Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1941

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	66,751
2	Robert	64,247
3	John	57,520
4	William	47,798
5	Richard	39,112
6	Charles	32,742
7	David	30,553
8	Thomas	26,641
9	Ronald	24,407
10	Donald	22,641
11	Larry	20,134
12	Joseph	19,808
13	George	19,260
14	Jerry	16,799
15	Kenneth	16,143
16	Michael	15,935
17	Edward	15,580
18	Paul	15,166
19	Gary	14,568
20	Gerald	10,942
21	Frank	10,795
22	Raymond	9,951
23	Dennis	9,562
24	Harold	8,102
25	Roger	8,095

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Walter	7,745
27	Billy	7,655
28	Henry	7,165
29	Carl	7,160
30	Joe	7,158
31	Daniel	7,050
32	Jack	6,950
33	Arthur	6,739
34	Lawrence	6,653
35	Bobby	6,589
36	Willie	6,526
37	Wayne	6,112
38	Ralph	6,040
39	Roy	5,950
40	Albert	5,927
41	Stephen	5,811
42	Eugene	5,754
43	Fred	5,619
44	Peter	5,607
45	Jimmy	5,336
46	Anthony	5,239
47	Howard	5,067
48	Harry	5,056
49	Norman	4,459
50	Louis	4,447
51	Bruce	4,302
52	Philip	4,166
53	Douglas	4,146
54	Leonard	3,986
55	Johnny	3,983
56	Melvin	3,951
57	Stanley	3,926
58	Earl	3,806
59	Dale	3,791
60	Francis	3,738
61	Ernest	3,726
62	Clarence	3,671
63	Marvin	3,626
64	Terry	3,606
65	Samuel	3,538
66	Don	3,533
67	Leroy	3,524
68	Bill	3,453
69	Frederick	3,288
70	Patrick	3,155
71	Tommy	3,087
72	Gene	3,073
73	Allen	3,060
74	Alfred	3,052
75	Russell	3,032
76	Herbert	2,964
77	Phillip	2,871
78	Eddie	2,850
79	Ronnie	2,848
80	Jim	2,843
81	Lee	2,742
82	Andrew	2,708
83	Ray	2,695
84	Alan	2,624
85	Martin	2,605
86	Glenn	2,523
87	Bernard	2,509
88	Tom	2,500
89	Jimmie	2,473
90	Steven	2,468
91	Barry	2,465
92	Gordon	2,404
93	Leon	2,375
94	Clifford	2,363
95	Theodore	2,330
96	Lloyd	2,252
97	Edwin	2,214
98	Franklin	2,205
99	Jesse	2,184
100	Curtis	2,164
101	Jerome	2,156
102	Floyd	2,109
103	Bob	2,074
104	Vincent	2,049
105	Warren	2,043
106	Harvey	2,017
107	Alvin	2,016
108	Vernon	1,976
109	Lewis	1,973
110	Jackie	1,968
111	Mike	1,933
112	Steve	1,881
113	Clyde	1,872
114	Herman	1,779
115	Charlie	1,756
116	Leo	1,726
117	Gilbert	1,704
118	Victor	1,667
119	Keith	1,652
120	Danny	1,644
121	Timothy	1,632
122	Mark	1,624
123	Arnold	1,600
124	Benjamin	1,578
125	Lester	1,563
126	Leslie	1,557
127	Rodney	1,551
128	Jon	1,545
129	Duane	1,535
130	Darrell	1,530
131	Johnnie	1,515
132	Cecil	1,512
133	Calvin	1,511
134	Jeffrey	1,502
135	Allan	1,492
136	Chester	1,448
137	Jay	1,416
138	Freddie	1,412
139	Glen	1,410
140	Milton	1,385
141	Lynn	1,351
142	Joel	1,339
143	Dean	1,288
144	Roland	1,286
145	Tony	1,225
146	Nicholas	1,212
147	Elmer	1,202
147	Lonnie	1,202
149	Jose	1,194
150	Sam	1,191
151	Claude	1,189
152	Dan	1,154
153	Brian	1,123
154	Manuel	1,120
155	Wallace	1,117
156	Ted	1,096
157	Wendell	1,094
158	Wesley	1,091
159	Willard	1,085
160	Hugh	1,083
161	Neil	1,074
162	Jessie	1,038
163	Maurice	1,026
164	Marion	1,025
165	Oscar	1,022
166	Everett	990
167	Edgar	989
168	Lyle	939
169	Max	931
170	Virgil	923
171	Dick	893
172	Sidney	891
173	Stuart	886
174	Morris	876
175	Marshall	869
176	Lowell	865
