Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1922

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

RankNameBabies
1James1,417
2William869
3John813
4Robert610
5Charles483
6George350
7Willie294
8Thomas265
9Henry232
10Joe221
11Edward202
12Harold194
13Jack187
14Roy185
15Paul170
16Joseph165
17Walter163
18Raymond160
19Earl159
20Clarence152
21Eugene148
22Albert147
23Frank142
24Carl135
25Fred133
RankNameBabies
26Ralph132
27Richard129
28Floyd124
29David121
29Louis121
31Jessie117
32Arthur115
33Cecil105
34Howard99
35Billy98
36Kenneth94
37Ernest91
38Jesse90
39Clyde88
40Herman86
41Lee85
41Leroy85
41Samuel85
44Charlie83
45Elmer82
46Harry81
47Ray80
48Vernon79
49Lawrence77
50Andrew75
51Chester74
51Leonard74
51Lloyd74
54Donald71
54Herbert71
56Alfred69
57Alvin68
57Oscar68
59Lester65
59Luther65
61Eddie64
61Johnnie64
63Doyle63
63Melvin63
63Warren63
66Earnest61
66Marvin61
68Curtis59
69Virgil58
70Homer57
70Leo57
72Troy55
73Leon54
74Hubert52
75Gerald51
75Wayne51
77Otis50
78Archie49
79Edwin48
79Junior48
79Sam48
82Johnie47
83Calvin46
83Norman46
85Clifton45
85Edgar45
87Benjamin44
88Horace43
89Bill42
89Elbert42
89Marion42
92Allen41
92Dale41
92Jimmie41
95Daniel40
96Charley39
96Claude39
96Mack39
99Guy38
100Bennie37
100Clifford37
100Loyd37
100Willard37