Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1928

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	60,701
2	John	53,760
3	James	52,752
4	William	49,118
5	Charles	31,243
6	Richard	28,793
7	Donald	25,704
8	George	24,391
9	Joseph	22,322
10	Edward	18,492
11	Thomas	16,582
12	Frank	13,570
13	Paul	13,160
14	Harold	12,670
15	Jack	12,494
16	Raymond	11,946
17	Kenneth	11,167
18	Walter	10,651
19	David	9,990
20	Eugene	9,708
21	Henry	9,313
22	Arthur	8,880
23	Albert	8,812
24	Ralph	8,100
25	Herbert	8,065

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Harry	7,604
27	Billy	7,310
28	Carl	6,946
29	Willie	6,817
30	Joe	6,682
31	Howard	6,496
32	Louis	6,299
33	Alfred	6,252
34	Roy	6,229
35	Clarence	6,068
36	Fred	6,036
37	Earl	5,966
38	Lawrence	5,597
39	Norman	5,590
40	Francis	5,516
41	Gerald	5,487
42	Leonard	5,131
43	Ernest	4,941
44	Anthony	4,719
45	Stanley	4,481
46	Marvin	4,452
47	Daniel	4,426
48	Melvin	4,249
49	Bernard	4,067
50	Ronald	3,969
51	Leroy	3,872
52	Samuel	3,844
53	Michael	3,598
54	Floyd	3,338
55	Russell	3,325
56	Peter	3,299
57	Ray	3,248
58	Edwin	3,166
59	Lloyd	3,158
60	Andrew	3,142
61	Leo	3,095
62	Gene	3,088
63	Elmer	2,977
64	Bill	2,976
65	Bobby	2,972
66	Theodore	2,916
67	Frederick	2,882
68	Clifford	2,862
69	Wayne	2,855
70	Vernon	2,852
71	Roger	2,774
72	Alvin	2,750
73	Philip	2,726
74	Clyde	2,713
75	Dale	2,640
76	Glenn	2,603
77	Gordon	2,596
78	Herman	2,588
78	Jerry	2,588
80	Charlie	2,463
81	Leon	2,460
82	Vincent	2,440
83	Martin	2,428
84	Don	2,382
85	Warren	2,361
86	Lewis	2,339
87	Lee	2,282
88	Chester	2,243
89	Lester	2,229
90	Harvey	2,186
91	Jesse	2,171
92	Milton	2,170
93	Allen	2,137
94	Calvin	2,128
95	Bob	2,093
96	Gilbert	2,048
97	Cecil	2,005
98	Arnold	1,974
99	Victor	1,946
100	Jimmie	1,924
101	Curtis	1,920
102	Douglas	1,912
103	Johnnie	1,868
104	Wallace	1,845
105	Eddie	1,807
106	Benjamin	1,805
107	Roland	1,779
108	Jose	1,770
109	Sam	1,759
110	Jerome	1,750
111	Manuel	1,646
112	Bruce	1,628
112	Willard	1,628
114	Edgar	1,600
115	Glen	1,595
116	Claude	1,533
117	Johnny	1,529
118	Marion	1,515
119	Maurice	1,494
120	Junior	1,493
121	Hubert	1,488
122	Oscar	1,464
123	Everett	1,427
124	Jessie	1,419
125	Max	1,405
126	Virgil	1,404
127	Wilbur	1,400
128	Leslie	1,380
129	Hugh	1,374
130	Stephen	1,335
131	Homer	1,320
131	Patrick	1,320
133	Billie	1,317
134	Rudolph	1,308
135	Tom	1,305
136	Dean	1,287
137	Jim	1,237
138	Jimmy	1,226
139	Keith	1,223
140	Nicholas	1,216
141	Duane	1,212
142	Sidney	1,206
143	Wesley	1,181
144	Morris	1,157
145	Luther	1,153
146	Franklin	1,103
147	Horace	1,098
148	Willis	1,085
149	Phillip	1,078
150	Larry	1,068
151	Tommy	1,062
152	Alexander	1,048
153	Earnest	1,043
154	Delbert	1,023
155	Lyle	999
156	Ben	987
157	Alan	964
158	Salvatore	963
159	Dennis	957
160	Tony	955
161	Oliver	933
162	Steve	925
163	Edmund	911
164	Dan	908
165	Otis	884
166	Irving	879
167	Guy	866
168	Julius	863
169	Archie	860
170	Juan	858
171	Allan	844
172	Dick	834
173	Clayton	833
174	Bennie	832
175	Ted	826
176	Alton	816
177	Angelo	811
