Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1935

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

RankNameBabies
1James1,376
2Charles801
3Billy673
4John650
5Robert638
6William609
7Bobby502
8Donald351
9Joe291
10George285
11Jimmy280
12Willie263
13Thomas249
14Jerry236
15Harold224
16Richard212
17Kenneth202
18David177
19Paul166
20Edward159
21Henry154
22Jimmie153
23Carl152
24Roy148
25Bill132
RankNameBabies
25Johnny132
27Don128
28Jack123
29Walter121
30Raymond120
31Earl108
32Clarence103
33Eugene101
33Frank101
35Albert97
36Leroy92
37Floyd88
38Wayne87
39Gerald85
40Tommy84
41Arthur83
41Joseph83
43Ralph82
44Howard81
45Cecil80
45Lee80
47Marvin79
48Fred76
48Louis76
50Bob75
51Eddie74
51Johnnie74
51Ray74
54Clyde73
55Curtis70
56Charlie69
56Ernest69
56Jackie69
56Leon69
56Samuel69
61Jesse68
62Herman67
62Jim67
64Jessie66
65Gene64
66Doyle62
66Franklin62
68Ronald61
69Billie60
69Norman60
71Melvin59
71Vernon59
73Herbert57
74Alvin56
74Freddie56
74Larry56
77Dale55
78Alfred54
78Huey54
80Glen53
80Glenn53
82Harvey50
82Lawrence50
84Earnest49
84Junior49
86Harry48
87Bennie45
87Leonard45
87Lloyd45
87Max45
87Troy45
92Carroll44
92Elmer44
92Roosevelt44
95Calvin42
95Chester42
97Buddy40
97Darrell40
99Clifford39
99Marion39
99Russell39