Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,512
2	Larry	957
3	Robert	777
4	John	732
5	Charles	711
6	William	698
7	Jerry	584
8	David	528
9	Gary	462
10	Jimmy	412
11	Billy	371
12	Michael	369
13	Richard	351
14	Donald	349
15	Ronald	344
16	Thomas	343
17	Bobby	305
18	Willie	293
19	Danny	289
20	Kenneth	282
21	Ronnie	276
22	Johnny	271
23	George	264
24	Joe	236
25	Roy	231

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tommy	221
27	Paul	195
28	Eddie	181
29	Roger	177
30	Harold	164
31	Terry	163
32	Dennis	154
33	Edward	146
34	Joseph	143
35	Carl	140
36	Henry	125
37	Raymond	124
38	Jimmie	122
39	Phillip	117
39	Walter	117
41	Frank	104
42	Don	95
43	Wayne	92
44	Arthur	91
44	Clarence	91
46	Bill	89
46	Jackie	89
48	Gerald	86
49	Samuel	85
50	Albert	84
51	Johnnie	83
52	Donnie	82
52	Melvin	82
54	Curtis	81
54	Jack	81
56	Freddie	80
56	Lonnie	80
56	Ralph	80
59	Jim	79
60	Calvin	74
61	Earl	73
61	Floyd	73
63	Garry	72
64	Fred	71
64	Stephen	71
66	Lee	70
67	Ricky	69
68	Harry	68
69	Marvin	67
70	Mike	65
70	Steve	65
72	Dale	63
72	Daniel	63
72	Eugene	63
72	Steven	63
76	Jesse	61
76	Ray	61
76	Rickey	61
79	Ernest	60
79	Lawrence	60
81	Howard	59
81	Stanley	59
83	Allen	58
83	Clyde	58
83	Jessie	58
83	Louis	58
87	Darrell	57
87	Sammy	57
89	Benny	56
90	Leroy	55
90	Randy	55
92	Alvin	54
93	Douglas	53
94	Bruce	52
94	Lloyd	52
96	Leon	51
97	Glen	50
98	Glenn	49
99	Leonard	48
100	Charlie	47
100	Herbert	47