Most popular boys’ names in Georgia, 1945

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,568
2Robert1,473
3William1,442
4John1,364
5Charles1,160
6Willie1,112
7Larry789
8Thomas678
9Jerry665
10David597
11George592
12Richard586
13Johnny521
14Jimmy496
15Bobby464
16Joseph424
17Henry409
18Donald364
19Walter349
20Billy338
20Edward338
22Ronald326
23Charlie305
24Michael298
25Roy292
RankNameBabies
26Kenneth290
27Eddie284
28Tommy271
29Joe255
30Harold239
31Frank234
32Harry222
33Gary206
33Jack206
35Arthur204
36Paul199
37Raymond194
38Ralph192
39Douglas190
40Roger185
41Samuel182
42Eugene177
43Albert169
43Wayne169
45Marvin156
46Clarence155
47Carl147
48Leroy145
49Johnnie143
50Curtis142
51Melvin141
51Ronnie141
53Danny139
54Ernest134
55Fred132
56Jesse129
57Freddie127
58Jimmie124
59Gerald122
60Terry120
61Howard119
62Daniel116
63Franklin105
64Dennis104
65Calvin103
65Earl103
67Lawrence101
67Lewis101
69Stephen93
70Jackie91
70Marion91
70Ray91
73Alvin89
73Herbert89
75Jessie88
76Andrew87
76Herman87
76Phillip87
79Clifford86
80Horace84
81Benjamin83
81Leon83
81Otis83
84Lee81
85Cecil80
85Harvey80
85Nathaniel80
88Hugh79
88Steve79
90Bennie78
91Louis75
92Clyde73
92Sammy73
94Glenn72
95Don71
95Leonard71
97Grady70
97Lonnie70
97Oscar70
100Allen69
100Bill69
100Gene69