Most popular boys’ names in Georgia, 1955

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,568
2William1,731
3David1,683
4John1,613
5Robert1,611
6Michael1,523
7Charles1,232
8Richard956
9Willie902
10Larry891
11Thomas782
12Kenneth705
13Gary655
14Ronald594
15Donald591
16Johnny587
17Joseph566
18Jerry531
19George529
20Terry482
21Gregory461
22Mark455
23Randy425
24Dennis423
25Bobby421
RankNameBabies
26Danny419
27Steven411
28Jimmy393
29Stephen388
30Anthony375
30Edward375
32Ricky357
33Timothy350
34Paul347
35Eddie317
36Ronnie313
37Walter305
38Daniel298
39Billy286
40Stanley272
41Henry262
42Roger250
43Tony241
44Carl238
44Tommy238
46Phillip237
47Samuel234
48Wayne225
49Harold223
49Joe223
49Raymond223
52Roy220
53Curtis217
53Douglas217
55Charlie207
56Frank201
57Steve199
58Melvin194
59Jeffrey190
60Marvin189
61Arthur185
62Calvin183
63Randall179
64Keith177
65Ralph176
66Rickey172
67Barry170
68Gerald168
69Jack163
70Bruce160
71Jerome156
72Alan154
73Eugene152
74Glenn145
75Albert142
76Benjamin141
77Alvin140
77Andrew140
77Freddie140
80Ernest136
81Russell134
82Clarence133
82Micheal133
84Ray131
85Jeffery124
85Rodney124
87Alfred122
87Leon122
89Allen121
90Lawrence120
91Donnie116
92Darrell115
92Earl115
92Jackie115
95Christopher114
95Lee114
97Leroy112
98Howard111
99Clifford107
99Harry107