Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	76,951
2	Robert	70,855
3	John	66,616
4	William	52,375
5	Richard	45,643
6	David	37,382
7	Charles	34,662
8	Thomas	31,604
9	Michael	26,717
10	Ronald	25,513
11	Donald	23,468
12	Larry	22,026
13	Joseph	21,176
14	George	20,419
15	Gary	20,058
16	Kenneth	18,093
17	Paul	16,661
18	Edward	16,482
19	Jerry	16,282
20	Dennis	13,676
21	Frank	11,340
22	Raymond	10,635
23	Roger	10,581
24	Gerald	10,023
25	Daniel	9,314

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Walter	8,159
27	Harold	7,980
28	Stephen	7,793
29	Arthur	7,255
30	Jack	7,253
31	Willie	7,195
32	Lawrence	7,130
33	Joe	7,062
34	Douglas	6,998
35	Henry	6,975
36	Carl	6,825
37	Wayne	6,724
38	Billy	6,545
39	Roy	6,533
40	Peter	6,340
41	Jimmy	6,320
42	Ralph	6,273
43	Terry	5,974
44	Albert	5,855
45	Johnny	5,661
46	Anthony	5,604
47	Fred	5,580
48	Eugene	5,505
49	Harry	5,478
50	Bobby	5,410
51	Bruce	5,262
52	Steven	5,113
53	Howard	5,025
54	Louis	4,678
55	Alan	4,277
56	Leonard	4,183
57	Stanley	4,121
58	Norman	4,065
59	Ernest	4,042
60	Philip	3,992
61	Dale	3,990
62	Samuel	3,946
63	Russell	3,931
64	Patrick	3,881
65	Earl	3,874
66	Bill	3,815
67	Melvin	3,745
68	Jim	3,744
69	Ronnie	3,739
70	Tommy	3,696
71	Francis	3,652
72	Don	3,589
73	Frederick	3,583
74	Clarence	3,575
75	Marvin	3,569
76	Danny	3,511
77	Allen	3,422
78	Leroy	3,410
79	Eddie	3,315
80	Mike	3,084
81	Andrew	3,056
82	Alfred	3,047
83	Phillip	3,002
84	Barry	2,979
85	Lee	2,929
86	Ray	2,904
87	Tom	2,902
88	Glenn	2,849
89	Steve	2,836
90	Herbert	2,773
91	Martin	2,767
92	Timothy	2,754
93	Mark	2,742
94	Bernard	2,619
95	Gene	2,602
96	Theodore	2,574
97	Curtis	2,465
98	Jimmie	2,398
99	Clifford	2,394
100	Warren	2,349
101	Jeffrey	2,325
102	Lloyd	2,311
103	Jesse	2,310
104	Keith	2,293
105	Gordon	2,271
106	Edwin	2,238
107	Victor	2,162
108	Leon	2,151
109	Bob	2,133
110	Floyd	2,096
111	Clyde	2,081
112	Lewis	2,044
113	Vincent	2,029
114	Leslie	1,971
115	Alvin	1,967
116	Brian	1,954
117	Jerome	1,953
118	Harvey	1,951
119	Vernon	1,924
120	Charlie	1,881
121	Franklin	1,817
122	Jon	1,812
123	Rodney	1,781
124	Calvin	1,751
125	Joel	1,714
126	Lester	1,651
127	Gilbert	1,649
128	Jackie	1,642
129	Herman	1,641
130	Benjamin	1,622
131	Johnnie	1,620
132	Leo	1,592
133	Darrell	1,580
134	Dean	1,574
135	Duane	1,561
136	Jay	1,554
137	Chester	1,521
138	Freddie	1,515
139	Jose	1,512
140	Dwight	1,504
141	Allan	1,501
142	Cecil	1,499
143	Tony	1,494
144	Dan	1,488
145	Arnold	1,461
146	Milton	1,457
147	Glen	1,451
148	Lonnie	1,434
149	Manuel	1,400
150	Nicholas	1,361
151	Craig	1,321
152	Gregory	1,305
153	Lynn	1,290
154	Claude	1,289
155	Roland	1,268
156	Randall	1,242
157	Sam	1,212
158	Eric	1,195
159	Wesley	1,169
160	Ted	1,166
161	Neil	1,140
162	Wallace	1,131
163	Dave	1,125
164	Elmer	1,069
165	Hugh	1,064
166	Willard	1,040
167	Jessie	1,033
168	Maurice	1,023
169	Marshall	1,007
170	Christopher	1,001
171	Donnie	983
172	Edgar	976
173	Sammy	973
174	Everett	964
175	Marion	955
176	Garry	929
177	Virgil	928
178	Oscar	910
