Most popular boys’ names in Indiana, 1925

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert2,414
2William1,366
3James1,325
4John1,235
5Charles1,092
6Richard901
7Donald712
8Paul602
9George574
10Harold468
11Jack463
12Joseph395
13Kenneth355
14Edward345
15Thomas329
16Raymond304
17Ralph295
18Frank282
19Walter273
20Harry246
21Eugene236
22Carl229
23Arthur203
24David192
25Howard191
RankNameBabies
26Earl186
27Albert181
28Norman177
29Clarence172
30Max159
31Wayne157
32Russell152
33Gerald149
33Roy149
35Billy140
36Henry138
37Lawrence136
38Francis128
38Louis128
40Ernest122
41Marvin120
42Fred119
43Dale117
43Joe117
45Lloyd115
46Floyd114
46Melvin114
48Bernard105
49Glenn101
50Chester99
51Herbert97
52Frederick96
53Leonard95
54Leroy90
55Daniel89
55Elmer89
57Gene86
57Lester86
57Stanley86
60Glen84
61Marion83
62Everett82
63Don81
63Leo81
65Wilbur80
66Ray76
67Bob75
67Theodore75
69Clifford74
70Bill73
70Edwin73
72Virgil72
73Calvin71
74Alfred68
74Keith68
74Philip68
77Clyde67
78Lee65
79Lowell63
79Maurice63
79Samuel63
82Warren62
83Lewis61
83Vernon61
85Jesse60
86Andrew59
86Herman59
88Alvin58
88Cecil58
90Junior56
91Hubert55
92Gordon52
93Claude51
93Dean51
93Ronald51
93Victor51
97Roger50
98Edgar48
98Harvey48
100Franklin47
100Rex47