Most popular boys’ names in Georgia, 1936

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,182
2William1,258
3Robert1,185
4John1,174
5Charles1,057
6Willie986
7Bobby621
8George557
9Thomas514
10Billy453
11Joe447
12Henry352
13Richard338
14Donald334
15Joseph332
16Edward314
17Jimmy303
18Eugene297
19Jack290
20Charlie289
21David286
22Walter278
23Eddie265
24Harold238
25Johnny236
RankNameBabies
26Frank235
27Roy230
28Jerry212
29Albert199
30Paul198
31Arthur180
31Ralph180
33Johnnie175
34Raymond167
35Clarence166
36Jimmie161
37Kenneth158
38Fred152
39Ernest142
39Leroy142
41Marvin141
42Franklin139
43Ronald135
44Howard129
45Larry128
46Carl125
47Earl122
48Curtis120
48Tommy120
50Samuel117
51Melvin112
52Jesse110
53Ray108
54Bennie104
55Cecil103
56Earnest101
56Marion101
58Clifford94
58Freddie94
58Herbert94
61Harry91
61Jessie91
61Leon91
61Otis91
65Gerald90
66Gene89
67Horace88
68Benjamin87
69Lewis86
70Herman83
71Andrew80
71Grady80
71Roosevelt80
71Tommie80
75Norman79
76Leonard78
77Harvey76
77Nathaniel76
79Hugh75
80Milton74
81Clyde73
81Hubert73
81Oscar73
81Russell73
85Sam72
86Floyd71
86Lee71
88Daniel70
88Luther70
88Rufus70
91Calvin68
92Allen66
93Wayne65
94Douglas64
95Alvin63
96Alfred62
96Lawrence62
96Louis62
99Wallace61
100Jackie59