Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	60,519
2	James	51,212
3	John	48,423
4	William	43,280
5	Richard	31,822
6	Charles	29,934
7	Donald	29,100
8	George	20,685
9	Joseph	19,326
10	Thomas	16,847
11	Edward	15,646
12	Paul	12,255
13	David	11,784
14	Kenneth	11,568
15	Jack	11,488
16	Frank	11,472
17	Raymond	10,854
18	Harold	10,695
19	Billy	9,264
20	Walter	8,940
21	Eugene	8,151
22	Henry	7,805
23	Arthur	7,525
24	Albert	7,131
25	Ralph	6,960

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gerald	6,823
27	Ronald	6,726
28	Carl	6,583
29	Joe	6,456
30	Harry	6,045
31	Willie	5,963
32	Bobby	5,858
33	Fred	5,698
34	Howard	5,624
35	Roy	5,489
36	Norman	5,426
37	Louis	5,423
38	Lawrence	5,364
39	Clarence	5,062
40	Earl	5,047
41	Herbert	4,788
42	Francis	4,735
43	Jerry	4,371
44	Daniel	4,360
44	Marvin	4,360
46	Anthony	4,310
47	Ernest	4,298
48	Leonard	4,279
49	Stanley	4,202
50	Alfred	3,949
51	Melvin	3,700
52	Leroy	3,649
53	Roger	3,625
54	Bernard	3,514
55	Michael	3,489
56	Samuel	3,379
57	Bill	3,218
58	Wayne	3,217
59	Don	3,176
60	Ray	3,161
61	Peter	3,122
62	Dale	3,008
63	Russell	2,942
64	Gene	2,766
65	Andrew	2,714
66	Floyd	2,707
67	Edwin	2,704
67	Lloyd	2,704
69	Leo	2,700
70	Theodore	2,666
71	Philip	2,648
72	Glenn	2,624
73	Frederick	2,471
74	Vernon	2,465
75	Clifford	2,452
76	Gordon	2,396
77	Clyde	2,336
78	Bob	2,318
79	Allen	2,308
80	Alvin	2,299
81	Jimmie	2,288
82	Elmer	2,265
83	Herman	2,263
84	Leon	2,245
85	Douglas	2,203
86	Vincent	2,162
87	Lewis	2,160
88	Larry	2,147
89	Jimmy	2,126
90	Lee	2,123
91	Martin	2,103
92	Gilbert	1,993
93	Harvey	1,978
94	Charlie	1,975
95	Eddie	1,959
96	Lester	1,919
97	Jesse	1,895
98	Arnold	1,835
99	Milton	1,834
99	Warren	1,834
101	Bruce	1,787
102	Cecil	1,769
103	Jerome	1,747
104	Duane	1,728
105	Johnny	1,718
106	Chester	1,717
107	Roland	1,697
108	Curtis	1,635
109	Victor	1,623
110	Johnnie	1,595
111	Patrick	1,569
112	Glen	1,563
113	Benjamin	1,560
114	Wallace	1,543
115	Tommy	1,536
116	Jim	1,520
117	Maurice	1,496
118	Sam	1,460
119	Calvin	1,443
120	Alan	1,423
121	Virgil	1,384
122	Edgar	1,377
122	Keith	1,377
124	Willard	1,376
125	Tom	1,363
126	Jose	1,360
127	Dean	1,346
128	Billie	1,343
129	Oscar	1,334
129	Stephen	1,334
131	Hugh	1,326
132	Manuel	1,312
133	Marion	1,311
134	Claude	1,296
135	Jessie	1,267
136	Everett	1,229
136	Hubert	1,229
138	Dennis	1,202
139	Leslie	1,192
140	Max	1,183
141	Phillip	1,176
142	Jackie	1,122
143	Wesley	1,115
144	Homer	1,104
145	Nicholas	1,103
146	Rudolph	1,102
147	Lowell	1,090
148	Franklin	1,089
149	Wilbur	1,087
150	Junior	1,068
151	Allan	1,002
152	Dick	992
153	Gary	990
153	Morris	990
155	Ted	983
156	Luther	958
157	Lyle	944
158	Sidney	937
159	Delbert	932
160	Horace	931
160	Willis	931
162	Earnest	916
163	Ben	912
164	Dan	882
165	Neil	881
166	Jay	867
167	Darrell	834
168	Clayton	831
169	Bennie	822
170	Tony	814
171	Freddie	805
172	Alexander	795
173	Steve	786
174	Guy	781
175	Oliver	778
176	Salvatore	765
177	Archie	758
178	Bobbie	751
179	Carroll	750
180	Juan	744
181	Otis	730
182	Alex	727
