Most popular boys’ names in Georgia, 1924

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,356
2William1,576
3John1,511
4Robert1,109
5Willie1,021
6Charles720
7George706
8Thomas551
9Henry510
10Charlie411
11Walter367
12Joseph360
13Frank326
14Edward314
15Jack313
16Harold260
17Joe251
18Roy249
19David243
20Clarence235
21Albert215
21Arthur215
23Fred213
24Ralph205
25Johnnie204
RankNameBabies
26Richard203
27Paul189
28Calvin181
29Eddie171
30Eugene170
31Samuel168
32Ernest162
33Leroy156
34Harry155
35Howard152
36Raymond151
37Clifford141
38Lewis137
39Carl133
40Horace126
41Jessie124
41Luther124
43Grady123
44Jimmie119
45Marvin118
46Jesse116
47Homer115
48Andrew114
48Oscar114
50Cecil113
50Hubert113
52Earl109
53Herman107
54Earnest105
55Benjamin102
56Curtis100
56Lee100
58Rufus99
59Louis97
60Clyde94
60Marion94
62Bennie92
63Claude87
63Hugh87
63Sam87
66Otis86
67Daniel84
67Leonard84
69Donald82
69Herbert82
71Johnny78
72Ray75
73Edwin74
74Allen73
74Lester73
74Nathaniel73
77Billy71
77Milton71
77Tommie71
80Alvin69
81Emory67
81Harvey67
83Leon66
84Melvin64
85Lawrence61
85Lonnie61
87Mack60
88Ben58
88Jim58
88Julian58
91Floyd57
91Wallace57
93Warren56
94Edgar55
94Elmer55
94Junior55
97Julius53
97Norman53
99Dewey52
99Kenneth52