Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,368
2	Charles	770
3	John	673
4	Robert	636
5	William	618
6	Billy	605
7	Bobby	507
8	Donald	379
9	Jerry	331
10	Jimmy	305
11	Joe	289
12	George	270
13	Thomas	252
14	Willie	234
15	David	228
16	Kenneth	217
17	Harold	214
18	Richard	185
19	Paul	171
20	Carl	160
21	Johnny	153
22	Tommy	149
23	Edward	148
24	Roy	145
25	Jack	140

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Larry	140
27	Henry	134
28	Jimmie	128
29	Raymond	115
30	Walter	112
31	Don	106
32	Gerald	103
33	Joseph	102
34	Ronald	101
35	Lee	96
36	Earl	94
37	Bill	93
38	Frank	92
39	Eugene	88
40	Eddie	87
41	Wayne	86
42	Clarence	85
43	Fred	83
44	Gene	82
45	Arthur	81
46	Howard	80
47	Ralph	77
48	Floyd	76
49	Albert	74
50	Jackie	73
51	Jessie	71
52	Marvin	70
52	Ray	70
54	Curtis	69
54	Gary	69
56	Freddie	68
57	Herman	67
57	Leon	67
59	Alvin	66
59	Jesse	66
61	Dale	65
62	Louis	63
63	Leroy	62
64	Cecil	60
64	Clyde	60
64	Herbert	60
67	Bob	59
67	Jim	59
69	Doyle	58
69	Ernest	58
69	Melvin	58
69	Samuel	58
73	Franklin	55
74	Johnnie	54
74	Norman	54
76	Harvey	51
76	Vernon	51
78	Alfred	50
78	Calvin	50
78	Charlie	50
78	Lloyd	50
82	Lester	47
83	Benny	46
83	Harry	46
85	Lewis	45
85	Troy	45
87	Elmer	44
87	Glen	44
87	Lawrence	44
90	Carroll	43
90	Earnest	43
90	Leonard	43
90	Marion	43
94	Darrell	42
94	Loyd	42
94	Roger	42
97	Andrew	39
98	Allen	38
98	Clifford	38
98	Homer	38
98	Otis	38