Most popular boys’ names in Iowa, 1911

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	120
2	William	106
3	Robert	85
4	George	73
5	James	72
6	Charles	69
7	Harold	68
8	Donald	56
9	Raymond	51
10	Joseph	49
11	Clarence	43
11	Kenneth	43
13	Paul	40
14	Howard	38
15	Walter	37
16	Arthur	35
16	Edward	35
18	Albert	34
18	Richard	34
20	Frank	33
21	Earl	31
22	Carl	30
22	Lloyd	30
24	Fred	28
24	Lawrence	28

Rank	Name	Babies
24	Ralph	28
27	Harry	27
28	Clifford	26
28	Leonard	26
30	Henry	25
31	Floyd	23
32	Gerald	22
32	Roy	22
34	Elmer	21
35	Lester	20
35	Lyle	20
35	Melvin	20
38	Alfred	19
38	Joe	19
40	Francis	18
40	Thomas	18
42	Bernard	17
42	Herbert	17
42	Jack	17
42	Leo	17
42	Russell	17
47	Ernest	16
47	Glenn	16
49	Everett	15
50	Edwin	14
50	Herman	14
50	Wayne	14
53	Cecil	13
53	David	13
53	Marvin	13
56	Clyde	12
56	Martin	12
58	Dale	11
58	Glen	11
58	Louis	11
58	Merle	11
58	Ray	11
58	Vernon	11
64	Chester	10
64	Don	10
64	Eugene	10
64	Gilbert	10
64	Marion	10
64	Maurice	10
64	Rex	10
71	Arnold	9
71	Benjamin	9
71	Elvin	9
71	Leroy	9
71	Warren	9
76	Alvin	8
76	Daniel	8
76	Edgar	8
76	Frederick	8
76	Karl	8
76	Milton	8
76	Myron	8
76	Stanley	8
76	Virgil	8
76	Wendell	8
76	Wilbur	8
87	Bruce	7
87	Calvin	7
87	Delbert	7
87	Forrest	7
87	Gordon	7
87	Harlan	7
87	Ivan	7
87	Laverne	7
87	Leland	7
87	Leon	7
87	Loren	7
87	Norman	7
87	Orville	7
87	Peter	7
87	Roger	7