179	Juan	902
180	Sidney	901
181	Benny	897
182	Earnest	896
183	Alexander	864
183	Nathaniel	864
185	Luther	853
186	Karl	837
187	Morris	828
188	Bennie	820
189	Lyle	813
190	Dick	808
191	Randy	805
192	Stuart	795
193	Guy	783
194	Max	780
195	Clifton	765
195	Matthew	765
197	Hubert	760
198	Otis	759
199	Ben	753
200	Delbert	745
201	Homer	741
201	Kent	741
203	Fredrick	736
204	Micheal	732
205	Gerard	720
205	Lowell	720
207	Nelson	715
208	Carroll	706
209	Wendell	697
210	Clinton	690
211	Carlos	689
212	Clayton	657
213	Dewey	653
214	Pete	649
215	Horace	648
216	Alton	643
217	Jonathan	639
218	Troy	630
219	Willis	623
220	Archie	621
221	Alex	620
222	Mack	615
222	Terrence	615
224	Ira	614
225	Loren	613
226	Scott	610
227	Randolph	607
228	Perry	605
228	Tim	605
230	Leland	596
231	Kevin	594
232	Wilbur	586
233	Laurence	581
234	Rex	574
235	Rudolph	573
236	Neal	568
237	Reginald	567
237	Roosevelt	567
239	Oliver	565
240	Ross	564
241	Tommie	561
242	Jesus	559
243	Edmund	555
244	Rudy	552
245	Malcolm	549
246	Jerald	547
247	Jan	544
248	Myron	542
249	Julius	541
250	Salvatore	534
250	Sylvester	534
252	Doyle	530
253	Chris	529
254	Byron	526
255	Woodrow	524
256	Ron	523
257	Wilbert	522
258	Frankie	519
259	Mitchell	518
260	Sherman	512
261	Rodger	508
262	Nathan	507
262	Ruben	507
264	Aaron	506
265	Teddy	505
266	Antonio	498
266	Nick	498
268	Pat	495
269	Isaac	491
270	Carlton	485
271	Rufus	479
272	Terrance	472
273	Jeff	470
274	Darrel	469
275	Forrest	467
275	Kenny	467
277	Ramon	460
278	Julian	457
279	Grady	455
279	Wilson	455
281	Ivan	454
282	Ellis	450
283	Clark	437
283	Jacob	437
285	Sammie	434
286	Rick	431
287	Ken	427
288	Felix	422
289	Darryl	420
290	Ervin	419
291	Dallas	416
292	Elbert	414
292	Roberto	414
294	Wade	411
295	Preston	408
296	Phil	407
297	Billie	405
298	Lance	404
299	Buddy	401
300	Pedro	397
301	Raul	393
301	Ricky	393
303	Junior	392
303	Owen	392
305	Merle	391
306	Grant	390
306	Mickey	390
308	Eldon	386
309	Bert	385
310	Irvin	380
310	Sheldon	380
312	Garland	378
313	Daryl	370
313	Winston	370
315	Francisco	365
316	Conrad	361
317	Noel	360
318	Emmett	359
319	Orville	357
320	Luis	350
320	Percy	350
320	Wilfred	350
323	Stewart	348
324	Royce	347
325	Boyd	345
326	Grover	343
327	Bryan	340
327	Mario	340
329	Louie	338
330	Jeffery	336
331	Travis	334
332	Angelo	333
333	Guadalupe	331
334	Andy	329
335	Aubrey	321
336	Brent	315
337	Denis	312
337	Tyrone	312
339	Freddy	311
340	Harley	309
341	Bradley	307
341	Ed	307
343	Darwin	303
343	Lionel	303
345	Kerry	297
346	Cleveland	296
347	Denny	295
348	Kurt	294
349	Burton	293
349	Van	293
351	Marc	292
352	Loyd	289
353	Gerry	285
354	Amos	283
354	Gale	283
356	Spencer	282
357	Harlan	281
358	Geoffrey	279
359	Ernie	277
359	Lorenzo	277
359	Marcus	277
359	Ronny	277
363	Kelly	275
364	Alfonso	274
365	Bobbie	272
366	Edmond	271
366	Moses	271
368	Robin	268
369	Irving	267
370	Dwayne	266
371	Ned	265
372	Dana	260
373	Dominick	257
373	Elton	257
375	Thurman	256
376	Elwood	253
376	Mary	253
376	Ricardo	253
379	Roscoe	250
380	Kermit	249