177	Dave	864
177	Karl	864
179	Luther	843
180	Bennie	837
181	Benny	835
182	Nathaniel	829
183	Gregory	824
184	Alexander	818
185	Earnest	812
186	Nelson	791
187	Donnie	786
188	Carroll	783
189	Homer	776
190	Ben	767
191	Guy	760
192	Delbert	756
193	Horace	741
194	Clinton	737
195	Otis	736
196	Hubert	731
197	Fredrick	729
198	Matthew	727
199	Eric	703
200	Gerard	689
201	Willis	685
202	Kent	676
203	Clifton	675
204	Wilbur	666
205	Clayton	662
206	Juan	661
207	Archie	657
208	Sammy	652
209	Roosevelt	647
210	Alex	641
211	Alton	636
211	Leland	636
213	Randall	633
214	Myron	623
215	Christopher	618
216	Carlos	614
217	Garry	613
218	Ira	604
219	Oliver	601
220	Rudolph	600
221	Perry	593
222	Doyle	577
222	Wilbert	577
224	Edmund	576
224	Tommie	576
226	Troy	569
227	Aaron	562
227	Loren	562
229	Jerald	559
229	Sherman	559
231	Rex	558
232	Julius	551
233	Neal	543
234	Winston	542
235	Byron	539
235	Craig	539
237	Sylvester	538
238	Dwight	536
239	Pete	534
240	Salvatore	533
241	Pat	530
241	Reginald	530
243	Nathan	527
244	Laurence	524
245	Ross	513
246	Carlton	510
247	Elbert	506
248	Julian	501
249	Malcolm	497
250	Ivan	496
251	Darrel	492
252	Dallas	485
253	Teddy	484
254	Merle	482
255	Woodrow	481
256	Dewey	476
257	Jacob	466
258	Ruben	460
259	Jan	459
260	Rudy	457
260	Rufus	457
262	Buddy	456
262	Clark	456
264	Grady	453
265	Isaac	451
266	Ervin	450
266	Wilson	450
268	Jesus	449
269	Antonio	444
269	Billie	444
269	Terrence	444
272	Ellis	443
273	Nick	440
274	Ramon	436
275	Eldon	434
275	Mack	434
277	Orville	431
278	Forrest	426
279	Bobbie	423
280	Kevin	418
280	Randolph	418
282	Darryl	417
283	Frankie	414
283	Sheldon	414
285	Boyd	412
285	Owen	412
287	Micheal	411
288	Conrad	406
289	Scott	402
290	Junior	398
291	Angelo	395
291	Preston	395
291	Wade	395
294	Irvin	392
294	Phil	392
296	Tim	388
297	Felix	382
298	Garland	381
299	Aubrey	373
299	Grant	373
301	Lanny	371
302	Jeff	361
303	Jonathan	359
304	Royce	357
305	Mitchell	355
305	Sammie	355
307	Mickey	354
308	Bert	353
309	Harlan	352
310	Travis	350
311	Tyrone	346
312	Ken	345
312	Kenny	345
312	Marlin	345
315	Roberto	344
316	Pedro	339
316	Percy	339
318	Rodger	338
319	Louie	336
320	Noel	335
320	Stewart	335
322	Burton	334
322	Loyd	334
324	Daryl	331
325	Emmett	327
326	Harley	326
327	Chris	321
328	Irving	317
329	Mary	315
330	Wilfred	308
331	Elwood	303
332	Denis	302
333	Terrance	300
334	Emil	297
334	Grover	297
336	Ron	293
337	Raul	291
337	Spencer	291
339	Melvyn	290
340	Brent	289
341	Gale	287
341	Lionel	287
343	Bradley	286
344	Freddy	285
345	Darwin	283
346	Edmond	282
347	Ned	279
348	Amos	278
348	Andy	278
348	Francisco	278
351	Roscoe	277
352	Moses	276
353	Dominick	273
354	Errol	272
355	Ed	271
355	Kermit	271
357	Mario	270
358	Marcus	265
358	Murray	265
358	Norbert	265
361	Alfonso	262
362	Adrian	260
362	Lorenzo	260
364	Merlin	258
365	Dominic	256
365	Luis	256
367	Cornelius	253
367	Sanford	253
369	Thurman	252
370	Cleveland	247
370	Lance	247
372	Carol	243
373	Laverne	241
374	Delmar	239
374	Elijah	239
376	August	237
