Most popular boys’ names in Florida, 1916

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

RankNameBabies
1James536
2William420
3John403
4Robert270
5George202
6Willie200
7Charles182
8Henry178
9Joseph132
10Frank130
11Thomas129
12Edward112
13David102
14Richard95
15Joe90
16Arthur89
17Albert85
18Walter80
19Clarence79
20Leroy76
20Samuel76
22Ernest75
23Charlie72
24Harry71
25Fred70
RankNameBabies
26Ralph64
27Jack61
28Raymond59
29Eugene56
30Louis55
31Herbert52
32Paul51
33Harold50
34Roy45
35Clyde44
35Howard44
37Jesse43
38Andrew41
38Carl41
40Earl40
41Eddie39
41Nathaniel39
43Cecil38
44Sidney37
44Woodrow37
46Herman36
46Sam36
48Horace35
48Johnnie35
48Leonard35
51Alfred34
52Benjamin33
53Daniel32
54Donald30
54Jessie30
54Lawrence30
54Lewis30
58Allen28
58Lee28
60Clifford27
60Leo27
62Luther25
62Peter25
62Theodore25
65Curtis24
65Russell24
67Francis23
67Marvin23
67Milton23
67Oscar23
71Edgar22
71Leon22
71Willard22
74Lloyd21
75Ray20
76Alexander19
76Chester19
76Edwin19
76Frederick19
76Ira19
76Kenneth19
76Lonnie19
76Mack19
76Manuel19
76Norman19
76Otis19
87Ben18
87Warren18
89Claude17
89Isaac17
89Julius17
89Melvin17
89Oliver17
89Wilbur17
95Aaron16
95Abraham16
95Alvin16
95Dan16
95Elmer16
95Floyd16
95Lester16
95Marion16
95Roosevelt16
95Tony16