Most popular boys’ names in Delaware, 1926

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

RankNameBabies
1William155
2John126
3Robert93
4James91
5Joseph76
6Charles75
7George58
8Edward51
9Richard37
10Thomas34
11Francis31
12Paul30
13Frank29
14Donald27
15Harry25
16Harold24
17Clarence22
18Walter21
19Ralph20
20Albert18
20Raymond18
22Samuel17
23Alfred15
23David15
23Stanley15
RankNameBabies
26Earl14
26Louis14
26Norman14
26Willard14
30Harvey13
31Howard12
31Leon12
33Henry11
34Anthony10
34Arthur10
34Carl10
34Lawrence10
38Calvin9
38Daniel9
38Fred9
38Jack9
38Leroy9
38Lewis9
44Edwin8
44Ernest8
44Eugene8
44Floyd8
44Franklin8
44Gilbert8
44Lester8
51Russell7
52Elwood6
52Frederick6
52Granville6
52Herman6
52Jesse6
52Kenneth6
52Leo6
52Oscar6
52Roland6
52Theodore6
62Alton5
62Alvin5
62Bernard5
62Herbert5
62Leonard5
62Marion5
62Michael5
62Rodney5
62Roy5
62Vincent5
62Wallace5