Most popular boys’ names in Colorado, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	561
2	John	440
3	James	421
4	Richard	379
5	William	359
6	Larry	269
7	David	264
8	Donald	263
9	Charles	255
10	Ronald	218
11	Gary	204
12	George	155
13	Jerry	145
14	Thomas	144
15	Kenneth	131
16	Joe	128
17	Edward	127
18	Paul	113
19	Michael	109
20	Jack	100
20	Joseph	100
22	Frank	98
23	Raymond	95
24	Gerald	93
25	Dennis	90

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Arthur	77
27	Harold	75
28	Leroy	71
29	Ralph	70
30	Fred	67
31	Carl	64
31	Roger	64
33	Albert	61
34	Daniel	59
35	Lawrence	57
36	Ernest	55
36	Eugene	55
36	Norman	55
39	Henry	54
39	Jim	54
41	Wayne	51
42	Louis	50
42	Roy	50
44	Bill	49
44	Dale	49
44	Don	49
47	Marvin	46
48	Gilbert	44
48	Harry	44
48	Jimmy	44
51	Melvin	43
52	Leonard	42
53	Stephen	41
54	Douglas	39
55	Bob	38
55	Gene	38
55	Walter	38
58	Johnny	37
58	Tony	37
60	Billy	36
60	Jose	36
60	Manuel	36
63	Terry	35
64	Alfred	34
65	Anthony	33
65	Delbert	33
65	Howard	33
65	Lloyd	33
65	Ray	33
70	Allen	32
70	Eddie	32
70	Floyd	32
70	Victor	32
74	Stanley	31
74	Vernon	31
76	Tommy	30
77	Philip	29
78	Phillip	28
78	Ronnie	28
78	Tom	28
81	Earl	27
81	Glen	27
81	Patrick	27
81	Samuel	27
81	Theodore	27
86	Clarence	24
86	Clifford	24
86	Dean	24
86	Lee	24
86	Leo	24
86	Steve	24
92	Bobby	23
92	Jimmie	23
92	Keith	23
92	Peter	23
96	Duane	22
96	Jon	22
98	Danny	21
98	Franklin	21
98	Glenn	21
98	Gordon	21
98	Leslie	21
98	Lyle	21
98	Mike	21
98	Russell	21