Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	58,500
2	James	54,694
3	John	47,683
4	William	39,398
5	Richard	33,494
6	Charles	29,101
7	Donald	28,639
8	Thomas	18,342
9	George	18,197
10	David	17,476
11	Joseph	17,453
12	Ronald	16,917
13	Edward	14,194
14	Kenneth	12,486
15	Paul	12,307
16	Frank	10,186
17	Raymond	9,459
18	Jerry	9,271
19	Gerald	9,018
20	Jack	8,857
21	Harold	8,628
22	Billy	8,587
23	Joe	8,023
24	Bobby	7,735
25	Larry	7,611

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Walter	7,536
27	Carl	6,591
28	Henry	6,447
29	Eugene	6,376
30	Arthur	6,264
31	Ralph	6,029
32	Willie	6,011
33	Michael	5,800
34	Albert	5,759
35	Roger	5,702
36	Fred	5,602
37	Lawrence	5,339
38	Gary	5,192
39	Harry	4,931
40	Howard	4,874
41	Daniel	4,817
42	Roy	4,815
43	Norman	4,645
44	Louis	4,418
45	Wayne	4,409
46	Jimmy	4,214
47	Earl	4,106
48	Anthony	3,978
49	Marvin	3,936
50	Francis	3,876
51	Don	3,830
52	Clarence	3,772
53	Melvin	3,730
54	Leonard	3,716
55	Ernest	3,715
56	Peter	3,714
57	Leroy	3,642
58	Stanley	3,492
59	Dale	3,393
60	Alfred	3,253
61	Bill	3,166
62	Herbert	3,117
63	Philip	3,033
64	Franklin	2,939
64	Ray	2,939
66	Gene	2,909
67	Samuel	2,893
68	Bernard	2,853
69	Russell	2,832
70	Frederick	2,817
71	Jimmie	2,742
72	Johnny	2,729
73	Bruce	2,630
74	Dennis	2,627
75	Gordon	2,567
76	Lee	2,418
77	Bob	2,408
78	Douglas	2,374
79	Eddie	2,347
80	Glenn	2,328
81	Allen	2,314
82	Leon	2,282
83	Andrew	2,276
84	Edwin	2,271
85	Jim	2,268
86	Floyd	2,228
87	Theodore	2,219
88	Lloyd	2,160
89	Clyde	2,153
90	Clifford	2,132
91	Tommy	2,108
92	Martin	2,106
93	Vernon	2,028
94	Leo	2,017
95	Warren	1,976
96	Alvin	1,970
96	Harvey	1,970
98	Jerome	1,967
99	Stephen	1,862
100	Patrick	1,856
101	Lewis	1,855
102	Phillip	1,847
103	Charlie	1,837
104	Jesse	1,827
105	Herman	1,816
106	Jackie	1,811
107	Curtis	1,797
108	Alan	1,755
109	Vincent	1,737
110	Duane	1,725
111	Arnold	1,712
112	Tom	1,695
113	Gilbert	1,664
114	Cecil	1,577
115	Lester	1,546
116	Victor	1,517
117	Johnnie	1,490
117	Roland	1,490
119	Glen	1,441
119	Milton	1,441
121	Elmer	1,412
122	Keith	1,402
123	Benjamin	1,354
124	Calvin	1,352
125	Dean	1,332
126	Terry	1,291
127	Chester	1,278
128	Leslie	1,252
129	Max	1,248
130	Wallace	1,247
131	Sam	1,236
132	Claude	1,225
133	Darrell	1,208
134	Freddie	1,195
135	Manuel	1,173
136	Willard	1,157
137	Maurice	1,154
138	Allan	1,129
139	Jose	1,119
140	Jay	1,102
141	Dick	1,088
142	Hugh	1,074
143	Edgar	1,068
144	Ted	1,064
145	Wesley	1,061
146	Joel	1,060
147	Ronnie	1,056
148	Marion	1,049
149	Virgil	1,034
150	Lowell	1,022
151	Jessie	1,012
152	Rodney	1,009
153	Oscar	1,008
154	Everett	977
155	Dan	965
156	Sidney	952
157	Nicholas	929
158	Neil	913
159	Lyle	910
160	Tony	892
161	Hubert	891
162	Bennie	888
163	Delbert	882
164	Morris	847
165	Homer	830
165	Karl	830
167	Billie	824
168	Jon	816
169	Ben	815
169	Earnest	815
171	Luther	804
172	Carroll	789
173	Wilbur	781
174	Mike	774
175	Willis	768
176	Danny	758
177	Lonnie	749
178	Steve	741
179	Nathaniel	738
179	Roosevelt	738
181	Benny	732
