Most popular boys’ names in Georgia, 1914

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

RankNameBabies
1James1,556
2John1,259
3William1,064
4Willie840
5Robert798
6George603
7Henry438
8Thomas395
9Charles392
10Charlie334
11Joseph328
12Walter298
13Frank275
14Joe252
15Albert233
16Jack195
17Edward194
18Arthur187
19Clarence186
20Roy170
21Fred167
21Ralph167
23Leroy162
24David155
25Ernest147
RankNameBabies
26Eddie143
26Johnnie143
28Richard136
29Samuel135
30Eugene127
30Paul127
32Woodrow117
33Harry114
34Howard105
34Sam105
36Hugh102
37Homer101
38Jessie99
38Lewis99
40Louis96
41Jesse95
42Raymond94
43Carl93
44Andrew90
44Herman90
44Otis90
47Herbert89
48Oscar88
49Clyde86
50Harold83
51Earnest81
51Hubert81
53Clifford80
53Marvin80
55Rufus79
56Luther78
57Curtis77
58Horace75
58Marion75
60Claude74
61Ben73
61Benjamin73
63Lee72
64Earl71
64Grady71
66Edgar70
67Leonard69
68Jimmie68
69Lonnie66
70Harvey65
71Bennie63
72Lester62
72Tom62
74Daniel61
75Alfred58
76Melvin57
77Jim56
78Floyd55
79Julian54
80Lawrence52
80Milton52
80Tommie52
83Will49
84Alvin48
84Cecil48
86Nathaniel47
87Amos44
88Bill43
88Edwin43
88Julius43
91Johnny42
91Mack42
93Dan41
93Roosevelt41
93Russell41
96Calvin39
96Clinton39
96Ed39
96Leon39
100Emory38
100Morris38
100Willard38