Most popular boys’ names in Indiana, 1924

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert2,419
2William1,446
3John1,389
4James1,250
5Charles1,110
6Richard815
7Donald711
8George618
9Paul573
10Harold511
11Jack461
12Joseph454
13Edward419
14Kenneth375
15Raymond374
16Thomas332
17Ralph316
18Eugene271
19Walter268
20Frank266
21Harry256
22Carl254
23Earl216
24Arthur201
25Russell200
RankNameBabies
26Albert198
27David188
28Clarence184
28Howard184
30Fred173
30Norman173
32Lawrence159
33Louis158
34Henry150
34Wayne150
36Roy149
37Herbert145
38Francis143
39Max140
40Dale139
41Gerald135
42Ernest129
43Marvin128
44Bernard125
45Elmer123
46Billy113
47Wilbur112
48Melvin110
49Chester106
49Floyd106
49Lloyd106
52Joe102
52Ray102
54Calvin99
55Frederick96
56Leonard92
57Leo91
58Warren90
59Clyde88
60Everett86
60Lewis86
62Lester84
63Virgil83
64Stanley82
65Edwin80
65Philip80
67Daniel79
67Leroy79
69Gilbert78
69Maurice78
71Clifford77
71Marion77
73Herman75
74Glenn74
75Lowell72
76Gene71
76Glen71
78Alfred70
79Samuel67
80Theodore65
80Vernon65
82Bill63
83Don60
84Victor57
85Forrest56
86Cecil55
86Delbert55
88Jesse53
88Wallace53
90Junior52
90Martin52
92Ivan51
93Edgar50
93Keith50
95Andrew49
95Bob49
97Homer48
98Byron47
99Alvin46
99Hubert46
99Leon46