Most popular boys’ names in California, 1911

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	214
2	William	203
3	Robert	153
4	George	143
5	James	119
6	Charles	110
7	Frank	109
8	Joseph	82
9	Jack	71
10	Edward	69
10	Harry	69
12	Thomas	68
13	Arthur	58
14	Raymond	56
15	Paul	54
16	Albert	53
17	Richard	51
18	Fred	50
18	Louis	50
20	Harold	49
21	Henry	45
22	Joe	43
23	Walter	42
24	Ralph	39
25	Alfred	34

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lawrence	33
27	Carl	32
28	Donald	29
28	Kenneth	29
30	Roy	28
30	Stanley	28
32	Clarence	26
32	Ernest	26
32	Manuel	26
35	Francis	24
35	Leo	24
37	Earl	23
37	Edwin	23
39	David	22
40	Eugene	21
41	Victor	19
42	Andrew	18
42	Daniel	18
42	Elmer	18
42	Howard	18
42	Lloyd	18
42	Peter	18
42	Ray	18
49	Herbert	17
49	Jose	17
49	Leonard	17
49	Philip	17
49	Sam	17
54	Alvin	15
54	Frederick	15
54	Norman	15
54	Samuel	15
54	Vernon	15
59	Anthony	13
59	Floyd	13
59	Juan	13
59	Lewis	13
59	Milton	13
59	Tony	13
65	Gerald	12
65	Herman	12
65	Leslie	12
65	Melvin	12
65	Theodore	12
70	Everett	11
70	Marshall	11
72	Clifford	10
72	Clyde	10
72	Gilbert	10
72	Martin	10
72	Michael	10
72	Nick	10
78	Antonio	9
78	Chester	9
78	Gene	9
78	Gordon	9
78	Lee	9
78	Tom	9
84	Arnold	8
84	Ben	8
84	Bernard	8
84	Eddie	8
84	Glenn	8
84	Leroy	8
84	Mike	8
84	Patrick	8
84	Pete	8
84	Stephen	8
84	Warren	8
84	Wesley	8
96	Alex	7
96	Allen	7
96	Benjamin	7
96	Charlie	7
96	Don	7
96	Edgar	7
96	Laurence	7
96	Leland	7
96	Marion	7
96	Nicholas	7
96	Russell	7
96	Steve	7
96	Vincent	7
96	Wilbur	7