Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1914

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

RankNameBabies
1James648
2John520
3William485
4Robert361
5Charles220
6George210
7Willie170
8Thomas165
9Henry128
10Joe127
11Earl121
12Roy120
13Jack119
14Frank118
15Paul116
16Walter114
17Joseph113
18Fred106
19Clarence103
19Edward103
21Albert96
22Carl90
23Raymond88
24Arthur83
25Harold74
RankNameBabies
26Ralph70
27Clyde69
27Eugene69
29Floyd65
30Herman63
31Harry62
32Louis60
33Cecil59
33Jesse59
33Ray59
36Herbert58
36Jessie58
38Andrew57
38David57
38Ernest57
41Richard56
42Woodrow55
43Elmer54
43Lawrence54
43Leroy54
43Lester54
43Samuel54
48Lee53
49Chester52
50Homer50
51Eddie47
52Claude45
52Howard45
54Alvin43
55Johnnie42
55Marvin42
57Luther41
58Charlie40
58Leonard40
58Sam40
58Vernon40
62Alfred39
62Otis39
64Leon37
64Lewis37
66Hubert36
67Melvin35
68Curtis34
68Doyle34
68Virgil34
71Ben33
72Tom32
73Benjamin31
73Edgar31
73Glen31
73Oscar31
73Troy31
78Clifford30
78Theodore30
80Johnie29
81Calvin28
81Harvey28
81Hugh28
81Kenneth28
81Lloyd28
81Norman28
81Russell28
88Aubrey27
88Charley27
88Everett27
88Lonnie27
88Willis27
93Elbert26
93Jim26
95Bennie25
95Garland25
95Ira25
98Allen24
98Bill24
98Clifton24
98Earnest24
98Leo24