Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1926

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	61,130
2	John	56,108
3	James	53,196
4	William	51,922
5	Charles	29,521
6	George	25,910
7	Richard	25,143
8	Joseph	23,756
9	Donald	20,912
10	Edward	19,375
11	Thomas	16,592
12	Frank	14,493
13	Paul	13,653
14	Harold	13,310
15	Raymond	12,809
16	Jack	12,195
17	Walter	11,774
18	Kenneth	10,342
19	Henry	9,994
20	Arthur	9,465
21	Albert	9,146
22	David	9,041
23	Eugene	9,016
24	Ralph	8,455
25	Harry	8,216

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carl	6,939
27	Howard	6,836
28	Willie	6,820
29	Clarence	6,537
30	Louis	6,513
31	Fred	6,447
32	Earl	6,441
33	Joe	6,338
34	Roy	6,224
35	Francis	5,789
36	Lawrence	5,582
37	Ernest	5,436
38	Leonard	5,402
39	Norman	5,282
40	Billy	5,180
41	Gerald	5,123
42	Anthony	5,058
43	Stanley	4,966
44	Herbert	4,939
45	Alfred	4,726
46	Daniel	4,516
47	Melvin	4,194
48	Samuel	4,180
49	Bernard	4,172
50	Marvin	4,111
51	Leroy	3,808
52	Russell	3,793
53	Floyd	3,623
54	Leo	3,552
55	Edwin	3,491
56	Michael	3,485
57	Ray	3,409
58	Peter	3,358
59	Andrew	3,344
60	Lloyd	3,278
61	Elmer	3,233
62	Clifford	3,190
63	Theodore	3,129
64	Frederick	3,120
65	Calvin	3,014
66	Vernon	2,953
67	Clyde	2,873
68	Wayne	2,811
69	Herman	2,798
70	Philip	2,708
71	Warren	2,701
72	Alvin	2,693
73	Leon	2,647
74	Bill	2,643
75	Glenn	2,635
76	Gordon	2,629
77	Vincent	2,543
78	Lester	2,539
79	Chester	2,534
80	Martin	2,493
81	Charlie	2,446
82	Lewis	2,444
83	Milton	2,418
84	Dale	2,398
85	Lee	2,313
86	Cecil	2,305
87	Jesse	2,298
88	Ronald	2,283
89	Roger	2,260
90	Harvey	2,128
91	Gene	2,083
92	Sam	2,033
93	Allen	2,021
94	Victor	2,016
95	Wallace	2,012
96	Don	1,966
97	Jerry	1,934
98	Benjamin	1,898
99	Arnold	1,882
100	Willard	1,810
101	Gilbert	1,781
102	Bob	1,778
102	Douglas	1,778
104	Johnnie	1,731
105	Oscar	1,715
106	Claude	1,714
107	Roland	1,702
108	Eddie	1,678
109	Edgar	1,677
110	Maurice	1,640
111	Rudolph	1,636
112	Curtis	1,626
112	Marion	1,626
114	Jerome	1,612
115	Jimmie	1,609
116	Bobby	1,595
117	Junior	1,590
118	Virgil	1,576
119	Everett	1,569
120	Manuel	1,549
121	Glen	1,519
122	Wilbur	1,510
123	Homer	1,503
124	Jessie	1,481
125	Jose	1,474
126	Leslie	1,467
127	Bruce	1,413
128	Hugh	1,393
129	Sidney	1,350
130	Stephen	1,335
131	Hubert	1,320
131	Wesley	1,320
133	Nicholas	1,319
134	Morris	1,306
135	Luther	1,295
136	Johnny	1,289
137	Max	1,254
138	Tom	1,252
139	Dean	1,245
140	Willis	1,233
141	Patrick	1,219
142	Franklin	1,202
143	Jim	1,165
144	Irving	1,159
145	Billie	1,155
146	Alexander	1,150
147	Earnest	1,149
148	Keith	1,120
149	Horace	1,107
150	Oliver	1,065
151	Steve	1,052
152	Lyle	1,051
153	Julius	1,032
154	Phillip	1,020
155	Ben	1,013
156	Edmund	1,012
156	Tony	1,012
158	Salvatore	995
159	Guy	994
160	Duane	963
161	Clayton	956
162	Archie	920
163	Delbert	916
164	Orville	894
165	Clifton	884
166	Jimmy	882
167	Dan	880
168	Otis	878
169	Bennie	865
170	Mike	857
171	Clinton	843
172	Angelo	840
173	Dennis	838
174	Alan	836
175	Jay	827
176	Nathaniel	821
177	Jacob	810
178	Larry	807
