	164
480	Vance	164
483	Jefferson	162
483	Major	162
483	Rene	162
483	Verne	162
487	Dewitt	161
487	Noble	161
489	Clay	160
489	Palmer	160
489	Riley	160
492	Alfredo	159
492	Blaine	159
494	Evan	157
494	Phil	157
494	Roberto	157
497	Augustine	156
498	Hoyt	153
498	Waldo	153
500	Elroy	152
500	Harland	152
502	Columbus	151
502	Hardy	151
502	Theron	151
505	Elias	150
505	Meyer	150
505	Mose	150
508	Trinidad	149
509	Alberto	148
510	Chris	147
510	Dalton	147
510	Lemuel	147
513	Coleman	146
513	Wilber	146
515	Darrel	144
515	Elwin	144
515	Mason	144
515	Oren	144
519	Carrol	143
519	Ora	143
521	Davis	142
521	Domenic	142
521	Israel	142
521	Reed	142
525	Domingo	141
525	Lucien	141
527	Guido	140
528	Merton	139
528	Rafael	139
528	Raleigh	139
528	Rupert	139
532	Albin	137
532	Justin	137
534	Hobart	136
534	Otha	136
534	Shelby	136
537	Benedict	135
537	Bobbie	135
537	Jewel	135
540	Lucius	134
541	Kelly	133
541	Vaughn	133
543	Antone	132
543	Christian	132
545	Pablo	131
546	Fernando	130
546	Isidore	130
546	Sebastian	130
549	Anderson	129
549	Graham	129
549	Hector	129
549	Jeremiah	129
553	Alphonso	128
553	Bryce	128
553	Cyrus	128
553	Fay	128
553	Miguel	128
553	Walker	128
553	Walton	128
560	Junius	127
561	Aldo	126
562	Dante	125
562	Florian	125
562	Joshua	125
562	Nickolas	125
562	Raymon	125
562	Terry	125
568	Carol	124
568	Gustave	124
570	Avery	123
570	Elden	123
572	Eldred	122
572	Jonathan	122
574	Judson	121
574	Tomas	121
576	Carlo	120
576	Dee	120
576	Dock	120
576	Lincoln	120
580	Al	119
580	Bernice	119
580	Porter	119
583	Granville	118
583	Isiah	118
583	Julio	118
586	Edd	117
586	Napoleon	117
586	Rogers	117
589	Jewell	116
589	Jules	116
589	Lacy	116
592	Emilio	115
592	Joesph	115
592	Merritt	115
592	Ottis	115
592	Sammy	115
597	Gaylord	113
597	Haywood	113
599	Buddy	112
600	Arden	111
600	Enoch	111
600	Rosario	111
600	Talmadge	111
604	Arther	110
605	Maxwell	109
605	Rudy	109
605	Seth	109
605	Taylor	109
609	Dempsey	108
609	Romeo	108
611	Dana	107
611	Durward	107
611	Isaiah	107
611	Rubin	107
611	Theo	107
616	Alvie	106
616	Frances	106
616	Hilton	106
616	Roderick	106
616	Winfield	106
621	Ernesto	105
621	Mckinley	105
623	Americo	104
623	Matt	104
625	Asa	103
625	Bryan	103
625	Quinton	103
625	Santo	103
625	Valentine	103
630	Beverly	102
630	Bryant	102
630	Casimer	102
630	Danny	102
630	Eldridge	102
630	Felipe	102
630	Garfield	102
637	Marcel	101
637	Meredith	101
637	Otho	101
637	Raphael	101
637	Rollin	101
642	Dorsey	100
642	Elzie	100
642	Felton	100
642	Hermon	100
642	Orin	100
647	Alvis	99
647	Elisha	99
647	Enrique	99
647	King	99
647	Leander	99
652	Emmitt	98
652	Lucian	98
652	Santos	98
652	Winford	98
656	Carson	97
656	Jason	97
658	Dillard	96
658	Elmore	96
658	Enrico	96
658	Milan	96
658	Omar	96
658	Oran	96
658	Sigmund	96
665	Clarance	95
665	Galen	95
665	Myles	95
668	Arturo	94
668	Ernie	94
668	Franklyn	94
668	Santiago	94
672	Frankie	93
672	Stanford	93
674	Buck	92
674	Clare	92
674	Sherwood	92
677	Andres	91
677	Emmet	91
677	General	91
677	Rodolfo	91
677	Urban	91
682	Abner	90
682	Claudie	90
682	Elwyn	90
682	Ignatius	90
682	Lon	90
687	Benjiman	89
687	Bernie	89
687	Bertrand	89
687	Gregorio	89
687	Haskell	89
692	Alford	87
692	Carlyle	87
692	Dorothy	87
692	Estel	87
692	Gaetano	87
692	Leeroy	87
698	Edison	86
698	Gary	86
698	Jennings	86
698	Lafayette	86
698	Logan	86
698	Miller	86
698	Orvil	86
698	Oswald	86
698	Pearl	86
707	Bennett	85
707	Bradford	85
707	Early	85
707	Elliot	85
707	Elvis	85
707	Johnson	85
707	Loyal	85
707	Normand	85
715	Abel	84
715	Brooks	84
715	Chauncey	84
715	Connie	84
715	Ignacio	84
715	Kevin	84
715	Shelton	84
722	Boyce	83
722	Carter	83
722	Cloyd	83
722	Domenick	83
722	Evert	83
722	Mortimer	83
722	Reynold	83
729	Carleton	82
729	Constantine	82
729	Lupe	82
729	Prince	82
733	Blair	81