183	Lonnie	720
184	Edmund	708
184	Julius	708
186	Alton	706
186	Rodney	706
188	Clifton	697
189	Leland	694
190	Mike	693
191	Clinton	688
192	Myron	680
193	Wilbert	675
194	Angelo	671
195	Doyle	667
195	Marshall	667
197	Mark	664
198	Merle	662
199	Nathaniel	659
200	Ramon	657
201	Orville	656
202	Ivan	646
203	Wendell	641
204	Karl	635
205	Jesus	630
206	Antonio	627
207	Ira	619
208	Matthew	608
209	Nelson	607
210	Benny	601
211	Dewey	597
212	Pete	592
213	Conrad	584
213	Malcolm	584
215	Irving	583
216	Loren	576
217	Jacob	572
218	Ervin	569
219	Dwight	568
220	Elbert	566
221	Eldon	561
222	Gerard	551
223	Irvin	547
224	Carlos	545
225	Perry	543
226	Sylvester	525
227	Rex	520
228	Laurence	518
229	Loyd	515
230	Wilfred	514
231	Nick	512
232	Carlton	503
233	Byron	502
233	Fredrick	502
233	Julian	502
236	Norbert	501
237	Tommie	494
238	Troy	485
239	Mack	482
239	Rufus	482
241	Felix	480
242	Joel	477
243	Burton	473
243	Forrest	473
245	Irwin	468
245	Roosevelt	468
247	Ruben	465
248	Buddy	464
249	Bert	463
250	Aaron	457
251	Ellis	456
251	Owen	456
253	Ross	452
254	Emil	447
255	Grady	444
256	Isaac	443
256	Sherman	443
258	Nathan	442
259	Harley	440
260	Johnie	439
261	Francisco	427
262	Boyd	426
263	Lynn	425
264	Teddy	424
265	August	423
265	Harlan	423
265	Reginald	423
265	Rudy	423
269	Elwood	422
270	Percy	415
271	Dallas	411
272	Grover	410
272	Sheldon	410
274	Pat	407
275	Morton	405
276	Emmett	400
277	Stuart	399
278	Laverne	395
279	Mario	393
280	Dominick	390
281	Danny	387
282	Aubrey	383
282	Dave	383
284	Murray	377
285	Dominic	376
286	Neal	372
287	Amos	367
287	Pedro	367
289	Otto	365
290	Raul	364
291	Merlin	363
292	Cornelius	362
292	Garland	362
294	Delmar	354
295	Austin	350
296	Sammie	349
297	Maynard	348
298	Alfonso	347
298	Louie	347
300	Sammy	345
301	Timothy	344
302	Seymour	340
303	Wilson	339
304	Erwin	334
305	Preston	333
306	Mary	325
307	Edmond	316
307	Guadalupe	316
309	Roberto	313
310	Darrel	304
311	Marlin	302
312	Elvin	301
313	Adam	300
313	Wade	300
315	Barry	299
316	Moses	298
317	Royce	297
318	Abraham	292
318	Steven	292
320	Adolph	291
321	Lionel	290
321	Terry	290
323	Sanford	287
324	Jean	286
324	Travis	286
326	Thurman	284
327	Elton	283
328	Dudley	279
328	Frankie	279
330	Noel	277
331	Luis	275
332	Mitchell	274
333	Odell	265
334	Norris	264
334	Wilmer	264
336	Salvador	263
337	Grant	261
337	Roscoe	261
339	Darwin	259
340	Charley	258
341	Merrill	257
342	Gregory	255
342	Ned	255
344	Clair	254
345	Jasper	252
345	Kermit	252
345	Millard	252
348	Lavern	251
349	Reuben	250
350	Monroe	248
350	Weldon	248
352	Carmen	246
352	Carol	246
352	Jerald	246
355	Ollie	245
356	Cleveland	244
356	Wilburn	244
358	Andy	243
358	Clark	243
360	Ed	241
360	Hollis	241
362	Gus	239
362	Shirley	239
364	Christopher	237
364	Donnie	237
364	Will	237
367	Woodrow	236
368	Alonzo	235
369	Simon	233
370	Randolph	232
371	Clement	230
372	Wiley	227
373	Harrison	226
374	Marcus	225
375	Cleo	223
376	Armand	221
376	Patsy	221
378	Armando	220
379	Emory	218
379	Rocco	218
381	Lamar	216
381	Stewart	216
383	Adrian	214
383	Jake	214
