Most popular boys’ names in Florida, 1937

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

RankNameBabies
1James918
2Robert668
3William617
4John583
5Charles505
6George303
7Willie291
8Thomas260
9Donald247
9Richard247
11David213
12Edward187
13Joseph173
14Henry162
15Joe135
16Kenneth122
17Bobby121
18Ronald120
18Walter120
20Frank119
21Billy106
22Paul104
23Jack101
24Harold100
24Samuel100
RankNameBabies
26Fred98
27Ralph97
28Carl95
29Raymond94
30Eugene93
31Clarence92
31Leroy92
33Arthur90
33Jerry90
35Roy83
36Albert82
37Jimmie79
38Earl76
39Jimmy74
40Ernest73
41Johnny69
42Eddie67
42Harry67
44Johnnie63
45Gerald62
46Tommy61
47Marvin57
48Freddie56
49Alfred53
49Gene53
49Lawrence53
52Daniel52
53Larry51
53Leon51
55Curtis49
55Howard49
57Charlie48
57Herbert48
59Theodore47
60Franklin46
61Leonard45
61Michael45
61Wayne45
64Herman44
64Jesse44
64Louis44
67Clyde43
67Melvin43
67Norman43
70Alvin42
71Lewis41
72Andrew39
73Nathaniel37
73Ray37
73Roger37
76Bill35
76Clifford35
76Roosevelt35
79Floyd34
80Frederick33
81Lester32
82Edwin31
82Lee31
84Horace30
85Benjamin29
85Gary29
85Harvey29
85Lloyd29
85Phillip29
90Calvin28
90Don28
90Glenn28
90Rudolph28
90Wilbur28
95Cecil27
95Gordon27
95Jessie27
98Allen26
98Earnest26
98Edgar26
98Philip26