Most popular boys’ names in Georgia, 1943

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,883
2William1,680
3John1,630
4Robert1,585
5Charles1,275
6Willie1,192
7Larry672
7Thomas672
9Jerry647
10George645
11David627
12Jimmy520
13Johnny518
14Richard476
15Bobby470
16Joseph463
17Henry430
18Billy395
19Donald381
20Walter375
21Ronald342
22Joe319
22Roy319
24Edward314
25Charlie308
RankNameBabies
26Eddie280
27Harold272
28Kenneth269
29Paul250
30Frank230
31Douglas229
32Tommy222
33Arthur217
34Jack211
35Michael209
36Harry201
37Raymond200
38Ralph197
39Albert192
40Marvin188
41Fred181
42Eugene178
42Wayne178
44Samuel177
45Gerald163
46Howard158
47Gary154
48Melvin150
49Clarence149
49Jimmie149
51Leroy147
52Roger141
53Ernest139
54Curtis138
55Freddie136
56Jesse134
57Carl131
58Ronnie130
59Johnnie127
60Herbert125
61Cecil122
62Lewis121
63Herman119
64Benjamin117
65Earl116
66Clifford107
66Daniel107
68Franklin106
69Leon105
70Alvin101
70Marion101
72Lonnie98
73Ray96
74Andrew95
74Lawrence95
76Nathaniel93
77Dennis92
78Bennie91
79Jessie90
79Tommie90
81Allen87
82Grady86
82Horace86
84Calvin84
84Lee84
86Gene82
86Glenn82
88Earnest81
89Alfred80
89Milton80
89Otis80
92Joel79
92Terry79
94Hugh78
95Leonard77
96Clyde76
96Jackie76
96Oscar76
99Homer74
99Louis74