Most popular boys’ names in Connecticut, 1912

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

RankNameBabies
1John430
2Joseph344
3William274
4George188
5Edward173
6Frank164
7James162
8Charles129
9Robert108
10Arthur106
11Anthony105
12Walter96
13Henry87
14Louis85
15Raymond84
16Albert83
16Francis83
16Thomas83
19Stanley81
20Michael75
21Peter71
22Harry70
23Harold67
24Frederick60
24Paul60
RankNameBabies
26Andrew54
26Stephen54
28Richard53
29Samuel50
30Alfred46
31David43
31Ernest43
33Ralph41
33Vincent41
35Donald40
36Kenneth36
37Fred32
38Howard29
38Philip29
40Eugene28
41Alexander27
41Daniel27
43Carl26
43Herbert26
45Benjamin25
45Milton25
45Morris25
45Theodore25
49Bernard24
49Lawrence24
49Leo24
52Salvatore23
53Jack22
54Angelo21
54Everett21
56Leonard20
57Clarence19
58Russell18
59Chester17
59Leon17
61Abraham16
61Earl16
61Edwin16
61Julius16
61Lester16
61Patrick16
61Victor16
68Clifford15
68Dominic15
68Irving15
68Nicholas15
68Pasquale15
73Dominick14
73Martin14
75Maurice13
76Edmund12
76Emil12
76Jacob12
76Matthew12
76Norman12
76Rocco12
82Leroy11
82Leslie11
82Nathan11
82Patsy11
82Steve11
87Alex10
87Gerald10
87Roger10
90Alphonse9
90Lewis9
90Mario9
90Max9
90Roy9
90Wilfred9
96Adam8
96Elmer8
96Gordon8
96Herman8
96Wallace8