Most popular boys’ names in Georgia, 1949

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,810
2William1,754
3Robert1,716
4John1,677
5Charles1,350
6Larry1,277
7Willie1,205
8David1,018
9Thomas885
10Michael799
11Richard698
12Jerry689
13George675
14Johnny648
15Ronald625
16Jimmy540
17Donald521
18Joseph520
19Kenneth456
20Bobby453
21Edward392
22Gary391
23Walter367
24Henry360
25Eddie355
RankNameBabies
26Danny341
27Ronnie328
28Charlie317
29Tommy315
30Terry309
31Billy299
32Harold298
33Roy293
34Joe272
35Paul253
36Stephen248
37Frank245
38Arthur239
39Wayne238
40Samuel224
41Roger223
42Raymond212
43Daniel211
43Jack211
45Dennis208
45Ralph208
47Melvin201
48Harry193
49Carl188
50Marvin186
51Douglas185
52Albert179
52Ernest179
54Leroy176
54Phillip176
56Eugene174
57Freddie170
58Calvin156
58Clarence156
58Gerald156
61Jesse154
62Steve144
63Anthony139
63Howard139
65Curtis136
65Steven136
67Stanley135
68Jimmie134
69Herman127
69Johnnie127
71Fred125
72Lawrence124
73Andrew123
74Earl122
75Randall120
76Leon119
77Glenn118
78Clifford116
78Nathaniel116
80Allen108
80Benjamin108
80Herbert108
80Jackie108
84Alvin107
84Donnie107
84Lewis107
87Leonard105
88Jerome104
89Timothy103
90Alfred101
91Gregory100
91Lonnie100
93Bruce98
93Mark98
93Ray98
93Tony98
97Hugh97
98Lee95
99Horace94
99Randy94