182	Mark	712
183	Guy	711
184	Marshall	710
185	Barry	706
185	Clayton	706
187	Otis	699
188	Horace	691
189	Alton	674
190	Clinton	653
191	Archie	648
192	Rudolph	647
193	Clifton	640
194	Junior	637
195	Nelson	631
196	Wendell	629
197	Bobbie	627
198	Fredrick	626
199	Lynn	614
200	Alexander	613
201	Rex	612
202	Matthew	608
203	Doyle	597
204	Leland	596
205	Oliver	591
206	Wilbert	586
207	Juan	579
208	Salvatore	575
209	Merle	568
210	Alex	564
211	Pete	559
212	Edmund	554
213	Julius	548
214	Loren	545
215	Stuart	542
216	Eldon	540
217	Carlos	536
218	Troy	534
219	Malcolm	531
220	Dave	525
221	Buddy	524
222	Orville	516
223	Ivan	513
224	Donnie	505
225	Perry	504
225	Tommie	504
227	Ira	501
227	Myron	501
229	Dewey	500
229	Jacob	500
231	Elbert	491
232	Antonio	490
233	Sherman	485
234	Carlton	483
234	Ervin	483
234	Ramon	483
237	Sylvester	482
238	Ruben	481
239	Ross	475
240	Jesus	470
241	Gerard	468
242	Grady	467
243	Nathan	464
244	Byron	461
244	Sammy	461
246	Mack	454
247	Sheldon	453
248	Julian	449
248	Rufus	449
250	Aaron	443
250	Irvin	443
250	Steven	443
253	Timothy	439
254	Clark	437
254	Kent	437
256	Burton	435
257	Conrad	434
258	Laurence	432
259	Teddy	431
260	Ellis	428
261	Isaac	423
262	Nick	421
262	Pat	421
264	Wilfred	420
265	Neal	419
266	Dwight	418
267	Darrel	408
268	Angelo	406
269	Harlan	400
270	Felix	395
271	Jerald	394
272	Forrest	393
272	Gregory	393
274	Wilson	392
275	Rudy	389
276	Owen	385
277	Shirley	381
278	Bert	376
279	Reginald	375
280	Irwin	368
280	Norbert	368
282	Aubrey	361
282	Dallas	361
284	Percy	360
285	Boyd	356
285	Loyd	356
287	Harley	354
288	Huey	353
289	Brian	344
289	Louie	344
291	Frankie	343
292	Garland	342
293	Irving	340
294	Marlin	337
295	Travis	335
296	Preston	334
297	Noel	325
298	Sammie	319
299	Royce	318
300	Pedro	315
301	Emmett	314
302	Edmond	312
302	Francisco	312
304	Delmar	305
305	Darwin	304
306	Kermit	303
307	Johnie	302
308	Wade	300
309	Elwood	299
310	Eric	296
311	Mario	294
312	Amos	292
312	Mary	292
314	Cornelius	291
314	Lionel	291
316	August	288
316	Maynard	288
318	Alfonso	287
319	Phil	285
320	Grover	282
320	Raul	282
320	Woodrow	282
323	Christopher	277
323	Otto	277
323	Randall	277
326	Laverne	276
327	Morton	275
327	Randolph	275
329	Merlin	274
329	Stewart	274
331	Emil	273
332	Jan	272
333	Mitchell	271
333	Thurman	271
335	Garry	269
336	Ned	267
337	Carol	265
337	Dominic	265
339	Roberto	263
340	Ed	258
341	Wiley	256
342	Elton	251
342	Grant	251
344	Austin	250
344	Gale	250
346	Erwin	248
346	Norris	248
348	Roscoe	241
349	Millard	239
350	Charley	238
351	Dominick	237
352	Jasper	236
353	Merrill	233
353	Will	233
355	Rodger	231
356	Elvin	230
356	Moses	230
358	Luis	229
359	Clair	227
359	Sanford	227
361	Andy	224
362	Monroe	223
362	Murray	223
364	Cleveland	222
365	Elijah	221
365	Weldon	221
367	Gail	220
368	Odell	218
368	Scott	218
370	Adrian	217
371	Adam	216
371	Terrence	216
373	Bradley	215
374	Abraham	214
375	Dwayne	213
376	Ken	211
377	Armand	210
378	Reuben	209
379	Carmen	208
380	Alonzo	207
380	Daryl	207
380	Marcus	207