377	Austin	235
377	Gerry	235
379	Johnie	233
380	Carmen	231
381	Adam	230
382	Will	226
383	Denny	224
384	Alonzo	223
384	Geoffrey	223
386	Maynard	222
386	Wiley	222
388	Van	220
389	Norris	219
390	Lamar	218
390	Ricardo	218
392	Bryan	216
392	Elton	216
392	Weldon	216
395	Otto	215
396	Reuben	213
396	Salvador	213
398	Alfredo	212
398	Armando	212
398	Frederic	212
401	Merrill	210
402	Charley	208
402	Jasper	208
402	Millard	208
402	Robin	208
406	Irwin	207
406	Marc	207
406	Monte	207
406	Randy	207
410	Gabriel	206
411	Dwayne	204
411	Jeffery	204
413	Sterling	200
414	Gail	199
415	Elvin	198
416	Odell	197
417	Ronny	195
418	Abraham	194
418	Hal	194
418	Jerold	194
421	Elliott	193
421	Kurt	193
423	Al	192
423	Rene	192
423	Simon	192
426	Jake	190
427	Guadalupe	189
428	Clement	188
428	Coy	188
430	Dewayne	185
431	Hollis	184
432	Buford	183
432	Monroe	183
434	Linwood	182
435	Barney	178
435	Hector	178
437	Harrison	177
437	Jackson	177
439	Dudley	176
439	Hershel	176
439	Nolan	176
439	Vance	176
443	Cary	175
443	Emanuel	175
443	Emory	175
446	Riley	174
446	Shirley	174
448	Adolph	173
448	Mervin	173
450	Galen	171
450	Terence	171
452	Jerrold	170
453	Fredric	169
453	Wilmer	169
455	Armand	168
455	Shelby	168
455	Wilburn	168
458	Levi	167
459	Kirk	166
459	Miguel	166
461	Clair	165
462	Carrol	164
462	Truman	164
464	Jess	163
464	Ollie	163
466	Arturo	161
466	Dexter	161
466	Ernie	161
466	Noah	161
470	Kelly	160
470	Miles	160
470	Roderick	160
473	Barbara	155
473	Lavern	155
475	Patricia	154
476	Connie	152
476	Jean	152
478	Emery	151
478	Russel	151
480	Harris	150
481	Gus	148
482	Rolland	147
482	Tomas	147
482	Vern	147
485	Alphonso	146
485	Bernie	146
485	Domingo	146
485	Gearld	146
489	Booker	145
490	Dana	144
491	Forest	141
491	Kennith	141
493	Dalton	140
494	Ulysses	139
494	Ward	139
496	Cleo	138
496	Elias	138
498	Jere	137
499	Andre	136
499	Blaine	136
499	Erwin	136
499	Gaylord	136
499	Monty	136
499	Tracy	136
499	Vito	136
506	Bradford	135
506	Herschel	135
506	Rocco	135
506	Winfred	135
510	Chuck	134
511	Fernando	133
511	Pasquale	133
513	Barton	132
513	Basil	132
513	Gayle	132
516	Carmine	131
516	Delmer	131
516	Rodolfo	131
516	Vaughn	131
520	Dickie	130
520	Earle	130
520	Eli	130
520	Lenard	130
520	Terrell	130
525	Alphonse	129
526	Evan	128
527	Alberto	127
528	Freeman	126
529	Ernesto	124
529	Lyman	124
531	Enrique	123
532	Christian	122
532	Odis	122
532	Wilford	122
535	Abel	121
535	Arlen	121
535	Betty	121
535	Denver	121
535	Jeremiah	121
535	Luke	121
541	Everette	120
541	Kendall	120
541	Kerry	120
541	Kirby	120
541	Stan	120
546	Kyle	119
546	Pablo	119
546	Rafael	119
546	Shelton	119
550	Morton	118
550	Silas	118
550	Solomon	118
553	Anton	117
553	Elliot	117
553	Orlando	117
553	Theron	117
553	Windell	117
558	Thaddeus	116
559	Arden	115
559	Eddy	115
559	Elmo	115
559	Sherwood	115
559	Wilton	115
564	Isaiah	114
564	Joesph	114
566	Emerson	113
566	Rogers	113
568	Houston	112
569	Carter	109
569	Milford	109
571	Cyril	108
571	Davis	108
571	Olin	108
571	Royal	108
575	Angel	107
576	Clay	106