177	Orville	811
179	Alex	799
180	Clinton	789
180	Leland	789
182	Matthew	784
183	Clifton	781
184	Jesus	775
185	Jay	769
186	Merle	764
187	Mike	761
188	Lowell	758
189	Ivan	755
190	Antonio	746
191	Freddie	744
192	Wilbert	741
193	Ira	728
193	Nathaniel	728
195	Marshall	727
196	Jacob	718
197	Lonnie	708
198	Neil	696
199	Irvin	687
200	Ramon	683
201	Nelson	681
202	Dewey	675
203	Ervin	672
204	Myron	667
205	Malcolm	666
206	Wendell	658
207	Elbert	656
208	Carroll	655
209	Mark	652
210	Darrell	647
211	Wilfred	636
212	Julian	633
212	Perry	633
214	Pete	614
215	Loren	612
216	Jackie	606
217	Nick	604
218	Rufus	602
219	Karl	599
219	Norbert	599
219	Sylvester	599
222	Gerard	594
223	Rodney	589
224	Carlos	583
225	Emil	582
226	Bobbie	581
227	Eldon	579
228	Doyle	578
229	Laurence	573
230	Forrest	572
231	Seymour	568
232	Troy	562
233	Aaron	561
234	Carlton	551
235	Fredrick	548
235	Nathan	548
237	Byron	546
238	Ellis	544
239	Johnie	543
240	Loyd	540
241	Isaac	534
242	Rex	519
243	Burton	518
243	Mack	518
245	Bert	517
246	Grady	511
246	Sherman	511
248	Roosevelt	509
249	Irwin	508
250	Owen	505
251	Murray	504
252	Francisco	498
253	Ruben	491
254	Harley	484
255	Percy	483
255	Ross	483
257	Pedro	481
258	Elwood	479
259	Mario	477
260	Dominick	474
261	Grover	472
262	Otto	469
263	Felix	468
263	Lynn	468
265	Benny	460
266	Emmett	456
267	Dwight	454
268	Tommie	452
269	Boyd	445
270	Amos	439
271	Conrad	438
272	Harlan	435
273	Wilson	434
274	Aubrey	429
275	Laverne	428
276	August	421
276	Sheldon	421
278	Joel	415
279	Edmond	406
280	Abraham	401
280	Reginald	401
282	Stuart	395
283	Erwin	394
284	Austin	389
284	Louie	389
286	Teddy	388
287	Garland	387
288	Cornelius	384
289	Preston	381
290	Dominic	378
291	Neal	377
292	Dallas	375
292	Raul	375
294	Maynard	374
295	Morton	371
296	Pat	360
297	Adam	359
298	Wade	355
299	Steven	350
300	Roscoe	344
301	Adolph	341
302	Jasper	336
303	Alfonso	335
304	Delmar	332
305	Sammie	331
306	Elton	330
307	Carmen	329
308	Millard	328
309	Jean	327
310	Dave	324
310	Rudy	324
312	Elvin	323
312	Will	323
314	Luis	322
315	Charley	321
316	Moses	318
317	Mitchell	314
318	Roberto	312
319	Grant	309
320	Merlin	307
321	Reuben	303
322	Thurman	302
323	Armand	300
324	Ned	299
325	Wilmer	298
326	Lionel	297
326	Timothy	297
328	Salvador	296
329	Sanford	295
330	Mary	294
331	Randolph	293
332	Clair	286
332	Rocco	286
334	Emanuel	285
335	Alfredo	281
335	Russel	281
337	Marlin	280
337	Monroe	280
337	Patsy	280
337	Sammy	280
341	Weldon	279
342	Merrill	278
343	Danny	277
344	Cleveland	276
345	Harrison	274
345	Odell	274
347	Ollie	268
348	Simon	267
349	Christopher	266
350	Alonzo	265
350	Noel	265
352	Lavern	264
352	Rolland	264
354	Wiley	263
355	Gus	262
356	Earle	260
356	Gregory	260
356	Royce	260
359	Andy	258
359	Clement	258
359	Wilburn	258
362	Hollis	256
362	Hoover	256
362	Marcus	256
365	Elijah	255
365	Gabriel	255
367	Darwin	252
368	Buddy	251
368	Ed	251
370	Shirley	249
370	Wilford	249
372	Darrel	244
372	Jackson	244
374	Jake	243
374	Travis	243
376	Forest	242
377	Cleo	241
377	Kermit	241
