Most popular boys’ names in Indiana, 1922

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert2,083
2John1,327
3William1,284
4James1,196
5Charles1,114
6Richard689
7George584
8Paul558
9Donald547
10Harold477
11Joseph438
12Edward371
13Kenneth364
14Jack356
15Raymond341
16Ralph340
17Harry299
18Walter293
19Thomas291
20Carl262
21Frank246
22Eugene234
23Howard231
24Arthur192
25Earl181
RankNameBabies
26Albert178
27David176
28Roy166
29Max154
30Fred153
31Clarence150
31Russell150
33Lawrence146
34Louis145
34Norman145
36Henry134
37Francis131
38Wayne123
39Herbert119
40Dale118
41Gerald115
42Floyd114
43Chester112
44Elmer111
45Lloyd110
46Ernest107
46Virgil107
48Joe101
49Melvin100
50Warren95
51Maurice93
52Leonard92
53Bernard91
54Edwin90
54Frederick90
54Lester90
54Stanley90
58Marion87
59Marvin85
60Leo80
60Leroy80
62Wilbur79
63Clyde78
63Everett78
63Lewis78
63Ray78
67Gene76
68Clifford74
69Herman73
70Alfred72
70Vernon72
72Daniel70
73Samuel68
74Theodore66
75Billy60
75Claude60
75Gilbert60
75Glenn60
75Willard60
80Cecil58
81Lowell56
82Hubert55
83Philip54
84Keith53
85Andrew52
85Delbert52
85Don52
85Homer52
85Jesse52
90Hugh51
90Victor51
92Alvin50
92Gordon50
92Lee50
95Edgar48
96Glen47
96Junior47
96Wallace47
99Forrest46
99Morris46
99Phillip46