Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1930

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	62,153
2	James	53,957
3	John	52,447
4	William	47,271
5	Richard	32,187
6	Charles	31,867
7	Donald	29,052
8	George	22,788
9	Joseph	20,981
10	Edward	17,352
11	Thomas	17,008
12	Paul	12,955
13	Frank	12,535
14	Jack	12,430
15	David	12,275
16	Raymond	11,714
17	Kenneth	11,705
18	Harold	11,660
19	Walter	9,731
20	Billy	9,285
21	Eugene	9,029
22	Henry	8,594
23	Arthur	8,284
24	Albert	7,950
25	Ralph	7,634

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carl	6,951
27	Joe	6,873
28	Harry	6,847
29	Willie	6,667
30	Gerald	6,483
31	Howard	6,341
32	Fred	6,049
33	Roy	5,917
34	Louis	5,810
35	Herbert	5,675
36	Lawrence	5,639
37	Ronald	5,635
38	Earl	5,567
39	Clarence	5,498
40	Norman	5,289
41	Bobby	5,181
42	Francis	4,990
43	Ernest	4,787
44	Anthony	4,674
45	Leonard	4,662
46	Alfred	4,558
47	Daniel	4,465
48	Marvin	4,404
49	Stanley	4,383
50	Melvin	4,048
51	Jerry	3,891
52	Bernard	3,831
53	Leroy	3,802
54	Michael	3,543
55	Samuel	3,531
56	Peter	3,266
57	Ray	3,254
58	Roger	3,246
59	Bill	3,160
60	Russell	3,101
61	Floyd	3,077
62	Andrew	3,056
63	Leo	3,035
64	Dale	2,994
65	Wayne	2,981
66	Edwin	2,972
67	Theodore	2,958
68	Don	2,922
69	Lloyd	2,838
70	Gene	2,787
71	Glenn	2,758
72	Vernon	2,703
73	Clifford	2,696
74	Frederick	2,694
75	Philip	2,655
76	Clyde	2,631
77	Gordon	2,611
78	Herman	2,598
79	Alvin	2,512
80	Elmer	2,476
81	Leon	2,401
82	Lee	2,361
83	Martin	2,322
84	Vincent	2,318
85	Allen	2,278
86	Jimmie	2,255
87	Lewis	2,243
88	Bob	2,242
89	Douglas	2,166
90	Gilbert	2,119
91	Charlie	2,113
92	Harvey	2,062
93	Milton	2,053
94	Jesse	2,035
95	Lester	2,020
96	Warren	2,011
97	Eddie	1,972
98	Arnold	1,948
99	Cecil	1,882
100	Victor	1,844
101	Johnny	1,822
102	Jimmy	1,799
103	Chester	1,791
104	Johnnie	1,783
105	Jerome	1,768
106	Curtis	1,721
106	Roland	1,721
108	Larry	1,719
109	Bruce	1,712
110	Sam	1,668
111	Calvin	1,618
111	Wallace	1,618
113	Jose	1,600
114	Glen	1,595
115	Benjamin	1,594
116	Maurice	1,550
117	Willard	1,537
118	Patrick	1,532
119	Edgar	1,526
120	Duane	1,520
120	Manuel	1,520
122	Claude	1,481
123	Billie	1,474
124	Oscar	1,467
125	Jim	1,464
126	Marion	1,389
127	Tommy	1,386
128	Virgil	1,371
129	Dean	1,365
130	Keith	1,354
131	Hugh	1,343
132	Tom	1,336
133	Jessie	1,329
134	Everett	1,326
135	Junior	1,325
136	Alan	1,301
137	Hubert	1,277
138	Stephen	1,257
139	Leslie	1,237
140	Rudolph	1,219
141	Wilbur	1,214
142	Wesley	1,186
143	Max	1,181
144	Phillip	1,175
145	Dennis	1,173
146	Homer	1,172
147	Nicholas	1,131
148	Luther	1,109
149	Franklin	1,078
150	Sidney	1,076
151	Delbert	1,013
152	Morris	1,006
153	Earnest	991
154	Ben	987
155	Allan	985
156	Ted	983
157	Jackie	974
158	Horace	973
159	Willis	965
160	Lyle	947
161	Dick	940
162	Bennie	916
163	Tony	912
164	Juan	907
165	Dan	899
166	Jay	891
167	Salvatore	882
168	Alexander	872
169	Steve	862
170	Oliver	850
171	Freddie	841
172	Otis	831
173	Darrell	828
174	Guy	827
174	Neil	827
176	Julius	812
177	Edmund	808
178	Clayton	802