379	Armando	240
379	Buford	240
379	Clark	240
382	Claud	238
383	Elmo	235
384	Cyril	234
384	Norris	234
384	Vito	234
387	Lamar	233
388	Stewart	232
389	Guadalupe	231
390	Adrian	230
390	Woodrow	230
392	Sterling	229
393	Emery	228
393	Emory	228
395	Gary	227
396	Alphonse	226
396	Miguel	226
396	Rodolfo	226
399	Coy	225
399	Harris	225
401	Lorenzo	224
402	Van	223
403	Eric	221
404	Miles	220
404	Roman	220
406	Mervin	218
406	Solomon	218
406	Terry	218
409	Huey	216
410	Bud	215
410	Eli	215
410	Rafael	215
413	Carmine	214
414	Herschel	211
415	Barney	208
416	Alva	207
416	Vern	207
418	Rene	206
418	Winston	206
420	Linwood	201
420	Milford	201
422	Jess	198
422	Truman	198
422	Winfred	198
425	Randall	196
426	Carol	195
427	Enrique	194
428	Arturo	193
428	Hal	193
428	Lenard	193
431	Basil	191
431	Frankie	191
433	Al	190
434	Levi	189
435	Emerson	188
435	Scott	188
437	Bertram	187
437	Odis	187
439	Hector	186
440	Delmer	185
440	Pasquale	185
442	Ward	183
443	Roderick	182
443	Royal	182
445	Dudley	181
445	Elias	181
445	Gale	181
445	Hershel	181
449	Vance	180
450	Saul	179
451	Emilio	178
452	Gilberto	177
452	Jeff	177
452	Lindy	177
455	Gail	176
455	Lyman	176
457	Hiram	174
457	Noah	174
457	Pablo	174
457	Ulysses	174
461	Freeman	173
461	Wilton	173
463	Normand	172
464	Alden	171
464	Thaddeus	171
466	Bruno	170
466	Burl	170
468	Booker	169
468	Elliott	169
468	Everette	169
471	Riley	168
471	Spencer	168
473	Ricardo	167
473	Silas	167
475	Alberto	166
476	Chris	164
476	Domingo	164
476	Olen	164
479	Anton	163
480	Denver	161
481	Carrol	160
481	Cletus	160
481	Ellsworth	160
484	Tomas	159
485	Milo	157
485	Nolan	157
487	Edsel	156
487	Ferdinand	156
489	Jules	154
489	Mathew	154
491	Phil	153
492	Orval	152
493	Houston	150
493	Major	150
495	Arlie	149
495	Luke	149
497	Buster	148
498	Augustine	147
499	Fernando	146
500	Augustus	145
500	Carlo	145
500	Columbus	145
500	Newton	145
504	Frederic	144
504	Jerald	144
504	Omer	144
507	Ernesto	143
508	Barry	141
508	Hoyt	141
508	Santiago	141
508	Sol	141
512	Frances	140
512	Ignacio	140
514	Vaughn	139
515	Jewel	138
516	Orlando	137
517	Angel	136
518	Blaine	135
518	Clay	135
518	Davis	135
521	Hobert	134
521	Julio	134
521	Marcel	134
521	Verne	134
525	Elroy	132
525	Gaylord	132
525	Hugo	132
528	Morgan	131
529	Evan	130
529	Fletcher	130
529	Lincoln	130
529	Raymon	130
533	Dana	129
533	Eduardo	129
533	Felipe	129
533	Harland	129
537	Anderson	128
537	Dalton	128
537	Kelly	128
537	Kent	128
537	Sebastian	128
542	Joesph	127
542	Mckinley	127
542	Noble	127
545	Bryan	126
546	Merton	124
547	Aloysius	123
547	Ambrose	123
547	Donnie	123
547	Nickolas	123
547	Wilber	123
552	Dorothy	122
552	Hilton	122
554	Andres	121
554	Emile	121
554	Isiah	121
554	Justin	121
558	Isaiah	120
558	Reed	120
560	Betty	119
560	Valentine	119
562	Elwin	118
562	Joshua	118
562	Mose	118
562	Olin	118
562	Stanford	118
567	Benito	117
567	Ezra	117
567	Graham	117
567	Sherwood	117
571	Lemuel	116
571	Maxwell	116
571	Micheal	116
571	Oren	116
571	Vicente	116
571	Winford	116
577	Jonathan	115
578	Alphonso	114
