Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1926

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,458
2	William	851
3	John	779
4	Robert	709
5	Charles	612
6	George	412
7	Willie	308
8	Billy	288
9	Thomas	268
10	Joe	238
11	Jack	218
12	Harold	212
13	Henry	209
14	Roy	183
15	Edward	177
16	Paul	174
17	Raymond	167
18	Walter	161
19	Richard	153
20	Carl	146
21	Eugene	145
22	David	143
23	Frank	136
24	Earl	135
24	Floyd	135

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kenneth	133
27	Joseph	132
28	Clarence	123
28	Fred	123
30	Arthur	118
31	Donald	114
32	Samuel	111
33	Gerald	110
34	Ray	109
35	Cecil	108
36	Albert	106
37	Bobby	103
38	Ralph	101
39	Herbert	98
39	Jessie	98
41	Howard	97
42	Calvin	94
43	Vernon	90
44	Herman	88
45	Louis	86
46	Charlie	84
46	Leon	84
48	Ernest	82
49	Lee	81
50	Eddie	79
50	Elmer	79
52	Johnnie	78
53	Jesse	77
54	Chester	76
55	Marvin	74
56	Jimmie	73
56	Junior	73
58	Clyde	72
58	Leroy	72
60	Billie	71
61	Andrew	70
62	Lawrence	69
63	Earnest	67
64	Lewis	66
64	Melvin	66
66	Harry	65
66	Lloyd	65
68	Bill	61
69	Leonard	60
69	Norman	60
71	Curtis	59
72	Oscar	58
72	Sam	58
74	Alvin	57
74	Lester	57
76	Homer	55
77	Wayne	54
78	Gene	53
79	Jerry	52
79	Marion	52
81	Luther	49
82	Claude	47
82	Troy	47
84	Clifford	46
84	Clifton	46
84	Doyle	46
87	Johnie	45
87	Virgil	45
89	Daniel	44
89	Leo	44
91	Hubert	43
91	Rufus	43
93	Alfred	42
93	Allen	42
95	Johnny	41
95	Loyd	41
97	Charley	40
97	Jim	40
99	Don	39
99	Edgar	39
99	Roosevelt	39
99	Willis	39