Most popular boys’ names in Georgia, 1927

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,384
2William1,543
3John1,433
4Robert1,276
5Willie1,114
6Charles868
7George720
8Thomas541
9Henry465
10Joseph403
11Jack384
12Charlie361
12Walter361
14Edward301
15Harold278
16Roy277
17Frank267
18Joe261
19Albert250
20Clarence248
21Fred233
22David232
23Richard211
24Johnnie207
25Arthur202
RankNameBabies
26Ralph200
27Eugene188
28Eddie183
28Paul183
30Billy177
31Samuel170
32Harry156
32Raymond156
34Marvin155
35Howard154
36Carl151
37Ernest149
38Leroy146
39Lewis141
40Herbert138
40Jessie138
42Calvin130
43Horace129
44Herman126
44Jesse126
46Clifford124
47Earl123
48Cecil121
48Jimmie121
50Marion113
51Curtis111
52Grady110
53Johnny105
54Donald104
55Andrew98
56Bobby97
56Hubert97
56Lee97
59Floyd94
59Leon94
59Luther94
62Earnest93
63Rufus92
64Homer91
65Benjamin90
66Otis87
67Alfred86
67Melvin86
69Oscar84
69Ray84
71Daniel82
72Clyde81
73Louis80
74Sam78
75Hugh77
76Bennie76
77Harvey74
78Alvin73
79Junior72
80Milton71
81Leonard70
81Wallace70
83Claude69
84Lonnie68
84Tommie68
86Edwin67
87Julian63
87Kenneth63
89Ben62
90Allen61
91Lester59
92Bill58
92Vernon58
94Edgar57
94Freddie57
96Nathaniel56
97Lamar55
98Elmer52
98Johnie52
100Sidney51