578	Arden	114
578	Beverly	114
578	Christian	114
578	Harmon	114
583	Theron	113
584	Arther	112
584	Jeremiah	112
584	Santos	112
587	Rodger	111
588	Bernie	110
588	Bradley	110
588	Foster	110
588	Junius	110
588	Waldo	110
593	Jefferson	109
594	Coleman	108
594	Emmitt	108
594	Mason	108
594	Ora	108
598	Dewitt	107
598	Porter	107
598	Quentin	107
601	Daryl	106
602	Palmer	105
603	Brian	104
603	Doris	104
603	Dwayne	104
606	Domenic	102
606	Elden	102
608	Carson	101
608	Galen	101
610	Ottis	100
610	Rogers	100
610	Rubin	100
613	Ernie	99
613	Otha	99
613	Raphael	99
613	Rollin	99
617	Benedict	98
617	Casimir	98
617	Rosario	98
617	Rupert	98
621	Adolfo	97
621	Granville	97
621	Lacy	97
621	Lucien	97
621	Lucius	97
621	Merlyn	97
621	Shelby	97
621	Sydney	97
629	Bennett	96
629	Clarance	96
629	Donn	96
629	Glendon	96
629	Ivory	96
629	Lupe	96
629	Monte	96
636	Aron	95
636	Avery	95
636	Bernice	95
636	Elvis	95
636	Gregorio	95
636	Rayford	95
642	Alford	94
642	Eldred	94
642	Gustave	94
642	Judson	94
642	Romeo	94
647	Alvie	93
647	Boyce	93
647	Donovan	93
647	Mickey	93
647	Raleigh	93
652	Asa	92
652	Dexter	92
652	Domenick	92
652	Eldridge	92
652	Santo	92
652	Theo	92
652	Walker	92
659	Talmadge	91
659	Warner	91
661	Hayward	90
661	Taylor	90
663	Connie	89
663	Darold	89
663	Duncan	89
663	Elzie	89
663	Jordan	89
663	Merritt	89
669	Abe	88
669	Fay	88
669	Haywood	88
669	Helen	88
669	Jewell	88
669	Kennith	88
669	Leeroy	88
676	Donal	87
676	Guillermo	87
676	Hermon	87
676	Hyman	87
676	Jason	87
676	Margaret	87
676	Meredith	87
683	Felton	86
683	Guido	86
685	Abel	85
685	Bradford	85
685	Craig	85
685	Loy	85
685	Margarito	85
690	Dorsey	84
690	Gayle	84
690	Kay	84
690	Milan	84
694	Albin	83
694	Bryant	83
694	Carleton	83
694	Dee	83
694	Dillard	83
694	Enoch	83
694	Lawerence	83
701	Florian	82
702	Aurelio	81
702	Dante	81
702	Elliot	81
702	King	81
702	Myles	81
702	Pearl	81
708	Alvis	80
708	Freddy	80
708	Giles	80
708	Verlin	80
708	Werner	80
713	Aldo	79
713	Alejandro	79
713	Bertrand	79
713	Cyrus	79
713	Edd	79
713	Hobart	79
713	Maxie	79
713	Walton	79
713	Zane	79
722	Arlo	78
722	Benton	78
722	Carter	78
722	Clare	78
722	Jennings	78
722	June	78
722	Loyal	78
722	Nicolas	78
722	Norwood	78
722	Omar	78
732	Cruz	77
732	Dewayne	77
732	Haskell	77
735	Fidel	76
735	Lois	76
735	Napoleon	76
738	Barton	75
738	Bryce	75
738	Buck	75
738	Dwain	75
738	Winfield	75
743	Denzil	74
743	Garfield	74
743	Kendall	74
743	Kyle	74
743	Norton	74
743	Parker	74
743	Reynold	74
743	Seth	74
743	Waymon	74
752	Arvid	73
752	Blair	73
752	Burt	73
752	Elwyn	73
752	Glynn	73
752	Lambert	73
752	Meyer	73
752	Ramiro	73
752	Reid	73
752	Rosevelt	73
752	Rudolf	73
763	Dock	72
763	Hardy	72
763	Israel	72
763	Stanton	72
767	Andre	71
767	Bonnie	71
767	Clem	71
767	Emmet	71
767	Lindbergh	71
767	Newell	71
767	Sandy	71
767	Theadore	71
775	Denny	70
775	Jonas	70
775	Leander	70
775	Prince	70
779	Antone	69
779	Dempsey	69
779	Denis	69
779	Jerold	69
779	Murry	69
779	Regis	69
779	Webster	69
786	Arlen	68
786	Christ	68
786	Damon	68
786	Garth	68
