Most popular boys’ names in Delaware, 1914

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

RankNameBabies
1William102
2John89
3James65
4Charles52
5George46
6Joseph39
7Edward33
8Robert28
9Thomas23
10Ernest21
10Frank21
12Harry19
13Francis18
13Samuel18
15Walter17
16Anthony14
16Howard14
16Paul14
19Henry13
20Ralph12
20Richard12
22Albert11
22Alfred11
22Harold11
22Raymond11
RankNameBabies
26Clarence10
26Herman10
28Herbert9
29Michael8
29Stephen8
31Arthur7
31David7
31Eugene7
31Norman7
31Wilson7
36Donald6
36Edwin6
36Elwood6
36Fred6
36Leonard6
36Louis6
36Roland6
43Elmer5
43Gilbert5
43Jesse5
43Lawrence5
43Leon5
43Nicholas5
43Philip5
43Russell5
43Theodore5
43Victor5
43Willard5