Most popular boys’ names in Alabama, 1922

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,534
2William1,571
3John1,497
4Robert1,004
5Willie902
6Charles598
7George586
8Henry469
9Thomas437
10Joseph365
11Edward329
12Joe293
13Walter289
14Charlie283
15Frank264
16Jack253
17David230
18Clarence216
19Arthur199
20Fred194
21Albert193
22Eugene189
23Samuel187
24Roy183
25Johnnie179
RankNameBabies
26Richard172
27Jessie169
28Eddie166
29Paul163
30Howard159
31Cecil142
32Harold136
32Jesse136
34Ernest135
35Ralph133
36Herman131
37Earl127
38Sam126
39Jimmie120
40Harry118
40Marvin118
42Leon117
43Andrew115
44Carl112
45Raymond111
46Luther108
47Earnest107
48Leroy103
48Warren103
50Curtis102
50Louis102
52Lee98
53Horace96
54Hubert95
55Otis92
56Lewis91
57Clyde90
58Oscar88
59Bennie86
60Floyd84
61Leonard83
62Herbert80
62Melvin80
64Alfred76
64Tommie76
66Milton75
67Ray74
68Homer73
68Willard73
70Daniel72
70Grady72
70Lawrence72
73Bill71
74Nathaniel68
74Rufus68
74Tom68
74Wallace68
78Alvin65
78Johnie65
80Billy64
80Chester64
80Oliver64
83Claude61
84Hugh59
84Leo59
86Allen58
86Benjamin58
86Jim58
86Marion58
90Ellis56
90Grover56
90Harvey56
90Mack56
90Norman56
95Calvin55
95Julius55
97Dewey54
98Donald52
98Lester52
98Lonnie52