383	Barney	206
384	Craig	205
385	Gabriel	202
386	Emanuel	201
386	Ollie	201
388	Al	199
389	Lamar	198
390	Emory	197
391	Mervin	196
392	Jake	194
392	Sterling	194
394	Spencer	193
395	Adolph	192
395	Lorenzo	192
397	Salvador	191
397	Wilburn	191
399	Arlen	190
399	Chris	190
401	Basil	189
402	Freddy	188
403	Rolland	184
403	Wilmer	184
405	Harrison	183
406	Darryl	181
406	Delmer	181
406	Gayle	181
409	Gus	180
409	Monte	180
409	Roderick	180
412	Cleo	179
412	Jean	179
412	Miles	179
415	Coy	178
416	Alva	177
416	Simon	177
418	Alfredo	176
418	Hollis	176
418	Truman	176
421	Frederic	175
422	Landon	174
422	Lavern	174
422	Russel	174
422	Winston	174
426	Mickey	173
427	Jonathan	172
427	Van	172
429	Carrol	170
430	Levi	169
431	Rene	168
432	Jackson	167
433	Armando	166
433	Denis	166
433	Hector	166
433	Nolan	166
433	Vance	166
438	Dewayne	165
438	Guadalupe	165
438	Olin	165
441	Dudley	164
442	Seymour	162
443	Clement	161
443	Eli	161
445	Buford	160
445	Rocco	160
447	Jess	158
447	Ricardo	158
447	Wilford	158
450	Bud	156
450	Linwood	156
450	Riley	156
453	Miguel	155
454	Elliott	154
455	Kevin	153
455	Solomon	153
455	Vern	153
458	Shelby	151
459	Dalton	150
459	Delano	150
459	Earle	150
459	Fredric	150
463	Booker	149
464	Hal	148
465	Noah	147
466	Blaine	146
466	Hershel	146
468	Silas	145
469	Elmo	144
469	Tomas	144
471	Emery	143
472	Harris	142
472	Vito	142
474	Ernie	141
474	Wilton	141
476	Ward	140
477	Denny	139
477	Ernesto	139
477	Galen	139
480	Carmine	138
480	Kelly	138
482	Denver	137
482	Kay	137
482	Lenard	137
485	Terrance	136
485	Warner	136
487	Winfred	135
488	Freeman	134
488	Gerry	134
488	Tim	134
491	Kenny	133
491	Lanny	133
491	Milford	133
494	Cyril	132
495	Everette	131
495	Rodolfo	131
497	Connie	130
497	Elroy	130
499	Arden	129
500	Herschel	128
500	Jeff	128
500	Micheal	128
500	Royal	128
504	Bernie	127
504	Burl	127
504	Claud	127
504	Cletus	127
508	Kennith	126
509	Clay	124
510	Davis	122
511	Enrique	121
511	Fernando	121
511	Ulysses	121
514	Alden	120
514	Melvyn	120
514	Milo	120
514	Saul	120
518	Alphonse	119
518	Forest	119
518	Jerold	119
518	Morgan	119
518	Sonny	119
523	Dana	118
523	Gaylord	118
523	Gilberto	118
523	Vaughn	118
527	Rafael	117
527	Roman	117
529	Betty	116
529	Elias	116
529	Ferdinand	116
529	Luke	116
529	Patsy	116
534	Alberto	115
534	Hoyt	115
534	Pablo	115
537	Arturo	114
537	Bryan	114
537	Lyman	114
537	Normand	114
537	Ramiro	114
542	Dickie	112
542	Jerrold	112
542	Maxie	112
545	Hiram	111
545	Odis	111
547	Barbara	110
547	Pasquale	110
549	Emerson	108
549	Jeremiah	108
549	Terence	108
552	Alphonso	107
552	Anton	107
552	Dwain	107
552	Raymon	107
556	Anderson	106
556	Bennett	106
556	Ellsworth	106
556	Gearld	106
556	Kurt	106
556	Thaddeus	106
562	Buster	105
562	Isaiah	105
564	Olen	104
564	Rogers	104
566	Augustus	103
566	Felipe	103
566	Major	103
566	Merlyn	103
566	Orval	103
566	Sherwood	103
572	Bradford	102
573	Arlie	101
573	Dorothy	101
573	Joshua	101
573	Wilber	101
577	Dee	100
577	Houston	100
577	Isiah	100
577	Patricia	100
581	Barton	98
581	Carter	98
