Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,304
2	Charles	784
3	John	640
4	Robert	620
5	William	573
6	Billy	567
7	Bobby	508
8	Donald	320
9	Joe	316
10	Jerry	301
11	Jimmy	294
12	George	281
13	Willie	266
14	Thomas	240
15	Kenneth	219
16	Harold	200
17	Carl	188
18	David	181
19	Richard	172
20	Jimmie	160
21	Paul	157
22	Henry	155
23	Roy	151
24	Raymond	135
25	Tommy	132

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Edward	131
27	Johnny	126
28	Walter	121
29	Jack	107
30	Bill	103
30	Don	103
32	Albert	102
33	Gerald	96
34	Larry	95
35	Eugene	94
36	Fred	92
37	Earl	91
37	Floyd	91
37	Joseph	91
40	Eddie	88
41	Jackie	87
42	Frank	86
43	Clarence	80
43	Leroy	80
45	Lee	79
46	Howard	76
47	Johnnie	74
48	Jesse	73
48	Jessie	73
48	Ralph	73
48	Ronald	73
48	Wayne	73
53	Arthur	71
53	Melvin	71
55	Marvin	69
56	Bob	68
57	Cecil	67
57	Leon	67
57	Louis	67
60	Curtis	66
60	Ray	66
62	Clyde	65
62	Gene	65
62	Herman	65
65	Herbert	63
65	Lawrence	63
67	Franklin	62
68	Freddie	60
68	Jim	60
70	Ernest	59
71	Charlie	58
72	Vernon	57
73	Alvin	56
73	Glen	56
75	Dale	54
75	Doyle	54
77	Chester	53
78	Samuel	52
79	Lloyd	51
80	Norman	50
80	Troy	50
82	Earnest	47
83	Alfred	46
84	Harvey	45
85	Leonard	42
86	Donnie	41
87	Marion	40
88	Lonnie	39
89	Calvin	38
89	Daniel	38
89	Lester	38
92	Buddy	36
92	Clifford	36
92	Gary	36
92	Harry	36
92	Leo	36
92	Luther	36
98	Benny	35
98	Homer	35
100	Andrew	34
100	Lewis	34