385	Alva	213
385	Eric	213
385	Vito	213
388	Gabriel	209
388	Randall	209
390	Bud	208
390	Wilford	208
392	Phil	207
392	Rolland	207
394	Alfredo	206
395	Levi	202
396	Alphonse	201
396	Coy	201
396	Vern	201
399	Buford	200
400	Elijah	198
400	Emanuel	198
400	Forest	198
403	Truman	197
404	Lorenzo	193
404	Sterling	193
406	Ronnie	192
407	Rafael	190
408	Hector	189
408	Miguel	189
410	Carmine	188
410	Jackson	188
412	Normand	187
412	Van	187
414	Russel	186
415	Al	185
416	Roman	184
417	Harris	182
418	Barney	181
418	Mervin	181
420	Claud	180
420	Noah	180
422	Kent	179
422	Ward	179
424	Earle	178
425	Emery	177
425	Fernando	177
425	Winston	177
428	Cyril	176
428	Herschel	176
428	Ricardo	176
431	Carrol	174
431	Eli	174
433	Hershel	172
434	Delmer	171
435	Gale	169
435	Miles	169
435	Silas	169
438	Gaylord	168
439	Everette	166
439	Hal	166
441	Rodolfo	163
441	Winfred	163
443	Huey	162
444	Bradley	161
444	Rene	161
446	Milford	159
447	Jess	157
447	Linwood	157
449	Burl	156
449	Nolan	156
449	Roderick	156
452	Arturo	155
452	Pablo	155
454	Basil	154
454	Chris	154
454	Jeff	154
454	Solomon	154
458	Enrique	152
459	Anton	151
459	Betty	151
461	Vance	150
462	Elias	149
463	Booker	148
463	Elliott	148
463	Freeman	148
463	Royal	148
467	Dwayne	147
467	Gilberto	147
467	Ulysses	147
470	Alberto	145
470	Dalton	145
470	Lenard	145
473	Arlen	143
474	Ernesto	142
474	Luke	142
474	Orval	142
474	Rodger	142
478	Bertram	141
478	Dorothy	141
478	Frederic	141
478	Odis	141
478	Pasquale	141
478	Spencer	141
484	Emilio	139
484	Scott	139
484	Thaddeus	139
487	Arlie	138
487	Elroy	138
487	Mickey	138
487	Saul	138
491	Elmo	137
491	Riley	137
493	Domingo	135
493	Gail	135
493	Morgan	135
493	Wilton	135
497	Alden	134
498	Cletus	132
498	Hoyt	132
498	Vaughn	132
501	Dewayne	131
501	Julio	131
503	Dana	130
503	Jules	130
503	Stanford	130
506	Kelly	129
507	Arther	128
507	Lupe	128
507	Merlyn	128
507	Milo	128
511	Olin	127
512	Blaine	126
512	Freddy	126
512	Hobert	126
512	Monte	126
516	Bryan	125
516	Carlo	125
518	Connie	124
518	Daryl	124
518	Emerson	124
518	Kay	124
522	Houston	123
523	Arden	122
523	Felipe	122
523	Micheal	122
523	Newton	122
527	Bruno	121
527	Lyman	121
529	Davis	120
529	Denver	120
529	Hiram	120
532	Alphonso	119
532	Emile	119
532	Galen	119
535	Augustine	118
535	Ellsworth	118
535	Frances	118
535	Theron	118
539	Boyce	117
539	Clay	117
539	Hilton	117
539	Jonathan	117
539	Olen	117
539	Omer	117
545	Raymon	116
546	Jeremiah	115
546	Rogers	115
548	Buster	114
548	Tomas	114
550	Bernie	113
550	Elden	113
550	Marcel	113
550	Wilber	113
554	Columbus	112
554	Craig	112
554	Evan	112
557	Foster	111
557	Orlando	111
557	Rollin	111
560	Kevin	110
560	Lincoln	110
562	Augustus	109
562	Ferdinand	109
562	Shelby	109
565	Ignacio	108
565	Isiah	108
565	Jefferson	108
565	Otha	108
565	Reed	108
570	Angel	107
570	Kennith	107
572	Elwin	106
572	Mckinley	106
574	Benito	105
574	Edsel	105
576	Harland	104
576	Isaiah	104
576	Jerold	104
576	Quentin	104
580	Santiago	103
581	Jordan	102
582	Joesph	101
582	Verne	101
584	Fletcher	100
