Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,296
2	William	729
3	John	699
4	Robert	625
5	Charles	586
6	Billy	553
7	George	291
8	Willie	283
9	Joe	263
10	Bobby	260
11	Thomas	243
12	Harold	205
13	Edward	191
14	Henry	186
15	Kenneth	181
16	Jack	178
17	Roy	159
18	Donald	157
19	Paul	153
20	Herbert	147
21	Richard	145
22	David	139
23	Joseph	128
24	Eugene	124
24	Walter	124

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Raymond	122
27	Carl	118
28	Clarence	113
29	Albert	110
30	Earl	107
31	Billie	106
32	Frank	104
33	Fred	101
34	Lee	94
35	Arthur	93
35	Floyd	93
37	Jimmie	91
38	Jessie	88
39	Howard	87
40	Leroy	85
41	Ralph	84
42	Herman	82
42	Samuel	82
44	Bill	81
44	Louis	81
44	Marvin	81
47	Ernest	80
48	Leon	79
49	Junior	77
49	Vernon	77
51	Eddie	74
51	Jesse	74
53	Cecil	73
53	Curtis	73
55	Jimmy	72
55	Johnnie	72
57	Melvin	68
58	Charlie	67
59	Gene	66
60	Lloyd	64
61	Alvin	62
61	Ray	62
63	Chester	60
64	Jerry	59
64	Lawrence	59
66	Clyde	58
66	Gerald	58
68	Johnny	57
69	Harry	55
70	Alfred	54
70	Elmer	54
72	Andrew	51
72	Homer	51
72	Tommy	51
72	Wayne	51
76	Earnest	48
76	Leonard	48
78	Don	47
78	Harvey	47
78	Lewis	47
78	Oscar	47
82	Luther	46
83	Bob	45
83	Edgar	45
83	Freddie	45
83	Troy	45
87	Calvin	44
88	Lonnie	43
88	Marion	43
88	Norman	43
91	Hubert	42
92	Bennie	41
92	Clifford	41
92	Dale	41
95	Otis	40
96	Doyle	39
97	Johnie	38
97	Leo	38
97	Lester	38
100	Claude	37
100	Loyd	37
100	Max	37
100	Virgil	37