Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1917

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	985
2	William	716
3	John	679
4	Robert	523
5	Charles	317
6	George	312
7	Willie	261
8	Henry	227
9	Thomas	225
10	Joe	183
11	Joseph	161
12	Edward	157
13	Paul	156
14	Walter	155
15	Frank	154
16	Roy	149
17	Carl	134
18	Clarence	131
18	Fred	131
20	Albert	128
21	Raymond	126
22	Earl	118
22	Jack	118
24	Ralph	116
25	Harold	114

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Arthur	107
26	Jessie	107
26	Richard	107
29	Cecil	104
30	Ernest	98
31	Howard	97
31	Woodrow	97
33	Clyde	96
34	Charlie	95
35	Jesse	93
36	Louis	90
37	Herman	89
38	Lee	87
39	David	86
40	Floyd	85
40	Samuel	85
42	Lloyd	79
43	Eugene	77
44	Harry	75
45	Andrew	74
46	Lawrence	72
46	Ray	72
48	Herbert	69
49	Oscar	68
50	Leroy	67
51	Leonard	66
51	Vernon	66
53	Marvin	63
54	Chester	61
54	Virgil	61
56	Homer	60
57	Curtis	58
57	Elmer	58
57	Lester	58
57	Melvin	58
61	Sam	57
62	Kenneth	54
63	Earnest	53
63	Hubert	53
63	Johnnie	53
66	Leo	52
67	Otis	51
68	Leon	50
69	Alfred	49
69	Alvin	49
69	Claude	49
69	Willard	49
73	Doyle	48
74	Lewis	47
74	Marion	47
76	Eddie	46
76	Edgar	46
78	Charley	45
78	Luther	45
80	Allen	43
80	Clifford	43
82	Norman	41
82	Tom	41
82	Troy	41
85	Horace	40
86	Jim	39
87	Hugh	38
88	Jimmie	37
89	Donald	36
89	Everett	36
89	Guy	36
89	Lonnie	36
93	Edwin	35
94	Harvey	34
94	Loyd	34
94	Oliver	34
97	Daniel	33
97	Johnie	33
99	Bill	32
99	Louie	32
99	Milton	32