179	Archie	768
180	Alex	760
181	Carroll	757
181	Ramon	757
183	Alton	756
184	Clifton	755
185	Nathaniel	754
186	Jesus	753
187	Orville	747
188	Marshall	741
189	Antonio	734
190	Angelo	727
191	Lowell	721
192	Wilbert	720
193	Lonnie	715
194	Gary	713
194	Myron	713
196	Merle	711
196	Mike	711
198	Leland	706
199	Ira	702
200	Bobbie	696
201	Clinton	694
202	Wendell	672
203	Ivan	668
204	Matthew	657
205	Dewey	653
206	Karl	648
207	Irving	643
208	Rodney	639
209	Nelson	630
209	Nick	630
211	Ervin	625
212	Jacob	622
213	Elbert	609
214	Doyle	601
214	Gerard	601
214	Wilfred	601
217	Sylvester	599
218	Irvin	598
219	Julian	592
220	Mark	591
221	Perry	581
222	Carlos	578
222	Pete	578
224	Eldon	575
225	Rufus	565
226	Laurence	562
227	Burton	560
228	Norbert	559
229	Malcolm	558
230	Fredrick	548
230	Isaac	548
232	Bert	542
232	Dwight	542
234	Nathan	540
234	Rex	540
236	Loren	536
237	Benny	533
237	Roosevelt	533
237	Tommie	533
237	Troy	533
241	Forrest	532
242	Ellis	523
243	Felix	515
243	Ruben	515
245	Owen	513
246	Emil	509
247	Grady	508
248	Conrad	506
249	Mack	505
250	Pedro	501
251	Ross	500
252	Aaron	499
252	Loyd	499
254	Irwin	486
255	Francisco	476
256	Byron	474
257	Sherman	473
258	Carlton	471
259	Johnie	466
260	Elwood	462
261	Amos	461
262	Lynn	458
263	Joel	455
264	Harley	454
265	Mario	449
266	Seymour	447
267	Emmett	439
268	Otto	438
269	Buddy	437
269	Rudy	437
271	August	432
272	Boyd	430
272	Wilson	430
274	Percy	429
275	Harlan	425
276	Reginald	424
277	Dominick	423
278	Teddy	417
279	Murray	412
279	Stuart	412
281	Raul	408
282	Sheldon	405
283	Laverne	402
284	Grover	401
285	Roberto	397
286	Louie	393
287	Aubrey	392
287	Garland	392
289	Danny	390
290	Austin	386
291	Dallas	382
292	Neal	381
293	Preston	379
294	Dominic	377
295	Alfonso	373
295	Pat	373
297	Luis	372
298	Erwin	370
299	Cornelius	368
300	Morton	367
301	Edmond	360
302	Maynard	356
303	Roscoe	352
304	Sammie	348
305	Sammy	346
306	Abraham	345
307	Elvin	341
308	Mary	340
309	Dave	339
310	Millard	337
311	Merlin	333
312	Delmar	332
313	Clair	314
314	Marlin	312
315	Steven	311
316	Timothy	306
317	Elton	304
317	Grant	304
319	Wade	298
320	Adolph	297
321	Terry	296
322	Salvador	295
323	Charley	289
323	Royce	289
325	Jean	288
325	Moses	288
327	Cleveland	287
328	Jasper	285
329	Reuben	283
330	Lionel	281
330	Simon	281
332	Darwin	280
333	Kermit	279
334	Marcus	277
335	Sanford	275
336	Carmen	274
337	Adam	273
337	Shirley	273
339	Randolph	271
340	Alfredo	268
340	Alonzo	268
340	Armando	268
340	Hollis	268
344	Christopher	267
344	Odell	267
346	Darrel	265
346	Wilmer	265
348	Gus	263
349	Lavern	262
349	Thurman	262
351	Monroe	261
352	Merrill	260
352	Ollie	260
354	Ned	259
354	Stewart	259
354	Will	259
357	Andy	257
357	Frankie	257
359	Clark	255
359	Emanuel	255
361	Travis	254
361	Wilburn	254
363	Gregory	248
364	Mitchell	247
365	Guadalupe	246
366	Weldon	244
367	Armand	243
368	Harrison	241
368	Randall	241
370	Barry	240
370	Buford	240
372	Rocco	238
373	Ed	232
374	Clement	229
374	Rolland	229
376	Lamar	228
376	Norris	228
378	Elijah	226
379	Russel	225
