Most popular boys’ names in Georgia, 1941

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,463
2William1,499
3Robert1,423
4John1,376
5Charles1,128
6Willie1,048
7Thomas637
8George582
9Jerry549
10Larry529
11Bobby505
12David492
13Jimmy418
14Henry417
15Billy409
16Richard392
17Joseph373
18Donald354
18Johnny354
20Joe340
21Walter323
22Roy292
23Edward273
24Charlie259
24Kenneth259
RankNameBabies
26Eddie253
27Ronald249
28Harold248
29Jack240
30Frank220
31Paul216
32Eugene209
33Raymond205
34Arthur194
34Tommy194
36Albert186
37Ralph175
38Marvin170
39Clarence164
40Fred154
41Johnnie150
41Samuel150
43Ernest148
44Carl145
45Melvin143
46Harry139
47Leroy137
48Howard132
48Jimmie132
50Freddie129
50Gerald129
52Wayne126
53Michael123
54Jesse121
55Curtis114
56Douglas112
57Franklin111
58Earl107
58Herman107
60Gary106
61Lewis103
62Horace102
63Andrew101
63Gene101
65Cecil100
66Clifford99
66Daniel99
68Herbert97
68Jessie97
70Leon92
71Grady91
72Alvin90
72Bennie90
74Ray89
75Earnest86
75Roger86
77Nathaniel85
78Lee82
79Alfred81
79Dennis81
81Benjamin80
81Marion80
83Harvey79
84Hugh78
84Oscar78
86Allen77
87Calvin76
87Rufus76
89Roosevelt75
90Luther72
91Floyd71
91Jackie71
91Milton71
94Leonard70
94Lonnie70
96Claude69
97Clyde68
97Ronnie68
97Tommie68
100Hubert67