Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,225
2	Charles	654
3	John	652
4	Robert	623
5	William	609
6	Billy	574
7	Bobby	380
8	George	293
9	Joe	266
10	Thomas	233
11	Willie	226
12	Donald	216
13	Harold	196
14	Kenneth	195
15	Paul	165
16	Jack	157
17	Raymond	151
18	David	149
19	Roy	148
20	Henry	145
21	Carl	139
22	Edward	138
23	Richard	136
24	Walter	120
25	Eugene	119

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jimmie	118
27	Frank	114
28	Albert	108
28	Joseph	108
30	Jimmy	107
31	Billie	100
31	Clarence	100
33	Jerry	98
34	Earl	95
35	Fred	93
36	Bill	92
37	Lee	90
38	Floyd	88
39	Eddie	85
40	Howard	78
40	Ray	78
42	Curtis	77
42	Ralph	77
44	Arthur	75
44	Leon	75
46	Herbert	73
46	Jesse	73
48	Johnnie	72
48	Leroy	72
50	Marvin	71
51	Doyle	70
51	Jessie	70
53	Vernon	68
54	Johnny	67
55	Lawrence	66
55	Samuel	66
57	Don	65
58	Gerald	64
59	Louis	63
60	Alvin	58
60	Earnest	58
60	Herman	58
63	Calvin	57
63	Tommy	57
65	Elmer	56
65	Ernest	56
67	Cecil	55
67	Charlie	55
67	Harry	55
67	Lloyd	55
67	Wayne	55
72	Junior	54
73	Oscar	52
73	Troy	52
75	Bob	51
75	Gene	51
77	Glen	50
77	Norman	50
79	Clyde	48
79	Harvey	48
79	Leo	48
79	Melvin	48
83	Alfred	46
83	Marion	46
85	Leonard	45
86	Andrew	44
86	Jim	44
88	Dale	43
89	Chester	41
90	Bennie	40
91	Homer	39
91	Lewis	39
93	Hugh	38
93	Luther	38
95	Allen	36
95	Bobbie	36
95	Freddie	36
98	Tom	35
99	Ben	34
99	Lester	34
99	Loyd	34
99	Virgil	34