Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1924

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,508
2	William	927
3	John	837
4	Robert	641
5	Charles	549
6	George	387
7	Thomas	278
8	Willie	272
9	Joe	241
10	Jack	217
11	Edward	215
12	Paul	213
13	Walter	209
14	Henry	189
15	Harold	172
16	Billy	168
16	Carl	168
18	Joseph	167
19	Frank	162
19	Raymond	162
21	Roy	156
22	Richard	154
23	Calvin	150
24	Eugene	148
25	Albert	141

Rank	Name	Babies
26	David	139
27	Clarence	133
28	Earl	129
29	Arthur	126
30	Fred	124
31	Kenneth	123
32	Ralph	119
33	Ernest	101
33	Lee	101
35	Jessie	99
36	Cecil	97
36	Howard	97
38	Leon	95
39	Herman	94
39	Louis	94
39	Samuel	94
42	Ray	93
43	Charlie	91
44	Harry	90
45	Floyd	88
46	Herbert	87
47	Leroy	86
48	Jesse	83
49	Clyde	78
50	Eddie	75
50	Homer	75
52	Elmer	74
52	Johnnie	74
54	Donald	72
54	Melvin	72
56	Luther	71
57	Chester	70
57	Junior	70
57	Vernon	70
60	Bill	67
60	Leonard	67
60	Marvin	67
63	Lawrence	66
64	Earnest	65
65	Alvin	64
65	Lloyd	64
65	Otis	64
68	Andrew	63
69	Sam	62
70	Jimmie	61
70	Troy	61
72	Alfred	60
72	Clifford	60
72	Lester	60
72	Virgil	60
76	Norman	57
77	Gerald	54
77	Hubert	54
77	Oscar	54
80	Edgar	53
80	Willard	53
82	Curtis	52
82	Doyle	52
82	Johnie	52
85	Marion	51
86	Allen	49
86	Lewis	49
88	Leo	47
89	Benjamin	46
89	Jim	46
89	Wayne	46
92	Loyd	45
93	Archie	44
94	Ben	43
94	Harvey	43
96	Daniel	42
97	Elbert	41
97	Horace	41
97	Johnny	41
100	Roosevelt	40