733	Doris	81
733	Harden	81
733	Mahlon	81
737	Casper	80
737	Craig	80
737	Dexter	80
737	Ivory	80
737	Loy	80
737	Melton	80
737	Oral	80
737	Virgle	80
745	Ford	79
745	Garrett	79
745	Ike	79
745	Jordan	79
745	Norwood	79
750	Addison	78
750	Aron	78
750	Arvil	78
750	Berry	78
750	Burt	78
750	Garnett	78
750	Hayward	78
750	Jerald	78
750	Margarito	78
750	Theadore	78
760	Arvel	77
760	Crawford	77
760	Evans	77
760	Garth	77
760	Glendon	77
760	Rowland	77
760	Vernie	77
760	Winton	77
768	Dayton	76
768	Sandy	76
768	Smith	76
768	Sylvan	76
772	Benito	75
772	Cary	75
772	Cleon	75
772	Duncan	75
772	Howell	75
772	June	75
772	Thornton	75
772	Vicente	75
780	Audrey	74
780	Barton	74
780	Gilberto	74
780	Hamilton	74
780	Hazel	74
780	Lois	74
780	Merl	74
780	Nicolas	74
780	Ruby	74
780	Turner	74
790	Alois	73
790	Arvid	73
790	Gustav	73
790	Hardin	73
790	Hiroshi	73
790	Jonas	73
790	Lauren	73
790	Newell	73
790	Richmond	73
790	Yoshio	73
800	Edsel	72
800	Orrin	72
800	Rueben	72
800	Thurston	72
804	Carmelo	71
804	Claire	71
804	Clem	71
804	Hillard	71
804	Kent	71
804	Lonzo	71
804	Mac	71
804	Rayford	71
804	Vergil	71
804	Watson	71
814	Alejandro	70
814	Angel	70
814	Armond	70
814	Fredric	70
814	Hayden	70
814	Lawerence	70
814	Murry	70
814	Orland	70
814	Regis	70
814	Webster	70
814	Wm	70
825	Alec	69
825	Angus	69
825	Delton	69
825	Donovan	69
825	Gaston	69
825	Obie	69
825	Reynaldo	69
825	Stanton	69
825	Vester	69
834	Adolphus	68
834	Carey	68
834	Foy	68
834	Hans	68
834	Leopold	68
834	Madison	68
834	Malvin	68
834	Milburn	68
834	Terence	68
843	Daryl	67
843	Denzil	67
843	Donal	67
843	Kendall	67
843	Kyle	67
843	Newman	67
849	Benton	66
849	Emmit	66
849	Furman	66
849	Helen	66
849	Parker	66
849	Reese	66
849	Toshio	66
856	Adelbert	65
856	Ardell	65
856	Ivy	65
856	Lambert	65
856	Llewellyn	65
856	Murphy	65
856	Norval	65
856	Nunzio	65
856	Pierce	65
856	Reid	65
856	Tracy	65
856	Vivian	65
868	Beryl	64
868	Bradley	64
868	Burnell	64
868	Fritz	64
868	Glenwood	64
868	Leamon	64
868	Lorin	64
868	Rodger	64
868	Verl	64
877	Durwood	63
877	Elza	63
877	Hilbert	63
877	Lawson	63
877	Mariano	63
877	Verlin	63
877	Verner	63
884	Clemens	62
884	Clovis	62
884	Ellwood	62
884	Jones	62
884	Linus	62
884	Loran	62
890	Allie	61
890	Artis	61
890	Blake	61
890	Bonnie	61
890	Cameron	61
890	Cleve	61
890	Enos	61
890	Finis	61
890	Henderson	61
890	Waymon	61
890	Wyman	61
901	Allison	60
901	Brady	60
901	Elgin	60
901	Gino	60
901	Kay	60
901	Masao	60
901	Silvio	60
901	Terrence	60
901	Washington	60
901	Welton	60
901	Werner	60
901	Zack	60
913	Cedric	59
913	Eduardo	59
913	Kennith	59
913	Maxie	59
913	Merwin	59
913	Pierre	59
913	Thad	59
920	Arlo	58
920	Artie	58
920	Burley	58
920	Cruz	58
920	Dwayne	58
920	Golden	58
920	Huey	58
920	Issac	58
920	Kirby	58
920	Lindsey	58
920	Ruth	58
931	Gayle	57
931	Hampton	57
931	Kazuo	57
931	Merlyn	57
931	Murl	57
931	Norton	57
931	Whitney	57
931	Zane	57
939	Ewell	56
939	Ezekiel	56
939	Gardner	56
939	Garold	56
939	Hosea	56
939	Marcos	56
939	Melville	56
939	Mitchel	56
939	Olan	56
939	Porfirio	56
939	Wilfrid	56
950	Godfrey	55
950	Laurel	55
950	Verle	55
953	Agustin	54
953	Cosmo	54
953	Glynn	54
953	Harrell	54
953	Ludwig	54
953	Manley	54
953	Ricardo	54
953	Tillman	54
953	Tim	54
962	Dewayne	53
962	Joyce	53
962	Kiyoshi	53
962	Marcellus	53
962	Margaret	53
962	Nello	53
962	Oris	53
962	Quincy	53
962	Reno	53
962	Rosevelt	53
962	Worth	53
973	Arne	52
973	Clint	52
973	Earlie	52
973	Garvin	52
973	Giles	52
973	Judge	52
973	Mickey	52
973	Wardell	52
981	Archibald	51
981	Arvin	51
981	Chalmer	51
981	Farris	51
981	Federico	51
981	Lucious	51
981	Luverne	51
981	Ocie	51
981	Reinhold	51
981	Williams	51
991	Adolf	50
991	Art	50
991	Fidel	50
991	Garnet	50
991	Hideo	50
991	Junious	50
991	Marco	50
991	Minoru	50
991	Odie	50
991	Olaf	50
991	Wayman	50