380	Ward	223
381	Vern	222
382	Jake	221
382	Miguel	221
384	Carol	220
384	Gabriel	220
386	Basil	219
386	Van	219
388	Patsy	218
389	Barney	216
389	Jackson	216
389	Ricardo	216
392	Coy	214
392	Noel	214
392	Rafael	214
395	Earle	212
395	Wiley	212
395	Woodrow	212
398	Cyril	211
398	Lorenzo	211
400	Wilford	210
401	Pablo	209
402	Alva	208
402	Cleo	208
402	Sterling	208
405	Dudley	207
405	Jess	207
405	Normand	207
408	Eric	206
408	Forest	206
410	Adrian	205
411	Rodolfo	203
412	Emory	202
412	Truman	202
412	Vito	202
415	Booker	201
416	Hershel	200
416	Winston	200
418	Carmine	199
418	Gale	199
420	Hector	198
421	Levi	196
421	Mervin	196
423	Claud	195
424	Emery	194
425	Solomon	193
426	Carrol	191
426	Jerald	191
426	Noah	191
426	Silas	191
430	Eli	190
431	Phil	185
431	Winfred	185
433	Elmo	183
434	Arturo	182
434	Harris	182
434	Rene	182
437	Linwood	181
438	Nolan	180
439	Delmer	178
439	Enrique	178
441	Bud	177
441	Cletus	177
441	Elliott	177
441	Jeff	177
445	Donnie	175
445	Emilio	175
447	Huey	174
447	Orval	174
449	Fernando	173
449	Thaddeus	173
451	Al	172
451	Chris	172
451	Elias	172
451	Milford	172
455	Emerson	171
455	Herschel	171
457	Ernesto	168
458	Lenard	167
459	Angel	166
459	Kent	166
461	Miles	165
461	Roman	165
463	Freeman	164
463	Pasquale	164
465	Frederic	163
466	Hoyt	162
466	Riley	162
468	Bruno	160
469	Alphonse	159
470	Bertram	158
470	Julio	158
470	Royal	158
473	Alberto	157
473	Blaine	157
473	Tomas	157
476	Betty	156
476	Milo	156
476	Vance	156
479	Olin	155
480	Dorothy	153
480	Hal	153
480	Roderick	153
480	Spencer	153
484	Gail	151
485	Lyman	149
485	Odis	149
485	Saul	149
485	Vaughn	149
489	Ulysses	148
490	Alden	146
490	Hiram	146
490	Monte	146
490	Wilber	146
494	Anton	145
494	Ferdinand	145
494	Scott	145
494	Wilton	145
498	Dalton	143
498	Hugo	143
498	Major	143
501	Buster	142
501	Ignacio	142
503	Luke	141
503	Ronnie	141
505	Domingo	139
505	Felipe	139
507	Gilberto	138
508	Arden	137
508	Arlen	137
508	Merlyn	137
511	Denver	136
511	Dwayne	136
511	Elroy	136
511	Omer	136
515	Burl	134
515	Daryl	134
515	Everette	134
515	Olen	134
519	Hobert	133
520	Carlo	132
520	Connie	132
520	Gaylord	132
523	Arlie	131
523	Clay	131
523	Rodger	131
526	Alphonso	129
526	Marcel	129
528	Raymon	128
529	Dewitt	127
529	Frances	127
529	Jeremiah	127
532	Evan	126
532	Houston	126
534	Doris	124
534	Ellsworth	124
534	Mickey	124
537	Andres	123
537	Dana	123
537	Micheal	123
540	Abel	122
540	Anderson	122
540	Augustine	122
540	Bradley	122
540	Bryan	122
540	Harmon	122
546	Augustus	121
546	Emile	121
546	Foster	121
549	Fletcher	120
549	Freddy	120
549	Mathew	120
549	Verne	120
553	Isaiah	119
554	Jules	118
554	Rollin	118
556	Kelly	117
556	Santiago	117
558	Arther	116
558	Columbus	116
560	Ramiro	115
561	Orlando	114
561	Rogers	114
561	Waldo	114
564	Justin	113
564	Merton	113
564	Nickolas	113
564	Noble	113
564	Sebastian	113
569	Jewel	111
569	Shelby	111
569	Valentine	111
572	Davis	109
572	Ezra	109
572	Lupe	109
572	Theron	109
576	Coleman	108
576	Morgan	108
576	Quentin	108
579	Hilton	107
579	Lucien	107
