Most popular boys’ names in Florida, 1926

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

RankNameBabies
1James1,080
2William851
3John773
4Robert753
5Charles490
6George441
7Willie347
8Thomas254
9Edward247
10Richard242
11Henry234
11Joseph234
13Jack216
14Frank199
15David186
16Walter159
17Harold154
18Donald152
19Ralph133
20Albert132
21Arthur126
22Raymond125
23Clarence124
23Harry124
25Joe115
RankNameBabies
26Earl114
26Paul114
28Ernest113
29Eugene109
30Leroy106
31Carl101
32Fred100
33Samuel99
34Louis96
35Roy90
36Herbert88
37Kenneth85
38Alfred80
38Charlie80
40Cecil79
40Johnnie79
42Daniel78
43Howard76
44Andrew69
45Eddie68
46Billy66
47Floyd65
47Lawrence65
49Marvin62
50Johnny60
51Herman59
51Lewis59
53Jimmie57
54Calvin55
54Nathaniel55
56Clifford51
56Oscar51
58Jesse50
58Leonard50
58Norman50
61Clyde49
62Benjamin48
63Bill47
63Curtis47
63Leon47
63Vernon47
67Melvin46
67Ray46
69Allen45
69Alvin45
69Marion45
72Horace44
72Wilbur44
74Gerald43
75Hubert42
76Earnest41
76Frederick41
76Rudolph41
76Theodore41
80Claude38
80Hugh38
80Russell38
83Edgar37
84Jessie36
84Lee36
84Milton36
87Edwin35
87Homer35
87Wallace35
87Wesley35
91Douglas34
91Gene34
91Leo34
91Lester34
91Peter34
91Warren34
97Bobby33
97Sam33
97Sidney33
100Elmer32
100Francis32
100Freddie32
100Roosevelt32