786	Hans	68
786	Joaquin	68
786	Kevin	68
786	Lonzo	68
786	Lucian	68
786	Ruth	68
796	Berry	67
796	Carlyle	67
796	Cloyd	67
796	Elisha	67
796	Ignatius	67
796	Jon	67
796	Joyce	67
796	Matt	67
796	Urban	67
796	Verl	67
806	Agustin	66
806	Arlin	66
806	Audrey	66
806	Isadore	66
806	Johnson	66
806	Mahlon	66
806	Shelton	66
806	Williams	66
814	Estel	65
814	Fritz	65
814	Gaetano	65
814	Melton	65
818	Angus	64
818	Cleve	64
818	Constantine	64
818	Dorman	64
818	Lauren	64
818	Merwin	64
818	Ronnie	64
818	Rowland	64
826	Americo	63
826	Claire	63
826	Claudie	63
826	Early	63
826	Hillard	63
826	Lucious	63
826	Mariano	63
826	Terrence	63
826	Wyatt	63
835	Dwaine	62
835	Franklyn	62
835	Garrett	62
835	Jonnie	62
835	Kurt	62
835	Obie	62
835	Oswald	62
835	Otho	62
835	Refugio	62
835	Virgle	62
835	Willian	62
846	Federico	61
846	Henderson	61
846	Henery	61
846	Howell	61
846	Ike	61
846	Lon	61
846	Merl	61
846	Trinidad	61
854	Arvil	60
854	Carey	60
854	Dayton	60
854	Gaston	60
854	Issac	60
854	Lindsey	60
854	Norval	60
854	Oran	60
862	Art	59
862	Artis	59
862	Auther	59
862	Brooks	59
862	Chauncey	59
862	Kirby	59
862	Pierce	59
862	Sonny	59
862	Wardell	59
862	Willam	59
872	Abner	58
872	Allison	58
872	Brady	58
872	Clovis	58
872	Edison	58
872	Elmore	58
872	Evans	58
872	Johny	58
872	Jorge	58
872	Louise	58
872	Verle	58
883	Fredric	57
883	General	57
883	Gustav	57
883	Hilbert	57
883	Marlyn	57
883	Orvil	57
883	Tracy	57
883	Val	57
891	Cleon	56
891	Delton	56
891	Emmit	56
891	Garnett	56
891	Hayden	56
891	Isidore	56
891	Oral	56
891	Orin	56
891	Orrin	56
891	Sumner	56
891	Verlyn	56
902	Annie	55
902	Carmelo	55
902	Clearence	55
902	Deane	55
902	Eliseo	55
902	Hunter	55
902	Marcelino	55
902	Milburn	55
902	Rollie	55
902	Vester	55
902	Virginia	55
913	Addison	54
913	Ardell	54
913	Arvin	54
913	Casper	54
913	Durwood	54
913	Gearld	54
913	Harrell	54
913	Mac	54
913	Pierre	54
913	Quinton	54
913	Reese	54
913	Robin	54
913	Ruby	54
913	Smith	54
927	Adolphus	53
927	Berton	53
927	Hilario	53
927	Lawson	53
927	Lindsay	53
927	Lorin	53
927	Malcom	53
927	Malvin	53
927	Marcos	53
927	Nunzio	53
927	Raoul	53
938	Alois	52
938	Colin	52
938	Ewell	52
938	Furman	52
938	Loran	52
938	Mildred	52
938	Miller	52
938	Murphy	52
938	Reynaldo	52
938	Thad	52
938	Thurston	52
938	Wilfrid	52
950	Adolf	51
950	Anna	51
950	Beryl	51
950	Burnell	51
950	Curtiss	51
950	Eloy	51
950	Fernand	51
950	Fidencio	51
950	Ismael	51
950	Llewellyn	51
950	Quincy	51
950	Sylvan	51
950	Wayland	51
963	Burdette	50
963	Casimer	50
963	Crawford	50
963	Ezell	50
963	Ford	50
963	Foy	50
963	Jerrold	50
963	Leamon	50
963	Leonardo	50
963	Leopoldo	50
963	Lorenza	50
963	Richmond	50
963	Rueben	50
963	Thornton	50
963	Tim	50
963	Verner	50
963	Vernie	50
980	Abram	49
980	Arland	49
980	Arvel	49
980	Author	49
980	Benjiman	49
980	Evert	49
980	Harvie	49
980	Leigh	49
980	Lucio	49
980	Lynwood	49
980	Madison	49
980	Valentino	49
992	Dolores	48
992	Durward	48
992	Enos	48
992	Ethel	48
992	Gino	48
992	Gust	48
992	Hurley	48
992	Ivy	48
992	Jere	48
992	Reyes	48
992	Silvio	48