Most popular boys’ names in Georgia, 1926

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,249
2William1,450
3John1,355
4Robert1,155
5Willie1,083
6Charles713
7George636
8Thomas500
9Henry465
10Charlie379
11Joseph370
12Walter342
13Jack327
14Frank297
15Edward283
16Joe249
17Harold247
18Richard240
19Albert224
20Roy223
21Paul217
22Ralph216
23David210
24Arthur200
24Clarence200
RankNameBabies
26Fred192
27Eddie183
28Johnnie171
29Ernest170
30Eugene167
30Howard167
32Raymond156
33Samuel153
34Leroy139
35Clifford136
36Billy131
36Jessie131
38Horace129
39Harry128
40Carl127
41Calvin126
41Jesse126
43Grady125
44Clyde117
44Lewis117
46Jimmie114
47Herman112
47Marion112
49Cecil111
50Earl110
51Marvin105
52Curtis104
53Herbert103
54Earnest98
54Otis98
56Benjamin96
57Hubert95
57Lee95
59Luther94
60Louis93
61Homer92
61Milton92
63Donald89
64Ray87
65Claude84
65Rufus84
67Johnny82
68Floyd81
68Leon81
70Andrew80
71Melvin78
71Oscar78
73Bobby77
73Daniel77
73Julian77
76Alvin75
76Hugh75
76Sam75
79Tommie74
80Bennie70
80Kenneth70
80Lonnie70
83Lester68
84Alfred67
85Nathaniel66
86Junior65
86Leonard65
88Lawrence64
89Dewey62
90Allen60
90Harvey60
92Bill59
92Tom59
94Emory58
95Edwin56
95Freddie56
95Wallace56
98Edgar55
99Ben54
99Vernon54