Most popular boys’ names in Florida, 1945

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

RankNameBabies
1James1,604
2Robert1,300
3John1,259
4William1,080
5Charles735
6Richard718
7David559
8Thomas543
9Michael450
10George449
11Ronald372
12Willie365
13Joseph363
14Larry327
15Donald326
16Edward274
17Kenneth255
18Jerry224
19Frank217
19Paul217
21Gary192
22Henry189
23Johnny184
24Walter180
25Raymond165
RankNameBabies
26Harry161
27Arthur160
28Daniel143
29Roy141
30Harold140
31Wayne137
32Douglas134
33Jimmy132
34Samuel130
35Albert129
35Eugene129
37Dennis128
38Gerald126
39Roger119
39Stephen119
41Lawrence118
42Carl117
43Ralph112
44Bobby111
45Jack108
46Joe106
47Eddie104
48Jimmie102
48Leroy102
50Clarence101
51Terry100
52Ernest99
53Earl95
54Billy92
55Tommy90
56Fred88
57Leonard87
58Bruce86
59Howard82
60Anthony81
61Curtis80
61Louis80
63Freddie77
64Johnnie76
65Don75
65Herbert75
67Alfred74
68Charlie71
69Ronnie70
70Lee66
70Marvin66
72Benjamin65
72Franklin65
72Peter65
75Ray64
75Steven64
77Danny63
78Patrick62
79Leon61
80Clifford60
80Melvin60
80Russell60
83Andrew59
83Philip59
83Theodore59
86Frederick58
86Norman58
88Mike57
88Steve57
90Alan55
91Phillip54
92Allen53
92Timothy53
94Jesse52
94Stanley52
96Nathaniel51
97Dale49
97Lewis49
97Warren49
100Rodney48