Most popular boys’ names in Alabama, 1932

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,273
2William1,415
3John1,258
4Robert1,157
5Charles1,045
6Willie1,004
7Billy677
8George497
9Thomas479
10Bobby357
11Joe351
12Henry306
13Edward304
14Walter301
15Joseph294
16Donald278
17Richard266
18Frank258
19David246
20Harold240
21Jack231
22Charlie229
23Clarence202
24Eddie197
25Arthur196
RankNameBabies
25Fred196
27Jimmie195
28Eugene194
29Roy188
29Samuel188
31Johnnie177
32Kenneth171
33Paul165
34Albert160
35Howard159
36Earl155
37Carl151
38Ralph145
39Jimmy140
40Johnny139
41Jerry138
42Curtis133
43Raymond130
44Jessie128
45Leon116
46Herbert115
47Franklin112
48Melvin108
49Clyde106
50Leroy105
51Sam103
52Ernest102
52Floyd102
52Louis102
55Marvin100
56Cecil97
57Roosevelt95
58Jesse94
59Ray91
60Alfred89
60Lee89
62Herman86
63Lewis82
64Earnest81
64Gerald81
64Horace81
67Andrew78
67Otis78
69Tommy76
70Clifford73
70Nathaniel73
72Oscar72
73Billie71
73Tommie71
75Alvin70
75Hubert70
77Leonard67
78Bennie66
79Daniel65
79Harry65
79Hugh65
82Norman63
83Milton62
84Jim61
84Lawrence61
86Calvin60
87Ben59
87Benjamin59
87Luther59
90Allen58
90Junior58
90Marion58
93Wallace57
94Douglas56
94Edgar56
94Gene56
94Grady56
98Vernon55
99Dan54
99Homer54