Most popular boys’ names in Georgia, 1928

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,277
2William1,445
3John1,429
4Robert1,166
5Willie1,058
6Charles826
7George663
8Thomas498
9Henry479
10Charlie439
11Joseph384
12Walter339
13Jack338
14Edward336
15Frank294
16Harold269
17Joe245
18David239
18Johnnie239
20Richard237
21Albert236
22Ralph229
23Roy222
24Eugene221
25Herbert219
RankNameBabies
26Arthur217
27Billy213
28Clarence207
29Fred198
30Eddie191
31Paul188
32Howard164
33Ernest152
34Samuel150
35Donald145
35Jimmie145
37Earl139
37Marvin139
37Raymond139
40Alfred134
41Jessie133
42Carl131
43Harry130
44Bobby128
44Lewis128
46Leroy127
47Curtis120
48Benjamin118
49Calvin117
49Earnest117
51Andrew114
52Louis109
53Herman108
54Horace107
54Hubert107
56Otis104
57Clifford103
58Jesse101
59Johnny98
59Marion98
61Cecil94
61Rufus94
63Grady93
64Clyde90
64Melvin90
66Bennie87
66Leonard87
66Luther87
69Floyd85
70Junior84
71Homer83
71Lee83
73Alvin82
73Freddie82
73Ray82
76Oscar81
77Harvey79
78Hugh77
79Edwin76
80Leon75
80Milton75
80Sam75
83Claude73
83Daniel73
85Kenneth69
86Tommie67
87Lester66
87Lonnie66
89Nathaniel64
90Ben63
91Jimmy62
91Vernon62
93Bill58
94Johnie56
95Edgar55
95Julian55
95Wallace55
98Gene54
99Dan53
99Julius53
99Tom53