Most popular boys’ names in Georgia, 1946

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,914
2William1,682
3Robert1,645
4John1,626
5Charles1,307
6Willie1,106
7Larry969
8David798
9Thomas775
10Jerry718
11Richard697
12Jimmy648
13George607
14Johnny577
15Ronald538
16Joseph528
17Bobby522
18Donald465
19Michael418
20Henry414
21Billy399
22Edward376
23Kenneth375
24Walter354
25Eddie345
RankNameBabies
26Roy338
27Gary326
28Tommy294
29Joe288
30Harold283
31Ronnie279
32Charlie267
33Paul260
34Danny259
34Frank259
36Harry230
37Arthur222
38Raymond213
39Wayne212
40Terry205
41Dennis201
42Ralph200
43Samuel198
44Roger194
45Jack190
46Eugene185
47Marvin179
48Clarence177
49Ernest175
50Leroy169
51Jimmie165
52Carl162
53Albert160
54Fred159
55Daniel157
56Douglas148
57Melvin143
58Jesse137
59Curtis133
59Howard133
61Johnnie128
62Freddie121
62Stephen121
64Gerald118
65Calvin114
65Lee114
65Nathaniel114
68Alvin110
68Ray110
68Steve110
71Phillip109
72Andrew107
72Lewis107
74Earl105
75Clifford104
76Stanley101
77Glenn100
78Lawrence99
79Franklin98
79Horace98
81Allen97
81Herman97
81Marion97
84Leon95
85Herbert91
86Grady89
86Jackie89
86Otis89
89Sammy87
90Benjamin86
91Lonnie85
92Cecil84
93Milton82
94Tony81
95Earnest80
95Edwin80
95Leonard80
95Randall80
99Alfred77
99Clyde77