Most popular boys’ names in Georgia, 1920

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,750
2John1,819
3William1,743
4Robert1,290
5Willie1,185
6George866
7Thomas676
8Charles675
9Henry536
10Charlie478
11Joseph460
12Walter400
13Frank382
14Edward343
15Joe317
16Albert279
17Jack278
18Ralph272
19Roy267
20Arthur258
21Fred257
22Paul253
23Clarence249
24David239
25Samuel213
RankNameBabies
26Johnnie209
27Eddie202
28Richard198
29Ernest188
30Harold184
31Howard183
32Eugene182
33Leroy180
34Raymond167
35Harry165
36Jessie153
37Carl151
38Clyde145
39Lewis142
40Clifford141
40Jesse141
42Herbert140
43Sam139
44Horace135
44Marvin135
46Otis133
47Andrew131
47Benjamin131
49Cecil130
49Herman130
51Oscar128
52Grady122
53Louis121
54Luther120
55Jimmie117
55Lee117
57Rufus116
58Marion115
59Homer112
60Tom110
61Hubert109
62Earl108
63Bennie107
63Earnest107
65Curtis106
66Hugh105
67Nathaniel104
68Leonard102
69Warren99
70Claude97
71Leon94
72Milton88
73Daniel85
74Lester84
75Alvin82
76Alfred81
77Floyd80
78Ben78
78Edgar78
78Ray78
81Melvin76
82Harvey75
83Lawrence73
84Lonnie72
84Wallace72
86Edwin71
86Woodrow71
88Jim69
88Julius69
90Julian67
90Tommie67
90Willis67
93Johnny66
94Roosevelt63
95Bill62
96Emory61
96Norman61
98Isaac59
98Johnie59
98Mack59