Most popular boys’ names in California, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	2,885
2	Richard	1,975
3	John	1,844
4	James	1,546
5	William	1,402
6	David	1,140
7	Donald	1,111
8	Ronald	974
9	Charles	931
10	George	713
11	Gary	650
12	Edward	609
13	Frank	608
14	Kenneth	605
15	Thomas	600
16	Michael	541
17	Jack	498
18	Paul	486
19	Larry	481
20	Jerry	475
21	Raymond	460
22	Gerald	399
23	Joe	395
24	Joseph	377
25	Don	337

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Fred	329
27	Bob	313
28	Bill	308
29	Arthur	288
30	Jim	287
31	Albert	273
32	Daniel	260
32	Harold	260
34	Henry	256
35	Ralph	253
36	Norman	244
37	Roger	242
38	Manuel	239
39	Walter	233
40	Carl	228
40	Lawrence	228
42	Peter	216
43	Eugene	212
44	Dennis	198
45	Roy	197
46	Bruce	193
47	Alfred	189
48	Ray	187
49	Gilbert	186
49	Wayne	186
51	Anthony	183
52	Ernest	182
53	Stanley	179
54	Harry	174
54	Howard	174
56	Douglas	172
57	Louis	167
58	Tom	164
59	Philip	162
60	Gene	154
60	Tony	154
62	Gordon	152
63	Leroy	145
64	Dale	142
64	Johnny	142
66	Melvin	140
67	Leonard	139
68	Eddie	133
69	Marvin	130
69	Warren	130
71	Earl	129
72	Phillip	128
73	Billy	127
74	Mike	126
74	Stephen	126
76	Jimmy	120
77	Clifford	115
78	Alan	114
78	Tommy	114
80	Lee	112
81	Glenn	110
81	Martin	110
81	Patrick	110
84	Russell	108
85	Terry	107
86	Allen	106
86	Lloyd	106
88	Dick	104
88	Jose	104
88	Victor	104
91	Ted	102
92	Danny	92
92	Edwin	92
94	Bobby	91
94	Ronnie	91
94	Theodore	91
97	Allan	88
97	Ruben	88
99	Andrew	86
99	Jesse	86