179	Alex	805
180	Merle	787
181	Ira	785
182	Allan	780
183	Alton	778
183	Wilbert	778
185	Matthew	777
186	Leland	776
187	Ervin	768
188	Dewey	767
189	Ivan	766
190	Marshall	765
191	Ted	764
192	Tommy	751
193	Carroll	738
194	Antonio	729
195	Lowell	725
196	Elbert	717
197	Jesus	713
198	Freddie	708
199	Julian	703
200	Mark	702
201	Sylvester	688
202	Nelson	685
203	Emil	682
204	Forrest	680
205	Irvin	675
206	Nathan	669
207	Lonnie	660
207	Seymour	660
209	Dick	650
210	Juan	648
211	Eldon	647
212	Pete	643
213	Nick	642
214	Rufus	641
214	Wilfred	641
216	Wendell	640
217	Malcolm	629
218	Fredrick	625
219	Loyd	623
220	Ramon	615
221	Laurence	610
222	Myron	609
223	Loren	608
224	Ellis	607
225	Neil	600
226	Karl	595
227	Aaron	593
228	Gerard	586
228	Isaac	586
230	Norbert	581
231	Darrell	578
231	Johnie	578
233	Grady	576
234	Murray	568
235	Perry	565
236	Felix	559
237	Burton	558
238	Owen	554
239	Rex	552
240	Elwood	542
241	Emmett	539
242	Mack	535
243	Byron	533
244	Ross	530
245	Grover	529
246	Troy	522
247	Bert	519
248	Mario	518
249	Aubrey	498
250	Carlos	496
250	Doyle	496
252	Percy	493
253	Harley	492
254	Otto	488
255	Carlton	483
256	Rodney	482
257	Reginald	475
258	Sherman	473
259	Roosevelt	472
260	Dwight	468
261	Dominick	465
262	Tommie	464
262	Wilson	464
264	Dominic	463
264	Irwin	463
266	Erwin	462
267	August	458
268	Amos	454
269	Morton	443
270	Ruben	440
271	Bobbie	437
272	Francisco	435
273	Boyd	432
274	Austin	430
275	Abraham	427
276	Dallas	426
277	Adam	425
278	Louie	424
279	Neal	417
280	Preston	416
281	Garland	412
282	Harlan	407
283	Roscoe	405
284	Pedro	404
285	Adolph	403
286	Benny	399
286	Laverne	399
288	Charley	398
289	Conrad	396
290	Jasper	389
291	Joel	379
292	Edmond	376
293	Millard	375
294	Cornelius	370
294	Lynn	370
296	Merlin	368
296	Stuart	368
298	Reuben	367
299	Rudy	366
300	Jackie	361
301	Dave	353
302	Elvin	352
303	Sheldon	351
304	Steven	348
305	Mitchell	344
306	Wade	343
307	Moses	341
308	Clair	337
309	Maynard	336
310	Grant	333
310	Will	333
312	Russel	329
313	Alfonso	326
313	Cleveland	326
315	Elton	324
316	Carmen	322
317	Monroe	320
318	Wilburn	317
319	Luis	315
319	Ollie	315
321	Delmar	314
322	Kermit	313
323	Wilmer	312
324	Teddy	311
325	Marcus	310
325	Weldon	310
327	Rocco	307
328	Raul	306
328	Thurman	306
328	Woodrow	306
331	Merrill	305
332	Vito	304
333	Emanuel	302
333	Harrison	302
335	Alonzo	298
335	Jean	298
337	Pat	297
338	Gus	294
338	Lionel	294
340	Ned	293
341	Ed	287
342	Simon	286
343	Randolph	281
343	Sammie	281
345	Adrian	280
345	Cleo	280
347	Clement	278
348	Elijah	276
348	Wilford	276
350	Hollis	275
351	Timothy	274
352	Mary	272
353	Christopher	270
353	Sanford	270
355	Salvador	268
356	Stewart	267
357	Eli	266
357	Jake	266
359	Buford	264
359	Clark	264
359	Coy	264
359	Cyril	264
363	Patsy	263
364	Alva	259
365	Wiley	258
366	Claud	254
367	Odell	252
368	Levi	251
369	Roberto	250
370	Armand	247
371	Sterling	246
372	Andy	245
372	Lavern	245
374	Elmo	243
374	Gregory	243
374	Royce	243
377	Miles	242
378	Jess	239
379	Dudley	237
379	Earle	237
379	Marlin	237
382	Forest	235