381	Armando	248
381	Cary	248
383	Lanny	247
384	Alfredo	244
385	Norbert	243
386	Arturo	242
387	Adrian	241
387	Hector	241
387	Salvador	241
390	Austin	240
390	Wiley	240
392	August	239
392	Cornelius	239
394	Colin	237
394	Dominic	237
396	Alonzo	235
396	Will	235
398	Roderick	234
399	Elijah	227
400	Sanford	226
401	Emil	222
401	Johnie	222
401	Lamar	222
404	Adam	220
404	Barney	220
404	Kirk	220
407	Marlin	219
407	Murray	219
409	Miguel	216
410	Elliott	215
411	Galen	214
411	Linwood	214
413	Hal	213
414	Millard	212
414	Terence	212
416	Sterling	211
417	Al	210
417	Coy	210
419	Frederic	208
419	Merlin	208
419	Norris	208
422	Chuck	207
422	Nolan	207
422	Rickey	207
425	Rene	206
426	Reuben	204
426	Weldon	204
428	Dannie	202
428	Doug	202
428	Elvin	202
431	Carmen	201
432	Charley	200
433	Odell	198
434	Mac	197
434	Truman	197
436	Dewayne	196
436	Ollie	196
438	Gail	195
439	Abraham	194
439	Gabriel	194
441	Laverne	192
442	Bradford	191
443	Maynard	189
443	Vance	189
445	Greg	188
446	Monroe	185
446	Simon	185
448	Jasper	184
449	Levi	183
450	Fernando	180
450	Jerold	180
450	Jess	180
453	Emory	179
453	Harrison	179
453	Vaughn	179
456	Carol	177
456	Jackson	177
458	Rafael	176
458	Todd	176
460	Domingo	174
460	Emanuel	174
460	Merrill	174
460	Otto	174
464	Buford	172
464	Jake	172
464	Jean	172
467	Riley	171
468	Delmar	169
469	Irwin	168
470	Stan	167
470	Ward	167
472	Russel	166
473	Vern	165
474	Hollis	164
475	Rodolfo	162
476	Shelby	161
477	Ernesto	160
477	Mervin	160
479	Clair	159
479	Dudley	159
481	Erwin	158
482	Everette	157
482	Harris	157
482	Monte	157
482	Noah	157
482	Rolland	157
487	Armand	156
487	Clement	156
487	Miles	156
487	Ulysses	156
491	Enrique	154
492	Booker	153
492	Gregg	153
492	Toby	153
495	Eddy	151
496	Gus	150
496	Hershel	150
498	Kennith	149
499	Errol	147
499	Monty	147
499	Wilmer	147
502	Tomas	146
503	Pablo	145
504	Connie	144
504	Reynaldo	144
504	Wilburn	144
504	Wilford	144
508	Dexter	143
509	Fredric	142
509	Herschel	142
509	Jerrold	142
512	Dickie	140
513	Forest	139
514	Bernie	138
514	Carey	138
514	Earle	138
514	Lupe	138
514	Tracy	138
519	Andre	137
519	Joey	137
519	Stephan	137
522	Evan	136
522	Sonny	136
524	Christian	135
524	Gayle	135
524	Kim	135
524	Royal	135
528	Mcarthur	133
529	Felipe	132
530	Terrell	131
531	Alberto	130
531	Donny	130
531	Freeman	130
531	Lavern	130
531	Ramiro	130
536	Major	129
537	Morgan	128
537	Rocco	128
537	Santos	128
537	Shirley	128
541	Elliot	127
541	Normand	127
543	Denver	126
543	Solomon	126
545	Eli	124
545	Rogers	124
545	Thaddeus	124
548	Carter	122
549	Barbara	121
549	Winfred	121
551	Alphonso	120
551	Gaylord	120
551	Joesph	120
554	Anton	119
554	Emilio	119
554	Jefferson	119
554	Quentin	119
554	Sandy	119
559	Abel	118
559	Elias	118
559	Isiah	118
559	Luke	118
559	Silas	118
564	Basil	117
564	Blaine	117
564	Cleo	117
564	Ignacio	117
564	Lenard	117
569	Barton	116
569	Elmo	116
569	Jason	116
569	Wilton	116
573	Dalton	115
573	Patricia	115
575	Angel	114
575	Linda	114
577	Delmer	113
577	Hiram	113
579	Alva	112
