Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,292
2	Charles	679
3	John	591
4	Billy	587
5	Robert	571
6	William	545
7	Bobby	517
8	Donald	343
9	Joe	327
10	Jimmy	296
11	Jerry	279
12	George	275
13	Willie	269
14	Thomas	229
15	Harold	197
16	David	175
17	Roy	174
18	Kenneth	171
19	Richard	166
20	Carl	162
21	Jimmie	156
22	Paul	155
23	Henry	139
24	Edward	132
25	Tommy	126

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Raymond	125
27	Jack	120
28	Walter	103
29	Johnny	101
30	Joseph	100
31	Albert	99
32	Don	98
32	Frank	98
34	Eugene	96
35	Bill	94
36	Earl	93
37	Lee	92
38	Leroy	90
39	Gerald	88
40	Fred	86
41	Eddie	83
41	Leon	83
43	Marvin	79
44	Clarence	77
44	Ray	77
46	Wayne	76
47	Franklin	74
48	Howard	73
49	Curtis	71
49	Jesse	71
51	Freddie	70
51	Ralph	70
53	Arthur	68
53	Louis	68
55	Herman	66
56	Jessie	64
56	Ronald	64
56	Samuel	64
59	Jackie	63
60	Vernon	62
61	Doyle	61
61	Ernest	61
61	Johnnie	61
64	Clyde	59
64	Floyd	59
66	Billie	58
66	Charlie	58
66	Melvin	58
69	Cecil	55
69	Larry	55
71	Bob	54
72	Gene	53
73	Alvin	52
74	Alfred	51
74	Troy	51
76	Dale	50
77	Calvin	47
77	Gary	47
79	Leonard	46
79	Lloyd	46
81	Andrew	45
81	Elmer	45
81	Glen	45
84	Norman	44
85	Bennie	43
85	Herbert	43
85	Jim	43
88	Harry	42
88	Lewis	42
90	Earnest	41
90	Junior	41
90	Lawrence	41
93	Chester	39
93	Harvey	39
95	Lonnie	38
96	Sam	36
97	Daniel	35
97	Lester	35
97	Roger	35
97	Travis	35