Most popular boys’ names in Delaware, 1937

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

RankNameBabies
1William144
2Robert137
3John128
4James121
5Charles90
6Donald73
7Richard71
8George61
9Joseph59
10Edward49
11David39
12Paul33
12Ronald33
12Thomas33
15Harry27
16Raymond25
17Francis23
18Walter21
19Ralph17
20Frank16
20Gerald16
22Howard15
22Jack15
24Anthony14
24Carl14
RankNameBabies
24Frederick14
24Henry14
28Arthur12
28Eugene12
28Kenneth12
28Lawrence12
28Wayne12
33Allen11
33Earl11
33Franklin11
33Louis11
33Peter11
33Willard11
39Daniel10
39Harold10
39Melvin10
39Michael10
43Alfred9
43Clarence9
43Philip9
46Bruce8
46Ernest8
46Horace8
46Leroy8
46Samuel8
51Harvey7
51Stanley7
51Theodore7
54Albert6
54Bernard6
54Fred6
54Irvin6
54Jerry6
54Preston6
60Clayton5
60Dale5
60Gary5
60Ira5
60Leon5
60Marvin5
60Nelson5
60Norman5
60Roland5
60Roy5
60Russell5
60Vincent5