579	Mckinley	107
582	Alford	106
582	Jason	106
584	Carson	105
584	Craig	105
584	Edd	105
584	Elden	105
584	Kay	105
584	Reed	105
584	Warner	105
591	Ambrose	104
591	Clarance	104
591	Edsel	104
591	Ernie	104
591	Galen	104
591	Harland	104
591	Joesph	104
591	Talmadge	104
599	Avery	103
599	Beverly	103
599	Donn	103
599	Isiah	103
599	Jonathan	103
599	Mose	103
605	Alejandro	102
605	Benito	102
605	Graham	102
605	Lacy	102
605	Lemuel	102
610	Eduardo	101
610	Guillermo	101
610	Hans	101
610	Israel	101
610	Palmer	101
610	Romeo	101
610	Stanford	101
617	Jefferson	100
618	Bernie	99
618	Jerrold	99
618	Newton	99
621	Donal	98
621	Hermon	98
621	Kennith	98
621	Maxwell	98
625	Raphael	97
625	Santos	97
625	Sol	97
625	Winford	97
629	Aurelio	95
629	Granville	95
629	Mason	95
632	Christian	94
632	Cyrus	94
634	Aloysius	93
634	Casimir	93
634	Domenic	93
634	Donovan	93
634	Enoch	93
634	Werner	93
640	Hoover	92
640	Rubin	92
640	Sonny	92
640	Vicente	92
644	Walker	91
645	Adolfo	90
645	Brian	90
645	Joshua	90
645	Judson	90
645	King	90
645	Otha	90
645	Raleigh	90
645	Rayford	90
645	Theo	90
654	Alvis	89
654	Benedict	89
654	Dexter	89
654	Dorsey	89
654	Gayle	89
654	Haywood	89
654	Kyle	89
654	Sherwood	89
662	Bradford	88
662	Dee	88
662	Denis	88
662	Elwin	88
662	Felton	88
667	Boyce	87
667	Claudie	87
667	Haskell	87
667	Lois	87
667	Oren	87
672	Abe	86
672	Jon	86
672	Lincoln	86
672	Loy	86
672	Ora	86
672	Santo	86
678	Dock	85
678	Lucius	85
678	Theadore	85
681	Bennett	84
681	Gregorio	84
681	Kevin	84
681	Rosario	84
685	Bryce	83
685	Fay	83
685	Helen	83
685	Lucian	83
689	Alvie	82
689	Eldridge	82
689	Sydney	82
692	Eldred	81
692	Gino	81
692	Junius	81
692	Marlyn	81
696	Fidel	80
696	Napoleon	80
696	Ottis	80
699	Burt	79
699	Elvis	79
699	June	79
699	Leeroy	79
699	Rupert	79
704	Asa	78
704	Constantine	78
704	Jordan	78
704	Porter	78
704	Taylor	78
704	Walton	78
710	Aldo	77
710	Benton	77
710	Blair	77
710	Dolores	77
710	Elwyn	77
710	Jonas	77
710	Kurt	77
710	Reynold	77
718	Denny	76
718	Dewayne	76
718	Dillard	76
718	Dwain	76
718	Elzie	76
718	Emmitt	76
718	Farrell	76
718	Hobart	76
718	Jerold	76
718	Joyce	76
718	Ken	76
718	Nicolas	76
730	Bernice	75
730	Franklyn	75
730	Ismael	75
730	Jewell	75
730	Merritt	75
730	Sandy	75
730	Waymon	75
730	Zane	75
738	Andre	74
738	Barbara	74
738	Elliot	74
738	Lawerence	74
738	Williams	74
738	Willian	74
744	Crawford	73
744	Guido	73
744	Joaquin	73
744	Lindsey	73
744	Lon	73
749	Bonnie	72
749	Fredric	72
749	Garfield	72
749	Milan	72
749	Orin	72
749	Regis	72
755	Elisha	71
755	Elmore	71
755	Glendon	71
755	Gustave	71
755	Hayward	71
755	Ignatius	71
755	Mahlon	71
755	Matt	71
755	Oswald	71
755	Robin	71
765	Alois	70
765	Clem	70
765	Delton	70
765	Margaret	70
765	Myles	70
765	Ruth	70
771	Agustin	69
771	Domenick	69
771	Ivory	69
771	Oran	69
771	Reynaldo	69
771	Virginia	69
777	Antone	68
777	Ardell	68
777	Arvil	68
777	Joan	68
777	Verlin	68
782	Albin	67
782	Aron	67
782	Brady	67
782	Buck	67
782	Duncan	67
782	Glynn	67
782	Kendall	67
782	Mac	67
782	Meredith	67
782	Pearl	67
782	Rudolf	67
