Most popular boys’ names in Florida, 1927

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

RankNameBabies
1James1,030
2William767
3John719
4Robert694
5Charles510
6George396
7Willie316
8Joseph254
9Richard251
10Thomas244
11Edward207
12Frank200
13Jack194
14Henry181
15David172
16Walter154
17Donald150
18Albert147
19Harold141
20Joe136
21Samuel132
22Raymond128
23Harry125
24Clarence124
25Paul120
RankNameBabies
26Earl118
27Arthur114
27Ralph114
29Ernest113
30Fred111
31Eugene110
32Carl104
33Herbert102
34Charlie99
35Louis94
36Roy88
37Leroy87
38Billy85
38Johnnie85
40Kenneth81
41Alfred80
42Daniel77
43Howard70
44Eddie69
45Leonard66
46Clyde65
47Cecil63
48Jimmie61
49Nathaniel58
50Jesse56
51Andrew53
51Edwin53
51Lawrence53
51Leon53
51Marvin53
56Johnny50
56Oscar50
58Bobby49
58Lee49
58Lewis49
58Norman49
62Curtis48
63Herman47
63Ray47
65Jessie46
66Gerald44
66Theodore44
68Alvin43
69Edgar42
69Freddie42
71Calvin41
71Clifford41
71Rudolph41
71Warren41
75Allen40
76Gordon39
76Horace39
78Earnest38
78Floyd38
78Frederick38
78Lester38
78Milton38
78Vernon38
84Gene37
84Melvin37
86Benjamin36
86Claude36
88Francis35
88Leo35
90Wallace34
91Philip33
91Roosevelt33
91Stanley33
94Sam32
95Bernard31
95Hubert31
97Marion30
98Bill29
98Harvey29
98Lloyd29