Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,582
2	Charles	807
3	Larry	783
3	Robert	783
5	John	775
6	Jerry	654
7	William	636
8	David	468
9	Jimmy	451
10	Billy	414
11	Richard	407
12	Gary	397
13	Bobby	345
14	Donald	322
15	Thomas	316
16	Johnny	286
17	Ronald	278
18	Willie	272
19	Danny	268
20	Kenneth	266
21	George	254
22	Joe	253
23	Michael	237
24	Tommy	227
25	Ronnie	220

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Roy	210
27	Paul	203
28	Eddie	172
28	Harold	172
30	Carl	154
31	Edward	150
32	Henry	145
33	Roger	132
34	Dennis	129
35	Joseph	119
36	Walter	118
37	Jimmie	115
38	Don	113
39	Terry	112
40	Albert	111
41	Bill	110
41	Jim	110
43	Raymond	104
44	Jackie	96
45	Frank	95
46	Wayne	93
47	Arthur	92
47	Lawrence	92
49	Gerald	91
50	Jack	89
51	Lee	88
51	Lonnie	88
53	Curtis	87
53	Phillip	87
55	Earl	83
56	Jesse	77
57	Clarence	76
57	Fred	76
57	Samuel	76
60	Marvin	75
60	Mike	75
62	Melvin	73
63	Freddie	70
63	Howard	70
65	Floyd	67
65	Leon	67
65	Lloyd	67
65	Louis	67
69	Calvin	65
70	Daniel	64
70	Donnie	64
70	Jessie	64
70	Johnnie	64
70	Ralph	64
70	Sammy	64
76	Earnest	61
76	Ernest	61
76	Eugene	61
76	Ray	61
80	Dale	60
81	Steve	59
82	Alvin	57
83	Stephen	56
84	Glenn	55
85	Gene	54
85	Herbert	54
87	Charlie	53
87	Douglas	53
89	Allen	51
90	Harvey	50
91	Andrew	49
91	Chester	49
91	Harry	49
91	Lewis	49
95	Leroy	47
96	Benny	46
97	Clyde	44
97	Norman	44
97	Troy	44
100	Darrell	43
100	Dwight	43
100	Herman	43
100	Russell	43