579	Carmine	112
581	Emery	111
581	Houston	111
581	Milford	111
581	Rayford	111
585	Clay	110
585	Garrett	110
585	Kirby	110
585	Lyman	110
589	Carrol	109
589	Reed	109
589	Santiago	109
592	Bryant	108
592	Ivory	108
594	Foster	107
595	Elroy	106
595	Justin	106
595	Shelton	106
598	Alden	105
598	Fletcher	105
598	Woody	105
601	Andres	104
601	Joshua	104
601	Odis	104
604	Arlie	103
604	Claud	103
604	Emerson	103
604	Gilberto	103
604	Kendall	103
604	Lamont	103
604	Randal	103
604	Theron	103
612	Duncan	102
613	Sherwood	101
614	Jere	100
614	Jeremiah	100
614	Lemuel	100
614	Raleigh	100
618	Bennett	99
618	Graham	99
620	Art	98
620	Hoyt	98
620	Rogelio	98
623	Bud	97
623	Mckinley	97
623	Sharon	97
626	Columbus	96
626	Jorge	96
626	Kyle	96
629	Adolph	95
629	Augustus	95
629	Olen	95
629	Stanford	95
633	Alejandro	94
633	Cyril	94
633	Davis	94
633	Julio	94
633	Morton	94
633	Vito	94
639	Augustine	93
639	Isaiah	93
639	Nicky	93
642	Anderson	92
642	Benito	92
642	Dee	92
642	Donn	92
642	Felton	92
642	Hobert	92
642	Marty	92
642	Otha	92
642	Reggie	92
651	Arden	91
651	Eduardo	91
651	Gearld	91
651	Lon	91
651	Mason	91
656	Huey	90
656	Roman	90
658	Alphonse	89
658	Jacky	89
658	Lacy	89
658	Melvyn	89
662	Judson	88
662	Mose	88
664	Dewitt	87
664	Lawerence	87
664	Val	87
667	Burl	86
667	Cliff	86
667	Emmitt	86
667	Jeffry	86
667	Olin	86
667	Pierre	86
667	Walton	86
674	Boyce	85
674	Coleman	85
674	Fidel	85
674	Wally	85
678	Maxie	84
679	Arlen	83
679	Cyrus	83
679	Dwain	83
679	Garth	83
679	Lane	83
679	Lonny	83
679	Orlando	83
679	Randell	83
687	Emile	82
687	Hayward	82
687	Haywood	82
687	Israel	82
687	King	82
687	Newton	82
687	Orval	82
687	Pasquale	82
695	Humberto	81
695	Warner	81
697	Walker	80
698	Ismael	79
698	Regis	79
698	Sydney	79
698	Verne	79
702	Enoch	78
702	Lynwood	78
702	Melton	78
702	Noble	78
702	Saul	78
707	Alvis	77
707	Guillermo	77
707	Jordan	77
707	Jules	77
707	Sandra	77
712	Damon	76
712	Lincoln	76
712	Lucien	76
712	Mathew	76
712	Milo	76
712	Waymon	76
718	Buster	75
718	Glynn	75
720	Arther	74
720	Benedict	74
720	Betty	74
720	Carlo	74
720	Cletus	74
720	Granville	74
720	Myles	74
720	Raymon	74
720	Rod	74
729	Hardy	73
730	Bart	72
730	Curtiss	72
730	Dorsey	72
730	Drew	72
730	Hilton	72
735	Blair	71
735	Carleton	71
735	Curt	71
735	Douglass	71
735	Ellsworth	71
735	Lyndon	71
741	Benton	70
741	Burt	70
741	Lesley	70
741	Michel	70
745	Carolyn	69
745	Carson	69
745	Darold	69
745	Dennie	69
745	Durwood	69
745	Kay	69
745	Maxwell	69
745	Vicente	69
745	Winford	69
754	Alford	68
754	Beverly	68
754	Courtney	68
754	Curley	68
754	Ian	68
754	Murphy	68
754	Reynold	68
761	Brad	67
761	Bruno	67
761	Dillard	67
761	Eldridge	67
761	Farrell	67
761	Kenton	67
761	Oren	67
761	Reid	67
769	Ambrose	66
769	Cordell	66
769	Garfield	66
769	Garold	66
769	Palmer	66
774	Avery	65
774	Bertram	65
774	Cornell	65
774	Erik	65
774	Judith	65
774	Lauren	65
774	Timmy	65
774	Verlin	65
782	Adolfo	64
782	Ezra	64
782	Jamie	64
782	Joyce	64
782	Meredith	64
782	Napoleon	64
782	Nickolas	64
782	Rollin	64