584	Graham	100
584	Guillermo	100
584	Talmadge	100
588	Anderson	99
588	Verlin	99
590	Dewitt	98
590	Donovan	98
590	Gregorio	98
590	Harmon	98
590	Hugo	98
590	Lucien	98
596	Denis	97
596	Donal	97
596	Jewel	97
596	Judson	97
596	Mathew	97
596	Raleigh	97
602	Jerrold	96
602	Noble	96
602	Warner	96
605	Dee	95
605	Doris	95
605	Ken	95
605	Major	95
605	Ramiro	95
605	Waldo	95
611	Bennett	94
611	Gayle	94
611	Jewell	94
611	Joshua	94
611	Sebastian	94
616	Abel	93
616	Brian	93
616	Ottis	93
616	Reynaldo	93
616	Rupert	93
621	Beverly	92
621	Palmer	92
621	Valentine	92
624	Eduardo	91
624	Fredric	91
626	Hermon	90
626	Lemuel	90
626	Sherwood	90
629	Alejandro	89
629	Alvis	89
631	Cyrus	88
631	Domenic	88
633	Bradford	87
633	Christian	87
633	Coleman	87
633	Granville	87
633	Ora	87
638	Carson	86
638	Marlyn	86
638	Santos	86
638	Walton	86
638	Winford	86
643	Dwain	85
643	Ernie	85
643	Loyal	85
643	Mason	85
643	Oren	85
643	Raphael	85
643	Theo	85
650	Barbara	84
650	Ezra	84
650	Haywood	84
650	Jon	84
650	Joyce	84
650	Maxwell	84
656	Andre	83
656	Hans	83
656	Jason	83
659	Dorsey	82
659	Farrell	82
659	Fay	82
659	Garry	82
659	Mose	82
664	Andres	81
664	Burt	81
664	Joan	81
667	Edd	80
667	Eldred	80
667	Emmitt	80
667	Lacy	80
667	Rayford	80
667	Regis	80
673	Aloysius	79
673	Junius	79
673	Kyle	79
673	Loy	79
677	Abe	78
677	Carter	78
677	Constantine	78
677	Haskell	78
677	Lois	78
677	Vicente	78
677	Walker	78
684	Edison	77
684	Justin	77
684	Werner	77
684	Willian	77
688	Aurelio	76
688	Bryant	76
688	Darold	76
688	Gustave	76
688	Hayward	76
688	Ismael	76
688	Lauren	76
688	Merton	76
688	Theadore	76
697	Arlo	75
697	Avery	75
697	Hyman	75
697	Margaret	75
697	Sydney	75
702	Adolfo	74
702	Bryce	74
702	Clarance	74
702	Denzil	74
702	Milan	74
702	Napoleon	74
702	Porter	74
702	Sol	74
702	Waymon	74
711	Fidel	73
711	Hobart	73
711	Israel	73
711	King	73
711	Mac	73
711	Winfield	73
717	Alvie	72
717	Ambrose	72
717	Bernice	72
717	Blair	72
717	Casimir	72
717	Dino	72
717	Donn	72
717	Garrett	72
717	Sandy	72
717	Terrence	72
717	Tim	72
717	Zane	72
729	Alford	71
729	Barton	71
729	Gearld	71
729	Obie	71
733	Felton	70
733	Fritz	70
733	Garfield	70
733	Kenny	70
733	Lucius	70
733	Myles	70
733	Nicolas	70
733	Rosario	70
733	Rubin	70
742	Bonnie	69
742	Cruz	69
742	Elwyn	69
742	Glendon	69
742	Ivory	69
742	Mahlon	69
742	Meredith	69
742	Merritt	69
750	Asa	68
750	Elmore	68
750	Enoch	68
750	Glynn	68
750	Reynold	68
750	Stanton	68
756	Albin	67
756	Arvil	67
756	Benedict	67
756	Beryl	67
756	Buck	67
756	Dayton	67
756	Dexter	67
756	Domenick	67
756	Federico	67
756	Florian	67
756	Helen	67
756	Sonny	67
768	Carleton	66
768	Carlyle	66
768	Gerry	66
768	Giles	66
768	Margarito	66
768	Melton	66
768	Norton	66
775	Bertrand	65
775	Claire	65
775	Dock	65
775	Elliot	65
775	Lucian	65
775	Nickolas	65
775	Pearl	65
775	Pierre	65
775	Romeo	65
775	Tracy	65
785	Duncan	64
785	Isadore	64
787	Arvin	63
787	Dillard	63
787	Durwood	63
787	Elisha	63
787	Elzie	63
787	Jennings	63
787	Ruby	63
794	Arlin	62
794	Benton	62
794	Elvis	62
794	Emmit	62
794	Maxie	62
