Most popular boys’ names in District of Columbia, 1913

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

RankNameBabies
1James111
1William111
3John100
4Joseph65
5George60
6Charles54
7Robert50
8Edward30
9Thomas28
10Richard23
11Frank21
11Harry21
11Walter21
14Albert20
14Arthur20
14Francis20
14Louis20
18Bernard19
18Clarence19
20Frederick18
20Samuel18
22Henry16
22Raymond16
24Benjamin15
25David14
RankNameBabies
25Norman14
27Earl13
27Eugene13
27Milton13
30Daniel12
30Maurice12
30Philip12
33Lawrence11
33Leroy11
33Paul11
36Howard10
36Jack10
36Ralph10
36Russell10
40Lewis9
41Leonard8
41Theodore8
43Alfred7
43Clifton7
43Edwin7
43Harold7
47Carl6
47Elmer6
47Fred6
47Herbert6
51Ernest5
51Franklin5
51Leon5
51Martin5