782	Shelton	67
782	Terrence	67
782	Vernie	67
782	Winfield	67
797	Clovis	66
797	Eddy	66
797	Kirby	66
797	Loran	66
797	Melton	66
802	Arvid	65
802	Carey	65
802	Carleton	65
802	Carmelo	65
802	Florian	65
802	Omar	65
802	Rowland	65
802	Val	65
810	Barton	64
810	Cruz	64
810	Evans	64
810	Lindy	64
810	Virgle	64
815	Chauncey	63
815	Furman	63
815	Garry	63
815	Gerry	63
815	Giles	63
815	Maxie	63
815	Miller	63
815	Murry	63
815	Prince	63
824	Carter	62
824	Dwaine	62
824	Estel	62
824	Loyal	62
824	Newell	62
824	Norton	62
824	Norval	62
824	Ruby	62
832	Arlo	61
832	Audrey	61
832	Berry	61
832	Bertrand	61
832	Darold	61
832	Murphy	61
832	Rose	61
832	Tim	61
832	Tracy	61
841	Art	60
841	Arvin	60
841	Auther	60
841	Bryant	60
841	Carlyle	60
841	Davie	60
841	Fritz	60
841	Ike	60
841	Isadore	60
841	Leander	60
841	Lucious	60
841	Malvin	60
841	Margarito	60
841	Willam	60
855	Clare	59
855	Clint	59
855	Dorman	59
855	Edison	59
855	Garnett	59
855	Gearld	59
855	Hardy	59
855	Marcelino	59
855	Pierre	59
855	Rosendo	59
865	Casper	58
865	Dannie	58
865	Derald	58
865	Derl	58
865	Emmet	58
865	Norwood	58
865	Obie	58
865	Reid	58
873	Addison	57
873	Arlin	57
873	Dayton	57
873	Early	57
873	Ezell	57
873	Jennings	57
873	Jere	57
873	Kenny	57
873	Lambert	57
873	Leopoldo	57
873	Mariano	57
873	Vester	57
885	Adolphus	56
885	Eloy	56
885	Lauren	56
885	Lorin	56
885	Orrin	56
885	Stanton	56
885	Wylie	56
892	Arnulfo	55
892	Cedric	55
892	Cleon	55
892	Cloyd	55
892	Damon	55
892	Dempsey	55
892	Ezekiel	55
892	Farris	55
892	Gerold	55
892	Gonzalo	55
892	Harlen	55
892	Humberto	55
892	Lavon	55
892	Lynwood	55
892	Maria	55
892	Pierce	55
892	Seth	55
909	Beryl	54
909	Burnell	54
909	Davey	54
909	Garth	54
909	Oneal	54
909	Silvio	54
915	Arlan	53
915	Brooks	53
915	Cary	53
915	Dante	53
915	Deane	53
915	Hazel	53
915	Hillard	53
915	Hyman	53
915	Lane	53
915	Lenord	53
915	Refugio	53
915	Rollie	53
915	Winton	53
928	Anna	52
928	Earlie	52
928	Federico	52
928	Garrett	52
928	Johnson	52
928	Jorge	52
928	Joy	52
928	Judge	52
928	Lawson	52
928	Lenwood	52
928	Marco	52
928	Patricia	52
928	Sherwin	52
928	Thad	52
928	Turner	52
928	Urban	52
944	Alice	51
944	Author	51
944	Christ	51
944	Curtiss	51
944	Dino	51
944	Duwayne	51
944	Gustav	51
944	Howell	51
944	Ivy	51
944	Louise	51
944	Nunzio	51
944	Richmond	51
944	Rosevelt	51
944	Verlyn	51
958	Adan	50
958	Annie	50
958	Clive	50
958	Evelyn	50
958	Evert	50
958	Hayden	50
958	Madison	50
958	Otho	50
958	Parker	50
967	Johny	49
967	Leamon	49
967	Llewellyn	49
967	Lonzo	49
967	Marcellus	49
967	Melville	49
967	Orland	49
967	Wally	49
967	Webster	49
976	Abner	48
976	Allison	48
976	Artie	48
976	Artis	48
976	Claire	48
976	Durwood	48
976	Elizabeth	48
976	Emmit	48
976	Finis	48
976	Florentino	48
976	Hamilton	48
976	Hosea	48
976	Ransom	48
976	Rueben	48
990	Benjiman	47
990	Cameron	47
990	Cleve	47
990	Conley	47
990	Ford	47
990	Genaro	47
990	Hurley	47
990	Jodie	47
990	Marshal	47
990	Mervyn	47
990	Murl	47
990	Porfirio	47
990	Raymundo	47
990	Reymundo	47
990	Sylvan	47
990	Thornton	47
990	Trinidad	47