Most popular boys’ names in Connecticut, 1935

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert822
2John718
3Richard560
4William462
5Joseph392
6James357
7Donald341
8Edward291
9George250
10Charles215
11Thomas207
12Frank176
13Raymond175
14David174
15Ronald167
16Anthony147
17Paul139
18Arthur122
19Michael119
20Walter118
21Louis115
22Peter109
23Francis102
24Albert90
25Kenneth85
RankNameBabies
26Daniel82
27Frederick80
27Henry80
29Ralph73
30Eugene68
31Roger67
32Gerald66
33Philip64
34Norman62
34Vincent62
36Harold61
37Stephen60
38Fred57
39Alfred55
39Carl55
39Stanley55
42Lawrence54
43Andrew51
44Howard50
44Leonard50
46Theodore49
47Ernest47
48Harry41
49Russell40
50Douglas39
51Nicholas38
51Salvatore38
53Gordon37
54Herbert35
55Roy31
56Bernard30
56Bruce30
56Jack30
59Leo29
60Edwin28
60Martin28
62Clifford24
62Wayne24
64Roland23
64Warren23
66Victor22
67Samuel21
68Alan20
68Benjamin20
68Clarence20
71Allan19
71Angelo19
71Chester19
71Earl19
71Lewis19
76Matthew18
77Barry17
77Leon17
79Alexander16
79Dennis16
79Jerry16
82Arnold15
82Edmund15
82Gary15
82Jay15
82Larry15
82Lee15
82Leroy15
82Maurice15
90Gilbert14
90Jerome14
92Dominic13
92Dominick13
92Irving13
92Melvin13
92Stuart13
92Wesley13
98Allen12
98Gene12
98Nelson12
98Sebastian12
98Terry12