Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,495
2	Larry	871
3	John	793
4	Robert	759
5	Charles	740
6	William	691
7	David	591
8	Jerry	565
9	Gary	521
10	Michael	460
11	Jimmy	432
12	Billy	374
13	Donald	355
14	Richard	345
15	Thomas	328
16	Kenneth	319
17	Johnny	303
18	Danny	296
19	Ronald	283
20	George	272
21	Bobby	270
22	Willie	266
23	Ronnie	210
24	Joe	203
25	Tommy	197

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Roger	182
27	Paul	177
28	Harold	173
29	Eddie	170
30	Roy	169
31	Edward	166
32	Dennis	158
33	Carl	152
34	Terry	149
35	Phillip	122
36	Henry	117
36	Stephen	117
38	Raymond	114
39	Freddie	113
39	Walter	113
41	Joseph	106
42	Jackie	102
43	Lee	100
44	Jimmie	94
44	Samuel	94
46	Arthur	91
46	Daniel	91
48	Don	89
48	Jack	89
50	Floyd	86
50	Frank	86
52	Albert	85
52	Steven	85
52	Wayne	85
55	Melvin	84
55	Ricky	84
57	Calvin	81
58	Clarence	80
58	Curtis	80
58	Jesse	80
61	Donnie	77
62	Ralph	74
63	Eugene	73
63	Lonnie	73
65	Lawrence	71
66	Gerald	70
66	Steve	70
68	Douglas	66
69	Stanley	64
70	Fred	63
70	Johnnie	63
70	Rickey	63
73	Leonard	61
74	Harry	60
74	Howard	60
74	Marvin	60
77	Allen	59
77	Ernest	59
79	Andrew	58
79	Earl	58
81	Garry	57
81	Leon	57
81	Sammy	57
84	Bill	56
84	Mike	56
84	Patrick	56
84	Randy	56
88	Alvin	55
89	Darrell	54
90	Earnest	53
91	Herbert	52
91	Lloyd	52
91	Louis	52
91	Ray	52
95	Bruce	51
96	Charlie	50
96	Dale	50
96	Jessie	50
96	Jim	50
100	Benny	49
100	Troy	49