Most popular boys’ names in Georgia, 1950

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,711
2Robert1,653
3John1,639
4William1,567
5Charles1,321
6Larry1,309
7Willie1,161
8David1,099
9Michael911
10Thomas792
11Richard686
12Jerry683
13Johnny633
14Ronald618
15George584
16Donald583
17Joseph526
18Gary500
19Jimmy489
20Kenneth472
21Bobby452
22Edward387
23Henry386
24Danny378
25Walter331
RankNameBabies
26Eddie327
27Billy306
28Terry300
29Ronnie297
30Charlie287
31Paul286
32Stephen280
33Roy259
33Wayne259
35Tommy256
36Harold248
37Joe240
38Frank239
39Daniel233
40Arthur226
41Roger223
42Dennis219
43Samuel212
44Eugene205
45Jack199
45Raymond199
47Albert190
48Melvin189
49Marvin186
50Gregory178
51Harry176
52Ralph175
53Steven174
54Calvin172
54Carl172
56Phillip165
57Clarence163
57Curtis163
59Douglas159
59Freddie159
61Steve157
62Anthony154
63Stanley146
64Ernest145
64Gerald145
66Lewis141
67Leon138
68Andrew131
68Fred131
68Leroy131
71Jesse129
72Allen124
73Clifford123
74Howard122
75Randall121
76Mark118
77Alvin117
78Jimmie116
79Earl115
79Jackie115
79Nathaniel115
82Donnie114
83Johnnie113
84Benjamin111
84Bruce111
84Lawrence111
87Herman110
88Barry107
89Randy106
89Ray106
91Glenn104
91Jerome104
93Leonard102
94Timothy101
95Franklin98
96Alan95
97Alfred93
98Earnest88
98Lee88
100Tony87