382	Noah	235
384	Thaddeus	234
385	Basil	232
386	Jackson	231
387	Lorenzo	230
387	Norris	230
387	Orval	230
387	Randall	230
387	Winston	230
392	Mervin	228
393	Buddy	226
393	Rolland	226
395	Emory	224
396	Danny	223
396	Emery	223
396	Roman	223
399	Alphonse	221
399	Lamar	221
399	Truman	221
399	Vern	221
403	Van	220
403	Ward	220
405	Guadalupe	218
406	Travis	217
407	Darrel	215
407	Hershel	215
409	Barney	214
409	Eric	214
409	Pasquale	214
409	Shirley	214
409	Solomon	214
414	Harris	213
415	Alfredo	212
415	Milford	212
417	Silas	211
418	Bruno	209
418	Elliott	209
420	Herschel	208
421	Elias	207
422	Noel	205
423	Freeman	204
424	Armando	203
424	Winfred	203
426	Darwin	202
426	Gabriel	202
426	Sammy	202
429	Cletus	200
429	Pablo	200
431	Rene	198
432	Carmine	197
432	Ellsworth	197
434	Miguel	195
435	Hiram	194
436	Anton	192
436	Gale	192
438	Normand	191
439	Gail	189
439	Saul	189
441	Bud	187
441	Emerson	187
441	Everette	187
444	Delmer	186
444	Lenard	186
446	Lyman	185
446	Odis	185
446	Scott	185
449	Hal	184
450	Alden	183
451	Rodolfo	182
452	Royal	181
453	Riley	179
454	Spencer	176
455	Linwood	175
456	Bertram	174
456	Edsel	174
456	Roderick	174
459	Ulysses	173
460	Vance	171
461	Carol	170
462	Frederic	169
463	Chris	168
463	Nolan	168
465	Foster	167
465	Mathew	167
467	Rafael	166
467	Sol	166
469	Omer	165
469	Terry	165
471	Booker	164
472	Luke	162
473	Denver	161
473	Ferdinand	161
473	Wilton	161
476	Enrique	159
476	Hugo	159
476	Jeff	159
479	Alberto	158
480	Frankie	157
481	Houston	156
482	Ambrose	155
482	Phil	155
484	Augustine	154
484	Hoyt	154
484	Morgan	154
487	Burl	152
487	Olen	152
489	Felipe	151
490	Noble	150
491	Jewel	149
491	Orlando	149
491	Tomas	149
494	Buster	148
494	Columbus	148
496	Al	147
496	Fletcher	147
496	Major	147
499	Arturo	146
499	Blaine	146
499	Hector	146
502	Dalton	145
502	Elwin	145
502	Raymon	145
502	Verne	145
506	Lincoln	144
506	Newton	144
506	Reed	144
509	Anderson	143
510	Jefferson	142
510	Lucien	142
512	Bryan	139
512	Carlo	139
512	Ezra	139
512	Wilber	139
516	Elroy	138
516	Ernesto	138
518	Augustus	137
519	Fernando	136
520	Abe	135
521	Harmon	134
521	Joesph	134
523	Ignacio	133
523	Julio	133
525	Arlie	132
525	Nickolas	132
525	Waldo	132
528	Clay	131
528	Emile	131
528	Gaylord	131
528	Milo	131
528	Sebastian	131
533	Angel	130
533	Coleman	130
533	Emilio	130
533	Isiah	130
533	Junius	130
538	Cyrus	129
539	Evan	127
539	Micheal	127
541	Daryl	126
541	Olin	126
543	Isaiah	125
543	Justin	125
545	Jerald	124
545	Otha	124
545	Talmadge	124
548	Kelly	123
548	Kent	123
548	Mckinley	123
548	Ora	123
552	Carrol	122
552	Davis	122
552	Domingo	122
552	Jules	122
552	Lemuel	122
552	Mason	122
552	Napoleon	122
559	Beverly	121
559	Dewitt	121
559	Marcel	121
562	Shelby	120
563	Aloysius	119
563	Dorothy	119
563	Hilton	119
563	Palmer	119
567	Bennett	118
567	Hyman	118
567	Lucius	118
567	Rollin	118
567	Theron	118
572	Hobert	116
573	Benedict	115
573	Eldridge	115
573	Gilberto	115
573	Jeremiah	115
573	Merton	115
573	Valentine	115
573	Vaughn	115
580	Aldo	114
580	Alphonso	114
580	Casimir	114