794	Miller	62
800	Agustin	61
800	Art	61
800	Evert	61
800	Hardy	61
800	Humberto	61
800	Jere	61
800	Oran	61
800	Santo	61
808	Berry	60
808	Denny	60
808	Eddy	60
808	June	60
808	Robin	60
808	Rosevelt	60
808	Ruth	60
808	Urban	60
816	Adolphus	59
816	Aldo	59
816	Clare	59
816	Eldridge	59
816	Howell	59
816	Matt	59
816	Murphy	59
816	Verl	59
816	Willam	59
825	Carey	58
825	Courtney	58
825	Crawford	58
825	Curtiss	58
825	Deane	58
825	Rowland	58
831	Cornell	57
831	Derald	57
831	Hamilton	57
831	Jonas	57
831	Jorge	57
831	Lawerence	57
831	Murry	57
831	Norwood	57
831	Oneal	57
831	Webster	57
841	Allyn	56
841	Aron	56
841	Brady	56
841	Dannie	56
841	Dell	56
841	Delton	56
841	Eloy	56
841	Hazel	56
841	Kurt	56
841	Lafayette	56
841	Leeroy	56
841	Marcelino	56
841	Parker	56
841	Seth	56
841	Val	56
841	Virginia	56
841	Wally	56
858	Arvid	55
858	Brooks	55
858	Carmelo	55
858	Chauncey	55
858	Claudie	55
858	Estel	55
858	Franklyn	55
858	Genaro	55
858	Kendall	55
858	Taylor	55
858	Williams	55
869	Gaston	54
869	Gino	54
869	Ike	54
869	Marcos	54
869	Mariano	54
869	Melvyn	54
869	Newell	54
869	Orin	54
869	Otho	54
869	Refugio	54
879	Audrey	53
879	Garth	53
879	General	53
879	Guido	53
879	Lon	53
879	Marco	53
879	Merl	53
879	Shelton	53
887	Addison	52
887	Adelbert	52
887	Angus	52
887	Cloyd	52
887	Duwayne	52
887	Evans	52
887	Garnett	52
887	Joaquin	52
887	Joy	52
887	Lynwood	52
887	Monty	52
887	Oswald	52
887	Sherwin	52
887	Verle	52
901	Clive	51
901	Damon	51
901	Dante	51
901	Jarvis	51
901	Johny	51
901	Kirby	51
901	Odie	51
901	Trinidad	51
901	Wylie	51
910	Abram	50
910	Allie	50
910	Ardell	50
910	Artis	50
910	Dickie	50
910	Hunter	50
910	Leander	50
910	Marcellus	50
910	Merwin	50
910	Reid	50
910	Von	50
910	Wyman	50
922	Annie	49
922	Casper	49
922	Clem	49
922	Cleon	49
922	Ezell	49
922	Glenwood	49
922	Hoover	49
922	Hosea	49
922	Jan	49
922	Lorin	49
922	Ludwig	49
922	Mildred	49
922	Norval	49
922	Pierce	49
922	Prince	49
922	Rudolf	49
922	Whitney	49
939	Antone	48
939	Arlan	48
939	Arlis	48
939	Arvel	48
939	Brice	48
939	Burnell	48
939	Durward	48
939	Elizabeth	48
939	Ewell	48
939	Foy	48
939	Harlen	48
939	Kaye	48
939	Lawson	48
939	Lindy	48
939	Luciano	48
939	Ocie	48
939	Olan	48
939	Orrin	48
939	Rogelio	48
939	Terence	48
959	Arland	47
959	Armond	47
959	Cary	47
959	Cliff	47
959	Clovis	47
959	Dolores	47
959	Gonzalo	47
959	Jones	47
959	Judge	47
959	Kenton	47
959	Loran	47
959	Omar	47
959	Raoul	47
959	Sherrill	47
959	Thad	47
974	Abner	46
974	Christ	46
974	Gorden	46
974	Ivy	46
974	Lambert	46
974	Leamon	46
974	Patricia	46
974	Raymundo	46
974	Watson	46
983	Buddie	45
983	Darl	45
983	Davey	45
983	Esteban	45
983	Hayes	45
983	Hilary	45
983	Hillard	45
983	Jamie	45
983	Leighton	45
983	Louise	45
983	Mitchel	45
983	Reece	45
983	Talmage	45
983	Vester	45
997	Cameron	44
997	Cedric	44
997	Cleve	44
997	Denton	44
997	Early	44
997	Ezekiel	44
997	Jonnie	44
997	Kirk	44
997	Leopold	44
997	Lindsey	44
997	Logan	44
997	Lonzo	44
997	Lucious	44
997	Marie	44
997	Nevin	44
997	Thurston	44
997	Vernie	44
997	Weston	44