Most popular boys’ names in Iowa, 1912

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	342
2	Robert	236
3	William	232
4	James	203
5	George	199
6	Harold	190
7	Charles	172
8	Donald	168
9	Raymond	137
10	Paul	129
11	Kenneth	119
12	Joseph	115
13	Clarence	109
14	Arthur	106
15	Edward	105
16	Carl	102
17	Ralph	93
18	Richard	92
19	Frank	87
20	Henry	83
21	Earl	80
22	Walter	74
23	Harry	71
24	Howard	70
25	Lawrence	67

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Albert	66
26	Fred	66
28	Leonard	64
29	Francis	63
30	Elmer	61
30	Roy	61
32	Thomas	60
33	Glenn	58
34	Floyd	57
35	Gerald	53
35	Leo	53
37	Wayne	52
38	Russell	51
39	Lester	50
39	Lloyd	50
39	Melvin	50
42	Clifford	49
42	Dale	49
42	Ernest	49
45	Herbert	44
46	Marvin	42
47	Edwin	40
48	Everett	39
49	Alfred	37
49	Arnold	37
51	Bernard	36
51	Chester	36
51	David	36
51	Herman	36
51	Orville	36
56	Eugene	34
57	Alvin	33
57	Vernon	33
59	Jack	32
59	Wilbur	32
61	Cecil	31
61	Ray	31
63	Merle	30
64	Maurice	29
65	Glen	28
65	Leroy	28
65	Leslie	28
65	Virgil	28
69	Joe	27
69	Lyle	27
69	Stanley	27
72	Louis	26
72	Willard	26
72	Woodrow	26
75	Clyde	25
75	Frederick	25
75	Marion	25
78	Max	24
79	Andrew	23
80	Forrest	22
80	Milton	22
80	Victor	22
83	Martin	21
83	Peter	21
83	Theodore	21
86	Delbert	20
86	Ivan	20
86	Lewis	20
89	Don	19
89	Gordon	19
89	Loren	19
92	Dwight	18
92	Eldon	18
92	Homer	18
92	Hugh	18
92	Vincent	18
97	Gilbert	17
97	Leland	17
99	Adolph	16
99	Carroll	16
99	Daniel	16
99	Darrell	16
99	Keith	16
99	Roland	16
99	Wendell	16