Most popular boys’ names in Alabama, 1914

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

RankNameBabies
1James1,222
2John950
3William811
4Robert565
5Willie557
6George390
7Henry348
8Charles266
9Thomas265
10Walter226
11Joseph225
12Frank219
13Joe178
14Fred172
15Charlie158
16Edward155
17Albert149
18Jack140
19Samuel139
20Clarence133
21Arthur125
21Roy125
23Richard113
24Johnnie105
25Oscar103
RankNameBabies
26David101
26Sam101
28Eddie99
29Woodrow98
30Ernest97
31Jessie93
32Paul92
33Cecil90
34Earl88
35Ralph86
36Carl85
36Louis85
38Raymond82
39Howard80
39Otis80
41Jesse79
42Leroy76
43Lee73
44Floyd71
45Homer69
46Andrew68
47Curtis67
47Herbert67
49Clyde66
49Grady66
49Tom66
52Herman65
53Luther64
53Will64
55Daniel63
56Jimmie62
57Eugene60
58Harry57
59Jim56
60Lawrence54
60Lewis54
62Rufus52
63Marvin51
64Benjamin50
64Claude50
66Leonard49
67Leo48
68Horace47
69Earnest46
70Lester45
70Melvin45
70Tommie45
73Edgar44
74Alfred43
74Hubert43
76Hugh42
76Lonnie42
76Mack42
79Clifford40
79Ed40
79Milton40
82Leon39
83Bennie38
83Johnie38
83Nathaniel38
83Willis38
87Ben37
87Grover37
87Julius37
90Harvey36
90Oliver36
92Elbert35
92Norman35
94Allen34
94Elmer34
94Leslie34
97Alvin33
97Theodore33
99Harold32
100Aaron31
100Emmett31