Most popular boys’ names in Indiana, 1915

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert1,113
2John1,088
3William893
4Charles796
5James772
6George567
7Paul468
8Joseph429
9Harold421
10Richard336
11Edward316
12Raymond308
13Kenneth305
14Carl290
15Ralph279
16Donald276
17Walter273
18Frank266
19Harry243
20Arthur207
21Thomas204
22Earl195
22Howard195
24Clarence192
25Albert190
RankNameBabies
26Russell161
27Lawrence155
28Francis153
29Henry151
30Jack130
30Louis130
32Roy129
33Fred127
34Eugene123
35Herbert122
36Wayne121
37Ernest120
38Gerald116
39David113
40Chester111
41Frederick107
42Wilbur105
42Willard105
44Elmer104
45Lloyd103
46Norman101
47Herman99
48Ray98
48Stanley98
50Lester96
51Bernard91
52Floyd87
53Clifford86
53Everett86
55Virgil85
56Joe83
56Lewis83
58Edwin81
59Melvin78
60Max77
61Hubert76
62Maurice75
63Cecil73
63Glenn73
65Dale72
65Leo72
67Andrew71
67Marvin71
69Samuel69
70Alfred67
70Marion67
72Glen66
72Leonard66
74Michael64
75Jesse63
75Leroy63
77Clyde62
78Claude61
79Gilbert60
80Edgar58
81Alvin55
82Vernon51
82Victor51
84Daniel50
85Lowell49
85Warren49
87Orville48
87Woodrow48
89Oscar47
90Anthony45
90Ivan45
92Delbert44
93Theodore43
94Homer41
94Hugh41
94Leslie41
97Franklin40
98Morris39
98Steve39
100Arnold38
100Roger38