Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,430
2	Charles	704
3	Robert	654
4	John	640
5	William	610
6	Larry	577
7	Jerry	545
8	Billy	386
9	Jimmy	377
10	David	330
11	Donald	323
12	Gary	315
13	Richard	287
14	Bobby	286
15	Thomas	282
16	Willie	277
17	Johnny	261
18	George	251
19	Ronald	215
20	Joe	212
21	Kenneth	211
22	Paul	183
23	Roy	181
24	Michael	174
25	Tommy	156

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Harold	155
27	Edward	142
28	Carl	141
29	Danny	137
30	Eddie	121
31	Henry	119
32	Ronnie	117
33	Raymond	110
34	Walter	106
35	Albert	100
35	Jimmie	100
37	Frank	97
38	Roger	95
39	Bill	93
39	Gerald	93
41	Don	92
41	Lee	92
43	Joseph	89
44	Freddie	85
45	Clarence	84
46	Wayne	81
47	Dennis	79
48	Eugene	77
49	Melvin	76
50	Arthur	75
51	Earl	74
52	Floyd	73
53	Lonnie	70
54	Douglas	69
54	Leon	69
54	Terry	69
57	Louis	68
57	Samuel	68
59	Jack	67
59	Lawrence	67
61	Johnnie	66
62	Curtis	65
63	Harry	63
64	Ray	62
65	Fred	61
66	Leonard	60
66	Leroy	60
68	Jim	59
69	Ernest	58
69	Howard	58
69	Jesse	58
69	Troy	58
73	Ralph	57
74	Phillip	56
74	Sammy	56
76	Calvin	52
76	Marvin	52
78	Alvin	51
78	Darrell	51
78	Donnie	51
78	Lloyd	51
82	Cecil	49
82	Dwight	49
84	Allen	48
84	Clyde	48
86	Charlie	47
86	Herman	47
86	Mike	47
89	Andrew	46
89	Herbert	46
91	Chester	45
91	Daniel	45
91	Jackie	45
94	Bob	44
95	Jessie	43
96	Doyle	42
96	Norman	42
98	Gene	41
98	Glen	41
100	Stephen	39
100	Vernon	39