Most popular boys’ names in Indiana, 1923

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert2,282
2William1,439
3John1,294
4James1,290
5Charles1,102
6Richard753
7George657
8Donald636
9Paul550
10Harold491
11Joseph433
12Jack404
13Edward366
14Kenneth364
15Ralph349
16Raymond328
17Carl285
18Thomas280
19Walter279
20Harry277
21Frank256
22Eugene237
23Arthur232
24Howard220
25David201
RankNameBabies
26Earl199
27Albert178
28Clarence173
29Russell169
30Roy163
31Lawrence155
32Fred152
33Henry147
34Louis138
34Max138
34Wayne138
37Francis134
38Gerald133
39Herbert127
40Elmer120
41Lloyd119
42Bernard118
43Dale116
44Leonard115
45Glenn113
46Norman112
47Joe110
48Warren109
49Marion108
50Ernest107
51Frederick105
51Marvin105
53Wilbur103
54Floyd99
55Chester97
55Lester97
55Maurice97
55Stanley97
59Melvin93
60Daniel83
60Leo83
62Ray82
63Alfred81
64Clifford79
64Lewis79
66Clyde77
66Virgil77
68Leroy76
69Herman75
70Glen74
71Edwin72
72Alvin69
73Wallace68
74Bill66
74Edgar66
74Vernon66
77Everett64
78Samuel63
79Homer62
80Gene61
80Gilbert61
80Lowell61
83Claude60
84Jesse59
84Philip59
86Roger57
87Don56
87Gordon56
87Theodore56
90Billy55
91Andrew52
91Cecil52
91Willard52
94Keith49
94Leon49
96Hubert48
96Orville48
98Anthony45
98Delbert45
98Lee45