580	Dana	114
580	Frances	114
585	Albin	113
585	Carson	113
585	Christian	113
585	Domenic	113
585	Elden	113
585	Jennings	113
585	Judson	113
585	King	113
585	Rogers	113
585	Sydney	113
595	Oren	112
595	Rubin	112
597	Arther	111
597	Fay	111
597	Harland	111
597	Zane	111
601	Ernie	110
601	Rosario	110
603	Clarance	109
603	Sherwood	109
605	Doris	107
605	Guillermo	107
605	Milan	107
608	Granville	106
608	Jonathan	106
608	Lacy	106
608	Walton	106
612	Bernie	105
612	Joshua	105
614	Asa	104
614	Gary	104
614	Mose	104
614	Quentin	104
614	Theo	104
619	Galen	103
619	Warner	103
621	Haywood	102
622	Abel	101
622	Graham	101
622	Isadore	101
622	Jason	101
622	Raleigh	101
627	Arden	100
627	Edd	100
627	Florian	100
627	Stanford	100
631	Avery	99
631	Boyce	99
631	Dee	99
631	Ricardo	99
631	Rupert	99
631	Winford	99
637	Bradford	98
637	Lupe	98
639	Bernice	97
639	Dock	97
639	Jonas	97
642	Connie	96
642	Dexter	96
642	Hans	96
642	Santo	96
642	Santos	96
642	Taylor	96
648	Domenick	95
648	Gustave	95
648	Romeo	95
651	Felton	94
651	Israel	94
651	Merritt	94
654	Donn	93
654	Eldred	93
654	Loy	93
654	Ottis	93
658	Alvie	92
658	Gregorio	92
660	Betty	91
660	Margaret	91
660	Walker	91
663	Adolfo	90
663	Bryant	90
663	Elliot	90
663	Elzie	90
663	Emmitt	90
663	Hermon	90
663	Hobart	90
663	Jordan	90
671	Carter	89
671	Elvis	89
671	Enoch	89
671	Murphy	89
671	Rodger	89
676	Angus	88
676	Evert	88
678	Alvis	87
678	Benton	87
678	Jewell	87
678	Maxwell	87
678	Merlyn	87
683	Alford	86
683	Blair	86
683	Garfield	86
683	Glendon	86
683	Oran	86
683	Santiago	86
689	Kyle	85
689	Meyer	85
689	Verlin	85
692	Cruz	84
692	Haskell	84
694	Aron	83
694	Clare	83
694	Garrett	83
694	Rayford	83
694	Werner	83
699	Antone	82
699	Denis	82
699	Elmore	82
699	Elwyn	82
699	Franklyn	82
699	Hillard	82
699	Leeroy	82
699	Orin	82
699	Seth	82
699	Winfield	82
709	Bradley	81
709	Dwayne	81
709	Raphael	81
712	Andres	80
712	Craig	80
712	Mahlon	80
712	Monte	80
716	Carey	79
716	Clem	79
716	Constantine	79
716	Lawerence	79
716	Vicente	79
716	Willian	79
722	Barry	78
722	Carlyle	78
722	Lucian	78
722	Tracy	78
726	Gustav	77
726	Kay	77
726	Kirby	77
726	Theadore	77
726	Verl	77
731	Carleton	76
731	Claudie	76
731	Early	76
731	Lucious	76
731	Porter	76
731	Stanton	76
737	Bonnie	75
737	Buck	75
737	Cloyd	75
737	Eduardo	75
737	Garth	75
737	Hayward	75
737	Matt	75
737	Newell	75
745	Guido	74
745	Helen	74
745	Loyal	74
745	Sandy	74
749	Dorsey	73
749	Estel	73
749	Hardy	73
749	Howell	73
749	Leander	73
749	Lon	73
749	Melton	73
749	Murry	73
749	Prince	73
749	Ruth	73
759	Duncan	72
759	Elisha	72
759	Garnett	72
759	Gino	72
759	Otho	72
759	Shelton	72
765	Allison	71
765	Arvil	71
765	Aurelio	71
765	Benito	71
765	Bryce	71
765	Burt	71
765	Damon	71
765	Ford	71
765	Omar	71
765	Pearl	71
765	Sylvan	71
776	Audrey	70
776	Emmet	70
776	Evans	70
776	Lambert	70
776	Lawson	70
776	Merl	70
776	Oswald	70
783	Armond	69
783	Cameron	69
783	Chauncey	69
783	Dayton	69
783	Dewayne	69
783	June	69
783	Laurel	69
783	Reynaldo	69
783	Waymon	69
783	Wm	69
793	Auther	68
793	Dillard	68
793	Fritz	68
793	Gayle	68
