Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1915

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

RankNameBabies
1James880
2William660
3John559
4Robert410
5George327
6Charles275
7Willie182
8Henry170
9Thomas159
10Joseph156
11Paul144
12Frank140
13Carl135
14Earl132
15Joe131
16Walter128
17Edward127
18Jack124
19Roy121
20Raymond118
21Cecil116
21Fred116
23Albert112
24Clarence109
25Floyd102
RankNameBabies
26Arthur100
27Harold98
28Richard96
29Clyde91
30Harry88
31Herman87
31Ralph87
33Eugene86
33Jesse86
35Louis80
36Ray79
37Lee77
38Ernest74
39Howard73
40David72
41Charlie70
42Elmer69
43Jessie67
44Alfred66
44Herbert66
46Marvin65
46Samuel65
48Lester64
49Leo63
50Leonard62
51Oscar61
52Lawrence60
52Willard60
54Woodrow59
55Chester54
56Vernon51
57Sam50
58Homer48
59Johnnie47
60Alvin46
60Andrew46
60Leroy46
60Marion46
60Melvin46
65Lewis45
65Luther45
65Virgil45
68Eddie44
69Otis42
70Claude41
71Oliver40
72Curtis39
72Edgar39
74Earnest38
74Elbert38
74Hubert38
77Calvin37
77Clifford37
77Kenneth37
80Doyle36
80Ira36
82Johnie35
82Leon35
82Lloyd35
85Hugh34
85Leslie34
85Troy34
85Wilson34
89Bill33
89Charley33
89Edwin33
92Allen32
92Ben32
92Donald32
92Loyd32
92Norman32
97Daniel31
98Clifton30
98Grady30
98Guy30
98Lonnie30
98Russell30