Most popular boys’ names in Georgia, 1937

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,291
2William1,303
3John1,291
4Robert1,247
5Charles1,045
6Willie1,025
7Bobby572
8George557
9Thomas492
10Billy441
11Joe406
12Donald392
13Henry391
14Jimmy376
15David351
16Joseph337
17Richard315
18Jerry299
19Edward291
20Charlie290
21Walter285
22Jack250
23Frank234
24Harold233
25Johnny225
RankNameBabies
26Eugene216
27Raymond205
28Eddie203
29Roy198
30Arthur189
31Kenneth185
32Ralph181
33Albert176
34Paul171
35Larry166
36Johnnie157
37Fred154
38Jimmie153
39Franklin151
40Tommy150
41Clarence149
42Ronald139
42Samuel139
44Carl133
45Marvin131
46Harry130
47Leroy126
48Ernest123
49Melvin115
50Howard114
51Herbert111
52Freddie109
53Lewis108
54Cecil107
55Earl105
56Gerald103
57Clifford102
58Curtis99
59Gene96
60Benjamin94
60Bennie94
60Herman94
63Horace92
63Marion92
65Andrew91
65Jessie91
65Lee91
65Otis91
65Ray91
70Earnest89
70Grady89
70Leon89
73Nathaniel86
74Wayne85
75Jesse84
76Homer81
77Floyd78
78Alfred75
78Alvin75
78Jackie75
78Rufus75
82Daniel73
83Milton72
84Calvin71
85Alton70
86Allen69
86Harvey69
86Hugh69
86Louis69
90Oscar68
91Carlton67
91Roosevelt67
93Claude65
94Douglas64
94Hubert64
94Lawrence64
97Leonard62
97Sam62
99Lester60
99Luther60
99Vernon60