Most popular boys’ names in Delaware, 1915

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

RankNameBabies
1John118
2William115
3Charles81
4James75
5Joseph66
6George64
7Robert44
8Edward34
9Thomas33
10Walter25
11Frank22
11Harry22
11Paul22
14Anthony21
14Samuel21
16Albert20
16Francis20
18Earl17
18Henry17
20Harold16
20Howard16
22Elmer15
22Fred15
22Stanley15
25Norman14
RankNameBabies
26Alfred13
26Richard13
28Benjamin12
28Edgar12
30Clarence11
30Ernest11
30Raymond11
30Roland11
34Horace10
34Ralph10
36Frederick9
36Harvey9
36Leon9
36Philip9
40Andrew8
40Daniel8
40David8
40Lawrence8
40Michael8
40Preston8
40Willard8
47Arthur7
47Eugene7
47Herbert7
47Louis7
51Carl6
51Chester6
51Everett6
51Milton6
51Nicholas6
51Oscar6
51Stephen6
51Theodore6
59Edwin5
59Elwood5
59Franklin5
59Herman5
59Jesse5
59Leroy5
59Lewis5
59Marion5
59Rudolph5
59Russell5