Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1912

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	399
2	William	331
3	John	306
4	Robert	221
5	Willie	150
6	George	143
7	Charles	118
8	Henry	113
9	Thomas	111
10	Joe	91
11	Fred	75
12	Roy	74
13	Woodrow	73
14	Ralph	71
15	Joseph	70
16	Frank	69
17	Albert	67
18	Arthur	65
18	Walter	65
20	Paul	64
21	Clarence	60
21	Raymond	60
23	Carl	58
23	Earl	58
25	Jack	56

Rank	Name	Babies
26	David	53
26	Herman	53
28	Edward	51
29	Ernest	50
30	Floyd	49
31	Howard	47
31	Jesse	47
33	Cecil	45
34	Charlie	43
34	Samuel	43
36	Richard	42
37	Elmer	41
37	Lee	41
39	Herbert	40
40	Ray	39
41	Jessie	38
42	Homer	37
42	Leonard	37
44	Clyde	36
45	Harry	35
45	Luther	35
47	Vernon	33
47	Virgil	33
49	Andrew	32
50	Harold	31
50	Lawrence	31
52	Lester	30
52	Sam	30
54	Eddie	29
54	Eugene	29
56	Edgar	28
56	Lewis	28
58	Charley	26
58	Harvey	26
58	Leroy	26
58	Marvin	26
62	Louis	25
63	Claude	24
63	Clifford	24
63	Lloyd	24
63	Oscar	24
63	Otis	24
68	Clifton	23
68	Johnnie	23
68	Roosevelt	23
71	Alfred	22
71	Johnie	22
71	Leo	22
71	Norman	22
71	Theodore	22
71	Troy	22
77	Curtis	21
77	Earnest	21
77	Jim	21
80	Chester	20
80	Edwin	20
80	Guy	20
83	Ben	19
83	Doyle	19
83	Horace	19
83	Melvin	19
87	Leon	18
88	Alvin	17
88	Bill	17
88	Booker	17
88	Hugh	17
88	Lonnie	17
88	Milton	17
94	Archie	16
94	Daniel	16
94	Everett	16
94	Jewell	16
94	Kenneth	16
99	Elbert	15
99	Grover	15
99	Hubert	15
99	Leslie	15
99	Mack	15
99	Sherman	15
99	Ted	15
99	Tom	15