Most popular boys’ names in Florida, 1938

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

RankNameBabies
1James1,018
2Robert743
3John645
4William580
5Charles528
6George325
7Richard297
8Willie293
9David256
10Thomas248
11Donald219
12Joseph207
13Henry156
14Edward153
15Walter150
16Kenneth143
17Bobby136
18Frank131
19Ronald128
20Jerry121
21Arthur117
22Harold116
23Raymond115
24Jack109
24Joe109
RankNameBabies
26Billy108
27Paul106
28Eugene102
29Ralph100
30Johnny94
31Carl93
31Jimmy93
33Albert88
34Roy86
35Eddie85
36Samuel84
37Michael83
38Clarence81
38Ernest81
38Harry81
41Gerald79
42Earl77
42Fred77
44Freddie72
44Leroy72
46Alfred68
46Larry68
48Daniel66
48Jimmie66
50Nathaniel64
50Tommy64
52Johnnie61
53Louis57
54Ray56
55Charlie55
55Leon55
57Wayne53
58Herman51
59Clifford50
59Howard50
61Edwin49
61Herbert49
61Lawrence49
64Lee47
64Norman47
66Andrew45
66Curtis45
68Clyde44
68Marvin44
70Franklin43
71Lewis42
72Gary41
73Allen40
73Cecil40
73Gene40
73Melvin40
77Benjamin39
78Theodore38
79Don37
79Jesse37
81Floyd36
82Horace35
82Jackie35
84Jim34
85Calvin33
85Leonard33
87Douglas32
87Russell32
89Frederick31
89Rudolph31
89Vernon31
89Wallace31
93Alvin30
93Lonnie30
93Marion30
93Warren30
97Jerome28
97Roger28
99Francis27
99Lester27
99Phillip27
99Roosevelt27
99Stanley27