793	Ignatius	68
793	Norval	68
793	Reynold	68
793	Rowland	68
793	Webster	68
793	Williams	68
803	Alejandro	67
803	Bertrand	67
803	Brady	67
803	Freddy	67
803	Hamilton	67
803	Meredith	67
803	Myles	67
803	Obie	67
803	Orrin	67
803	Regis	67
813	Donnie	66
813	Donovan	66
813	Ivory	66
813	Kendall	66
813	Kennith	66
813	Norwood	66
813	Richmond	66
813	Rudolf	66
821	Fidel	65
821	Ike	65
821	Lorin	65
821	Tim	65
825	General	64
825	Judge	64
825	Mickey	64
825	Reid	64
825	Reno	64
825	Virgle	64
831	Arlo	63
831	Arvid	63
831	Clovis	63
831	Dwain	63
831	Edison	63
831	Ewell	63
831	Maxie	63
831	Miller	63
831	Robin	63
840	Huey	62
840	Rueben	62
842	Adelbert	61
842	Brooks	61
842	Denzil	61
842	Durward	61
842	Johnson	61
842	Linus	61
842	Lonzo	61
842	Loran	61
842	Mac	61
842	Nicolas	61
842	Parker	61
842	Sumner	61
842	Vernie	61
855	Americo	60
855	Arley	60
855	Artie	60
855	Barton	60
855	Benjiman	60
855	Carmelo	60
855	Durwood	60
855	Giles	60
855	Hazel	60
855	Hunter	60
855	Isidore	60
855	Jonnie	60
855	Leonardo	60
855	Mariano	60
855	Marlyn	60
855	Milburn	60
855	Mitchel	60
872	Addison	59
872	Ellwood	59
872	Margarito	59
875	Andre	58
875	Artis	58
875	Berry	58
875	Deane	58
875	Donal	58
875	Fredric	58
875	Glynn	58
875	Hayden	58
875	Hilbert	58
875	Hosea	58
875	Leopoldo	58
875	Merwin	58
875	Refugio	58
875	Ruby	58
875	Silvio	58
890	Clint	57
890	Ezekiel	57
890	Madison	57
890	Oral	57
894	Abner	56
894	Arlin	56
894	Darold	56
894	Fernand	56
894	Gaetano	56
894	Joaquin	56
894	Lois	56
894	Norton	56
902	Agustin	55
902	Burley	55
902	Crawford	55
902	Farris	55
902	Henderson	55
902	Jon	55
902	Lauren	55
902	Leopold	55
902	Lindsey	55
902	Marie	55
902	Orvil	55
902	Rosevelt	55
902	Turner	55
902	Vester	55
916	Casper	54
916	Cleve	54
916	Donato	54
916	Dorris	54
916	Elizabeth	54
916	Gorden	54
916	Hurley	54
916	Johny	54
916	Joyce	54
916	Ken	54
916	Nevin	54
916	Terrence	54
916	Urban	54
916	Virginia	54
916	Wardell	54
931	Adolphus	53
931	Allie	53
931	Alois	53
931	Dempsey	53
931	Finis	53
931	Gerhard	53
931	Godfrey	53
931	Jamie	53
931	Kurt	53
931	Llewellyn	53
931	Oneal	53
931	Vivian	53
931	Wayland	53
944	Abram	52
944	Burnell	52
944	Dwaine	52
944	Farrell	52
944	Gearld	52
944	Hampton	52
944	Logan	52
944	Louise	52
944	Mildred	52
944	Ramiro	52
944	Tillman	52
955	Claire	51
955	Dante	51
955	Enos	51
955	Foy	51
955	Ivy	51
955	Thurston	51
955	Trinidad	51
955	Willam	51
963	Art	50
963	Arvin	50
963	Casimer	50
963	Cosmo	50
963	Delton	50
963	Desmond	50
963	Douglass	50
963	Gardner	50
963	Henery	50
963	Hiroshi	50
963	Ludwig	50
963	Minoru	50
963	Murl	50
963	Nunzio	50
963	Reese	50
963	Rollie	50
963	Sigmund	50
980	Alice	49
980	Ardell	49
980	Arvel	49
980	Author	49
980	Christ	49
980	Faustino	49
980	Federico	49
980	Gaston	49
980	Joy	49
980	Marco	49
980	Valentino	49
980	Zack	49
992	Alvan	48
992	Anna	48
992	Beryl	48
992	Dorman	48
992	Elza	48
992	Emmit	48
992	Issac	48
992	Jodie	48
992	Jorge	48
992	Lafayette	48
992	Leamon	48
992	Lorenza	48
992	Mortimer	48
992	Quinton	48
992	Rosendo	48
992	Vergil	48
992	Watson	48
992	Worth	48