Most popular boys’ names in Delaware, 1920

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

RankNameBabies
1William167
2John160
3Joseph97
4Charles95
5James90
6Robert79
7George76
8Edward52
9Thomas40
10Walter39
11Francis37
12Frank33
13Harry31
14Henry29
14Howard29
14Paul29
17Albert26
18Richard25
19Ralph24
20Raymond22
21Samuel21
22Alfred18
23Ernest17
23Louis17
25Eugene16
RankNameBabies
25Michael16
27Benjamin15
28Anthony14
28Arthur14
28Clarence14
28Harold14
28Leonard14
28Stanley14
34Donald13
34Leon13
36Earl12
37Harvey11
37Theodore11
39Daniel10
39Norman10
39Victor10
42Andrew9
42Clifford9
42David9
42Frederick9
42Herbert9
42Kenneth9
48Alexander8
48Franklin8
48Jack8
48Jesse8
48Lawrence8
48Roy8
54Edwin7
54Horace7
54Leroy7
54Lewis7
54Martin7
54Melvin7
54Peter7
54Russell7
54Vincent7
54Warren7
64Edgar6
64Elmer6
64Everett6
64Fred6
64Herman6
64Lester6
64Milton6
64Philip6
64Rodney6
64Stephen6
64Willard6
75Bernard5
75Dominick5
75Gilbert5
75Harrison5
75Norris5
75Oscar5
75Sidney5
75Vernon5
75Wilson5