Most popular boys’ names in Alabama, 1913

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

RankNameBabies
1James1,010
2John784
3William671
4Robert449
5Willie438
6George345
7Henry236
8Thomas211
9Charles200
10Joseph196
11Frank190
12Charlie167
13Joe150
13Walter150
15Albert133
16Fred131
17Edward125
18Jack122
19Arthur116
19Woodrow116
21Clarence111
22Sam108
23Eddie106
24Roy97
25Richard90
RankNameBabies
26Ernest87
27Howard85
28David84
29Johnnie81
30Jesse77
30Samuel77
32Paul72
33Clyde70
34Carl69
34Eugene69
34Ralph69
37Jessie67
38Louis65
39Cecil64
40Lee60
41Floyd59
42Grady58
42Jimmie58
44Herman55
45Oscar53
45Raymond53
47Andrew52
47Harry52
47Jim52
50Marvin51
50Will51
52Leroy50
53Otis48
54Leon47
55Ben46
55Earnest46
55Luther46
58Earl45
59Alfred43
59Curtis43
59Herbert43
59Leonard43
63Claude42
64Harold41
64Homer41
64Julius41
64Lewis41
68Daniel40
69Elbert38
69Hubert38
69Melvin38
69Tommie38
73Chester37
73Roosevelt37
75Allen36
75Archie36
75Harvey36
75Lawrence36
75Mack36
80Tom35
81Lester34
81Marion34
83Bill33
83Wilson33
85Ellis32
86Lonnie31
86Rufus31
88Grover30
88Hugh30
90Alvin29
90Benjamin29
92Dan28
92Horace28
94Milton27
95Alex26
95Edgar26
95Ira26
95Johnie26
95Leo26
95Theodore26