576	Dannie	106
578	Cletus	105
579	Carey	104
579	Elroy	104
579	Jefferson	104
579	Meredith	104
579	Olen	104
584	Alden	103
584	Felton	103
586	Alva	102
586	Ramiro	102
586	Reggie	102
589	Claud	101
589	Duncan	101
589	Graham	101
589	Ignacio	101
589	Lupe	101
594	Burl	100
594	Morgan	100
594	Raymon	100
597	Bennett	99
597	Beverly	99
597	Isiah	99
597	Reynaldo	99
597	Roman	99
597	Todd	99
603	Columbus	98
603	Garrett	98
603	Huey	98
603	Normand	98
603	Sandy	98
603	Sonny	98
609	Carson	97
609	Gilberto	97
609	Harmon	97
609	Saul	97
613	Anderson	96
613	Benito	96
613	Felipe	96
613	Fletcher	96
613	Hoyt	96
613	Kay	96
613	Reed	96
620	Hilton	95
620	Hiram	95
620	Lynwood	95
620	Winford	95
624	Dee	94
624	Julio	94
624	Lamont	94
624	Milo	94
628	Andres	93
628	Arlie	93
628	Boyce	93
628	Dwain	93
628	Foster	93
628	Joshua	93
628	Justin	93
628	Raleigh	93
636	Art	92
636	Lacy	92
636	Major	92
636	Stanford	92
640	Emilio	91
640	Judith	91
640	Santiago	91
640	Toby	91
644	Bruno	90
644	Lyndon	90
646	Guillermo	89
646	Jacky	89
648	Augustine	88
648	Jules	88
648	Lincoln	88
648	Otha	88
648	Stephan	88
648	Warner	88
654	Maxie	87
654	Orval	87
654	Rayburn	87
654	Regis	87
654	Ricky	87
654	Verne	87
660	Coleman	86
660	Waymon	86
662	Bonnie	85
662	Donn	85
662	Emmitt	85
665	Emile	84
665	Glynn	84
665	Israel	84
665	Omer	84
665	Rayford	84
665	Sydney	84
671	Augustus	83
671	Bertram	83
671	Bud	83
671	Newton	83
671	Santos	83
671	Woody	83
677	Mathew	82
678	Carlo	81
678	Delano	81
678	Haywood	81
678	Jason	81
678	Seymour	81
683	Dewitt	80
683	Hobert	80
683	Linda	80
683	Mac	80
683	Mason	80
683	Merlyn	80
683	Patsy	80
683	Scotty	80
691	Donny	79
691	Doug	79
691	Oren	79
694	Cyrus	78
694	Doris	78
694	Dorsey	78
694	Judson	78
694	Lemuel	78
694	Lucius	78
694	Rollin	78
694	Wally	78
702	Curtiss	77
702	Gregg	77
702	Hardy	77
702	Hayward	77
702	Lauren	77
702	Lon	77
708	Bart	76
708	Eduardo	76
708	Greg	76
708	Lindsey	76
708	Palmer	76
713	Colin	75
713	Ellsworth	75
713	Gerold	75
713	Joan	75
713	Nickolas	75
713	Randell	75
719	Alvis	74
719	Darold	74
719	Sharon	74
719	Val	74
723	Adolfo	73
723	Arther	73
723	Garth	73
723	Lucien	73
723	Mckinley	73
723	Walton	73
729	Alejandro	72
729	Alford	72
729	Dorothy	72
729	Wilber	72
733	Avery	71
733	Benedict	71
733	Lawerence	71
733	Randal	71
733	Sandra	71
733	Taylor	71
739	Elden	70
739	Garfield	70
739	King	70
739	Lane	70
739	Pierre	70
739	Robbie	70
739	Seth	70
746	Arlan	69
746	Cliff	69
746	Delton	69
746	Lonny	69
746	Rogelio	69
751	Arlo	68
751	Cordell	68
751	Elwin	68
751	Granville	68
751	Hermon	68
751	Ivory	68
751	Stanton	68
758	Fidel	67
758	Gaylon	67
758	Glendon	67
758	Mose	67
762	Abe	66
762	Buster	66
762	Eldridge	66
762	Franklyn	66
762	Garold	66
762	Jewell	66
762	Joyce	66
762	Willian	66
770	Alvie	65
770	Donovan	65
770	Jewel	65
770	Judy	65
770	Mahlon	65
770	Maxwell	65
770	Ottis	65
770	Walker	65
778	Arlin	64
778	Brooks	64
778	Cedric	64
778	Damon	64
778	Lorin	64
778	Melton	64
778	Nicky	64
778	Wardell	64
786	Adolphus	63
786	Bryant	63
786	Bryce	63
786	Clarance	63
