Most popular boys’ names in Indiana, 1914

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

RankNameBabies
1John824
2Robert810
3William670
4Charles644
5James562
6George400
7Joseph354
8Paul340
9Harold318
10Richard266
11Edward231
12Walter217
13Raymond215
14Kenneth211
15Ralph205
16Carl200
17Harry189
18Frank186
19Donald182
20Thomas159
21Arthur158
22Howard138
23Albert135
23Clarence135
25Russell126
RankNameBabies
26Earl122
27Roy116
28Lawrence112
29Louis106
30Eugene104
31Elmer98
31Francis98
33Fred93
33Henry93
35Ernest92
35Floyd92
37Melvin84
38Herbert83
39Norman80
39Stanley80
41Glenn79
42Lloyd77
43David74
43Frederick74
43Gerald74
46Chester72
47Everett71
48Maurice68
48Ray68
50Lester67
51Clifford66
51Joe66
51Samuel66
51Wilbur66
55Herman65
56Bernard63
57Jack62
57Leonard62
59Edwin60
60Wayne58
61Leo56
61Lewis56
63Cecil50
64Virgil48
65Marion47
66Clyde46
66Orville46
66Victor46
69Dale44
70Alfred43
71Willard42
72Glen41
72Theodore41
74Daniel40
74Lowell40
74Marvin40
74Max40
74Michael40
74Vernon40
80Andrew39
80Hubert39
80Jesse39
80Philip39
84Morris38
84Woodrow38
86Gilbert37
86Leroy37
86Oscar37
89Steve34
90Alvin33
90Edgar33
90Homer33
93Byron31
93Claude31
93Forrest31
96Delbert30
97Willis29
98Anthony28
98Arnold28
98Peter28
98Roger28
98Warren28