Most popular boys’ names in California, 1925

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert2,507
2John1,702
3William1,589
4James1,251
5Richard1,153
6George1,042
7Donald863
8Charles794
9Frank772
10Jack752
11Edward598
12Joseph446
13Thomas437
14David430
15Raymond424
16Harold422
17Joe419
18Arthur413
19Kenneth400
20Paul398
21Manuel370
22Albert354
23Henry330
24Walter327
25Ralph317
RankNameBabies
26Harry293
27Eugene279
28Fred258
29Ernest249
29Roy249
31Alfred237
32Bill224
32Louis224
34Stanley222
35Howard218
36Norman205
37Daniel193
38Jose192
39Lawrence180
40Earl171
41Tony170
42Carl164
43Bob156
43Gerald156
43Jesus156
46Peter152
47Herbert148
47Ray148
49Leonard147
50Clarence140
51Melvin137
52Anthony131
52Edwin131
54Gordon128
55Lloyd126
56Don125
57Gilbert122
58Warren118
59Theodore116
60Francis112
60Victor112
62Glenn111
63Leo106
63Vernon106
63Wallace106
66Leroy104
67Philip103
68Tom102
69Juan101
70Elmer100
71Russell98
72Alvin97
72Andrew97
72Clifford97
75Antonio94
76Salvador92
77Gene89
78Douglas88
78Martin88
80Calvin84
80Marvin84
82Jim83
83Samuel81
84Mike80
84Milton80
84Vincent80
84Wayne80
88Leslie77
89Floyd76
89Frederick76
89Sam76
92Carlos75
92Leland75
94Lee74
94Ronald74
94Wesley74
97Benjamin72
98Dale71
98Dick71
100Francisco70
100Jesse70
100Ramon70