786	Ferdinand	63
786	Herb	63
786	Jordan	63
786	Nancy	63
786	Noble	63
786	Raphael	63
786	Reid	63
786	Valentine	63
798	Benton	62
798	Carleton	62
798	Frances	62
798	Fritz	62
798	Giles	62
798	Ian	62
798	Loy	62
798	Mel	62
798	Theadore	62
807	Donal	61
807	Harland	61
807	Merritt	61
807	Merton	61
807	Myles	61
807	Napoleon	61
807	Orrin	61
807	Reynold	61
807	Sherrill	61
807	Verlin	61
817	Artie	60
817	Arvid	60
817	Asa	60
817	Carolyn	60
817	Enoch	60
817	Hans	60
817	Leigh	60
817	Murphy	60
817	Rick	60
817	Sebastian	60
817	Talmadge	60
828	Ismael	59
828	Jorge	59
828	Lindell	59
828	Marcel	59
828	Quentin	59
828	Willam	59
834	Arvin	58
834	Farrell	58
834	Marty	58
834	Milan	58
834	Rupert	58
839	Artis	57
839	Cruz	57
839	Curt	57
839	Howell	57
839	Lawson	57
839	Porter	57
839	Vicente	57
839	Wylie	57
847	Brady	56
847	Donnell	56
847	Nicolas	56
850	Burt	55
850	Jonas	55
850	Matt	55
850	Mitchel	55
850	Newell	55
850	Rosario	55
850	Rubin	55
850	Thad	55
858	Ashley	54
858	Blair	54
858	Elvis	54
858	Gregorio	54
858	Jennings	54
858	Jerrell	54
858	Kim	54
858	Leander	54
858	Leeroy	54
858	Loyal	54
858	Parker	54
858	Winfield	54
870	Dell	53
870	Dennie	53
870	Douglass	53
870	Edison	53
870	Erik	53
870	Lawrance	53
876	Arvil	52
876	Buck	52
876	Dillard	52
876	Hosea	52
876	Issac	52
876	Joaquin	52
876	Joey	52
876	Loran	52
876	Orin	52
876	Sheridan	52
876	Stacy	52
876	Zane	52
888	Adan	51
888	Antone	51
888	Clint	51
888	Domenic	51
888	Eldred	51
888	Oran	51
888	Prince	51
888	Sal	51
888	Waldo	51
888	Webster	51
898	Alfonzo	50
898	Eloy	50
898	Jared	50
898	Margaret	50
898	Romeo	50
898	Toney	50
898	Wayland	50
905	Arlyn	49
905	Berry	49
905	Cloyd	49
905	Dayton	49
905	Edd	49
905	Elizabeth	49
905	Helen	49
905	Lafayette	49
905	Len	49
905	Margarito	49
905	Tex	49
905	Verl	49
905	Wyman	49
918	Allyn	48
918	Drew	48
918	Ezra	48
918	Florian	48
918	Hugo	48
918	Lucious	48
918	Omar	48
925	Ambrose	47
925	Donna	47
925	Dwaine	47
925	Elisha	47
925	Garnett	47
925	Gloria	47
925	Ike	47
925	Lesley	47
925	Lucian	47
925	Rosevelt	47
925	Trinidad	47
925	Vernell	47
925	Williams	47
938	Burnell	46
938	Clem	46
938	Crawford	46
938	Darnell	46
938	Derrell	46
938	Duke	46
938	Duwayne	46
938	Ford	46
938	Javier	46
938	Jonnie	46
938	Michel	46
938	Santo	46
938	Woodie	46
951	Beryl	45
951	Cornell	45
951	Denzil	45
951	Edsel	45
951	Eliseo	45
951	Jeffry	45
951	Lambert	45
951	Logan	45
951	Watson	45
960	Autry	44
960	Cameron	44
960	Elwyn	44
960	Henderson	44
960	Jarvis	44
960	Karen	44
960	Kenton	44
960	Lavon	44
960	Leamon	44
960	Martha	44
960	Obie	44
971	Bertrand	43
971	Brendan	43
971	Clare	43
971	Clarke	43
971	Claudie	43
971	Durwood	43
971	Elzie	43
971	Ezekiel	43
971	Fay	43
971	Jamie	43
971	Murry	43
971	Nevin	43
971	Norwood	43
971	Otho	43
971	Rudolf	43
971	Virginia	43
987	Barrie	42
987	Bernice	42
987	Clovis	42
987	Darell	42
987	Earlie	42
987	Early	42
987	Elmore	42
987	Gay	42
987	Gaylen	42
987	Hayden	42
987	Leonardo	42
987	Oneal	42
987	Ora	42
987	Prentice	42
987	Shannon	42
987	Vince	42
987	Wyatt	42