790	Donovan	63
790	Frances	63
790	Leigh	63
790	Lucian	63
790	Nancy	63
790	Seth	63
790	Winfield	63
797	Duwayne	62
797	Edd	62
797	Gregorio	62
797	Jonas	62
801	Berry	61
801	Bonnie	61
801	Cruz	61
801	Elden	61
801	Gaylon	61
801	Matt	61
801	Nicolas	61
801	Stanton	61
801	Wardell	61
810	Early	60
810	Gerold	60
810	Lucius	60
810	Taylor	60
814	Arlan	59
814	Butch	59
814	Delmas	59
814	Delton	59
814	Ferdinand	59
814	Issac	59
814	Jewell	59
814	Leeroy	59
814	Mel	59
814	Rickie	59
824	Abe	58
824	Glendon	58
824	Lindsey	58
824	Oneal	58
824	Ottis	58
824	Rubin	58
824	Willam	58
824	Willian	58
832	Allyn	57
832	Brooks	57
832	Bryce	57
832	Claudie	57
832	Judy	57
832	Leonardo	57
832	Merlyn	57
832	Merritt	57
832	Talmadge	57
841	Antone	56
841	Artis	56
841	Brady	56
841	Clint	56
841	Elmore	56
841	Elvis	56
841	Hermon	56
841	Jerrell	56
841	Kit	56
841	Mitchel	56
841	Scotty	56
841	Tex	56
853	Ashley	55
853	Dwaine	55
853	Elwin	55
853	Johnson	55
853	Noe	55
853	Stacy	55
853	Susan	55
853	Webster	55
861	Clarance	54
861	Eloy	54
861	Giles	54
861	Les	54
861	Prince	54
861	Rocky	54
861	Sherrill	54
861	Theadore	54
861	Williams	54
870	Clem	53
870	Conley	53
870	Joan	53
870	Lawson	53
870	Lonzo	53
870	Loran	53
870	Omer	53
870	Wyatt	53
878	Adan	52
878	Bertrand	52
878	Darnell	52
878	Evans	52
878	Garnett	52
878	Harmon	52
878	Jeremy	52
878	Joaquin	52
878	Mahlon	52
878	Margarito	52
888	Asa	51
888	Donna	51
888	Herb	51
888	Jaime	51
888	Javier	51
888	Lindell	51
888	Orin	51
888	Robbie	51
888	Valentine	51
888	Wilber	51
898	Derrell	50
898	Donnell	50
898	Hans	50
898	Loyal	50
898	Lucious	50
898	Newell	50
898	Oran	50
898	Seymour	50
906	Alvie	49
906	Cameron	49
906	Cleve	49
906	Crawford	49
906	Dayton	49
906	Hilario	49
906	Karen	49
906	Len	49
906	Lorenza	49
906	Lorin	49
906	Russ	49
906	Wylie	49
918	Cedric	48
918	Domenic	48
918	Elzie	48
918	Esteban	48
918	Ezell	48
918	Ford	48
918	Howell	48
918	Jennings	48
918	Logan	48
918	Loy	48
918	Marcel	48
918	Marco	48
918	Patsy	48
918	Raphael	48
918	Rupert	48
918	Shannon	48
918	Thad	48
935	Beryl	47
935	Casey	47
935	Danial	47
935	Dorothy	47
935	Hayden	47
935	Leighton	47
935	Lenny	47
935	Llewellyn	47
935	Obie	47
935	Rosevelt	47
935	Sean	47
935	Sebastian	47
935	Toney	47
935	Zane	47
949	Adolphus	46
949	Agustin	46
949	Aurelio	46
949	Dell	46
949	Derek	46
949	Earlie	46
949	Furman	46
949	Harland	46
949	Hugo	46
949	Jewel	46
949	Jonnie	46
949	Junius	46
949	Rayburn	46
949	Windell	46
949	Wyman	46
964	Arlin	45
964	Donal	45
964	Elisha	45
964	Ezekiel	45
964	General	45
964	Isidro	45
964	Omar	45
964	Quinton	45
964	Rollie	45
964	Sal	45
974	Carlyle	44
974	Federico	44
974	Franklyn	44
974	Fritz	44
974	Haskell	44
974	Henderson	44
974	Lucio	44
974	Madison	44
974	Niles	44
974	Orrin	44
974	Raymundo	44
974	Refugio	44
974	Rowland	44
974	Terrill	44
974	Theo	44
974	Tillman	44
974	Walt	44
991	Arlo	43
991	Arne	43
991	Deane	43
991	Denton	43
991	Denzil	43
991	Dock	43
991	Linden	43
991	Ora	43
991	Parker	43
991	Randle	43
991	Rusty	43
991	Tyler	43
991	Waldo	43