Most popular boys’ names in Alabama, 1925

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,565
2John1,462
3William1,431
4Robert1,091
5Willie924
6Charles668
7George614
8Thomas483
9Henry438
10Joseph366
11Edward328
12Joe309
13Walter299
14Frank291
15Charlie263
16Jack257
17Roy239
18Clarence230
19David221
20Paul216
20Richard216
22Fred214
23Arthur198
24Eddie186
25Albert180
RankNameBabies
25Harold180
27Johnnie179
28Calvin178
29Jessie172
30Howard169
31Billy163
32Samuel162
33Ralph158
34Eugene150
35Cecil134
36Ernest131
37Louis130
38Carl125
38Jimmie125
40Raymond123
41Andrew121
42Earl118
42Sam118
44Jesse117
45Marvin108
46Floyd106
47Leon105
48Earnest104
49Herbert103
50Lewis99
51Oscar98
52Herman97
53Clyde90
54Curtis89
54Horace89
56Hubert87
56Lee87
58Otis86
59Leroy83
60Alvin81
60Clifford81
62Homer80
62Luther80
64Harry79
65Grady78
66Melvin77
67Tommie72
68Lawrence71
68Milton71
70Daniel70
71Alfred69
72Donald65
72Marion65
74Claude64
75Leonard63
76Dewey62
76Nathaniel62
76Tom62
79Kenneth61
80Allen60
80Jim60
82Edgar59
82Lester59
82Ray59
85Harvey58
86Hugh57
87Bennie56
87Willard56
89Benjamin55
89Johnny55
89Percy55
92Johnie54
92Junior54
94Norman52
95Chester51
95Roosevelt51
95Warren51
98Oliver50
99Vernon49
99Wallace49
99Will49