581	Emilio	98
581	Ezra	98
581	Winford	98
586	Angel	97
586	Dewitt	97
586	Evan	97
586	Jason	97
586	Orlando	97
591	Domingo	96
591	Harmon	96
591	Kyle	96
591	Theron	96
595	Graham	95
595	Waymon	95
597	Benito	94
597	Haywood	94
597	Shelton	94
597	Tracy	94
601	Coleman	93
601	Fletcher	93
601	Ignacio	93
601	Ron	93
601	Rupert	93
601	Santiago	93
601	Talmadge	93
608	Beverly	92
608	Boyce	92
608	Waldo	92
611	Christian	91
611	Emile	91
611	Ronny	91
614	Augustine	90
614	Columbus	90
614	Stanford	90
617	Alford	89
617	Carson	89
617	Jules	89
617	Lupe	89
617	Noble	89
622	Andres	88
622	Darold	88
622	Verlin	88
625	Arlan	87
625	Felton	87
625	Lacy	87
628	Foster	86
628	Joesph	86
630	Bruno	85
630	Lemuel	85
632	Julio	84
633	Dannie	83
633	Mathew	83
633	Palmer	83
633	Verne	83
637	Bonnie	82
637	Donal	82
637	Kirby	82
637	Lynwood	82
637	Mason	82
637	Rayford	82
637	Sydney	82
644	Carey	81
644	Eddy	81
644	Elliot	81
644	Hayward	81
644	Hobert	81
644	Kendall	81
644	Margaret	81
644	Rollin	81
644	Theadore	81
653	Cary	80
653	Cyrus	80
653	Doris	80
653	Elden	80
653	Israel	80
653	Joan	80
653	Robin	80
660	Ambrose	79
660	Bertram	79
660	Donovan	79
660	Guillermo	79
660	Jewel	79
660	Kerry	79
660	Monty	79
660	Otha	79
660	Regis	79
669	Burt	78
669	Jewell	78
669	Marlyn	78
669	Newton	78
669	Raleigh	78
669	Reed	78
675	Andre	77
675	Farrell	77
675	Franklyn	77
675	Lawerence	77
679	Carlo	76
679	Eduardo	76
679	Hans	76
679	Mac	76
679	Omer	76
679	Ora	76
685	Abel	75
685	Rosevelt	75
685	Val	75
688	Sandy	74
688	Sherrill	74
690	Bertrand	73
690	Bryant	73
690	Chuck	73
690	Haskell	73
690	Jere	73
690	Napoleon	73
690	Reynaldo	73
690	Theo	73
698	Art	72
698	Arther	72
698	Elwin	72
698	Enoch	72
698	Garold	72
698	Hugo	72
698	Joyce	72
698	Lance	72
698	Lincoln	72
698	Melton	72
698	Milan	72
698	Ottis	72
710	Abe	71
710	King	71
710	Myles	71
710	Walton	71
714	Buck	70
714	Damon	70
714	Domenic	70
714	Harland	70
714	Ivory	70
719	Arvin	69
719	Garrett	69
719	Granville	69
719	Jeffrey	69
719	Leeroy	69
719	Lon	69
719	Mckinley	69
719	Meredith	69
719	Merritt	69
719	Raphael	69
729	Arlin	68
729	Delton	68
729	Dorsey	68
729	Duncan	68
729	Eldridge	68
729	Jerrell	68
729	Jordan	68
736	Claudie	67
736	Dexter	67
736	Howell	67
736	Jefferson	67
736	Loy	67
736	Wally	67
742	Donn	66
742	Matt	66
742	Nickolas	66
742	Oren	66
742	Valentine	66
747	Avery	65
747	Benton	65
747	Brent	65
747	Harlen	65
747	Jennings	65
747	Loran	65
747	Sebastian	65
747	Stan	65
747	Terrell	65
756	Arlo	64
756	Denzil	64
756	Emmitt	64
756	Frances	64
756	Fritz	64
756	Glendon	64
756	Lafayette	64
756	Loyal	64
756	Pierre	64
756	Taylor	64
756	Zane	64
767	Benedict	63
767	Bryce	63
767	Carleton	63
767	Lucius	63
767	Mose	63
767	Nancy	63
767	Stanton	63
774	Alejandro	62
774	Clarance	62
774	Lucien	62
774	Merton	62
774	Rayburn	62
774	Santo	62
780	Aloysius	61
780	Fay	61
780	Gaylon	61
780	Hermon	61
780	Judson	61
780	Justin	61
780	Winfield	61
787	Alvie	60
787	Artis	60
787	Dayton	60
787	Derald	60
787	Dwaine	60
787	Newell	60
787	Obie	60
787	Reynold	60
