Most popular boys’ names in Indiana, 1920

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert1,850
2John1,229
3William1,196
4James1,124
5Charles1,035
6George620
7Richard564
8Paul548
9Harold486
10Joseph444
11Donald426
12Raymond363
13Ralph338
14Edward337
15Kenneth329
16Walter301
17Carl283
18Frank278
19Jack259
20Harry243
21Arthur242
22Thomas239
23Eugene217
24Howard206
25Earl196
RankNameBabies
26Warren191
27Clarence187
28David171
29Albert170
30Francis162
31Roy152
32Herbert151
33Russell139
34Ernest135
35Wayne134
36Lawrence132
37Fred131
37Gerald131
39Dale130
40Henry129
40Louis129
42Max127
43Lloyd124
44Floyd119
45Stanley117
46Norman115
47Chester108
48Maurice107
49Lester106
49Melvin106
51Elmer104
52Leonard103
53Glenn100
53Ray100
55Joe96
56Frederick92
57Marvin90
58Bernard86
58Wilbur86
60Everett85
61Virgil84
62Alfred80
62Leo80
64Marion77
64Samuel77
66Edwin76
67Lowell75
68Clifford74
68Herman74
70Leroy72
71Lewis71
72Glen69
72Orville69
74Cecil68
75Theodore67
76Vernon64
77Gilbert63
77Lee63
79Clyde62
80Claude60
80Edgar60
82Victor59
83Morris56
84Daniel55
85Delbert54
86Jesse53
87Forrest52
88Alvin50
88Don50
90Keith48
90Willard48
92Anthony47
93Andrew46
93Gene46
93Philip46
96Hubert43
96Michael43
96Oscar43
99Billy42
99Homer42