Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,474
2	Charles	768
3	John	707
4	Robert	691
5	William	646
6	Billy	545
7	Jerry	531
8	Bobby	472
9	Donald	370
10	Jimmy	362
11	Thomas	289
12	Joe	282
13	George	276
14	David	265
15	Willie	257
16	Harold	222
16	Richard	222
18	Kenneth	220
19	Larry	219
20	Paul	198
21	Johnny	183
21	Roy	183
23	Carl	161
24	Edward	152
24	Tommy	152

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Henry	139
27	Jimmie	124
28	Don	116
28	Raymond	116
30	Walter	113
31	Gerald	110
32	Jack	109
33	Gary	108
34	Ronald	106
35	Joseph	105
36	Eddie	103
37	Frank	100
38	Bill	99
39	Earl	96
39	Floyd	96
41	Curtis	95
42	Lee	94
43	Wayne	93
44	Jesse	85
44	Leon	85
44	Wendell	85
47	Albert	84
48	Louis	82
49	Eugene	80
49	Howard	80
51	Clarence	79
52	Arthur	78
53	Fred	76
53	Melvin	76
55	Jackie	74
56	Jim	72
57	Freddie	70
58	Ernest	69
59	Ray	68
60	Ralph	67
60	Samuel	67
62	Clyde	66
62	Doyle	66
64	Bob	61
64	Gene	61
64	Leroy	61
67	Dale	60
67	Franklin	60
67	Lawrence	60
70	Charlie	59
71	Marvin	58
72	Alvin	57
72	Johnnie	57
74	Danny	56
75	Chester	54
76	Cecil	52
77	Calvin	51
77	Harvey	51
79	Harry	50
79	Jessie	50
79	Leonard	50
79	Lonnie	50
79	Michael	50
84	Earnest	48
84	Troy	48
86	Glen	47
86	Luther	47
86	Marion	47
86	Norman	47
90	Daniel	46
90	Herbert	46
90	Lewis	46
90	Lloyd	46
94	Bennie	45
94	Herman	45
96	Darrell	44
96	Elmer	44
98	Andrew	43
99	Russell	42
99	Vernon	42