787	Santos	60
787	Walker	60
797	Alvis	59
797	Asa	59
797	Durwood	59
797	Elvis	59
797	Garnett	59
797	Garth	59
797	Hilton	59
797	Maxwell	59
797	Randy	59
797	Toby	59
807	Cruz	58
807	Lauren	58
807	Porter	58
807	Sherwin	58
811	Dillard	57
811	Glynn	57
811	Hardy	57
811	Marcel	57
811	Wylie	57
816	Bernice	56
816	Cliff	56
816	Cloyd	56
816	Gregorio	56
816	Jacky	56
816	Lane	56
816	Quentin	56
816	Rogelio	56
816	Rubin	56
825	Arvid	55
825	Prince	55
827	Gorden	54
827	Junius	54
827	Leigh	54
827	Madison	54
827	Oran	54
832	Brady	53
832	Carlyle	53
832	Cleve	53
832	Curtiss	53
832	Elmore	53
832	Elwyn	53
832	Elzie	53
832	Furman	53
832	Genaro	53
832	Kirk	53
832	Mahlon	53
832	Willam	53
844	Early	52
844	Edsel	52
844	Ezell	52
844	Giles	52
844	Helen	52
844	Hosea	52
844	Jonas	52
844	Mervyn	52
844	Seth	52
853	Edd	51
853	Emmit	51
853	Lavon	51
853	Lindsey	51
853	Parker	51
853	Reid	51
853	Thad	51
853	Windell	51
861	Agustin	50
861	Blair	50
861	Clem	50
861	Eloy	50
861	General	50
861	Kim	50
861	Margarito	50
861	Romeo	50
861	Sal	50
861	Trinidad	50
861	Virginia	50
861	Willian	50
873	Curley	49
873	Evans	49
873	Fidel	49
873	Gerold	49
873	Jamie	49
873	Robbie	49
873	Rolf	49
873	Vicente	49
873	Wardell	49
882	Arlyn	48
882	Cornell	48
882	Deane	48
882	Elisha	48
882	Garfield	48
882	Issac	48
882	June	48
882	Louise	48
882	Pierce	48
882	Ruby	48
882	Verle	48
893	Albin	47
893	Allison	47
893	Aron	47
893	Arvil	47
893	Brice	47
893	Duwayne	47
893	Elizabeth	47
893	Florian	47
893	Joy	47
893	Leander	47
893	Lucian	47
893	Lucious	47
893	Wayland	47
906	Chauncey	46
906	Cleon	46
906	Colin	46
906	Errol	46
906	Gustave	46
906	Joaquin	46
906	Llewellyn	46
906	Nicolas	46
906	Rosario	46
906	Webster	46
906	Werner	46
917	Adolphus	45
917	Darvin	45
917	Hurley	45
917	Marc	45
917	Otho	45
917	Stacy	45
917	Verlyn	45
924	Adolfo	44
924	Arley	44
924	Brooks	44
924	Clarke	44
924	Foy	44
924	Hayden	44
924	Humberto	44
924	Ian	44
924	Jonnie	44
924	Josh	44
924	Lambert	44
924	Lindsay	44
924	Murphy	44
924	Omar	44
924	Reggie	44
924	Sol	44
940	Cedric	43
940	Dock	43
940	Geoffrey	43
940	Mel	43
940	Merl	43
940	Norwood	43
940	Rowland	43
940	Ruth	43
940	Sergio	43
949	Alois	42
949	Arlis	42
949	Audrey	42
949	Aurelio	42
949	Author	42
949	Dino	42
949	Evert	42
949	Gonzalo	42
949	Harrell	42
949	Herb	42
949	Hilario	42
949	Hobart	42
949	Kenton	42
949	Lawson	42
949	Lenwood	42
949	Logan	42
949	Nevin	42
949	Orin	42
949	Prentice	42
949	Rexford	42
949	Todd	42
949	Watson	42
949	Wyman	42
972	Ardell	41
972	Burnell	41
972	Clare	41
972	Clint	41
972	Del	41
972	Derrell	41
972	Douglass	41
972	Federico	41
972	Harlow	41
972	Henderson	41
972	Huston	41
972	Ike	41
972	Isadore	41
972	Layton	41
972	Lonzo	41
972	Quinton	41
972	Williams	41
989	Adan	40
989	Brendan	40
989	Burley	40
989	Claire	40
989	Dell	40
989	Donnell	40
989	Edison	40
989	Gaston	40
989	Glenwood	40
989	Hampton	40
989	Hershell	40
989	Jorge	40
989	Laddie	40
989	Marcos	40
989	Martha	40
989	Miller	40
989	Murry	40
989	Orrin	40
989	Pearl	40
989	Rudolf	40
989	Von	40