Most popular boys’ names in Iowa, 1927

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	1,497
2	Donald	975
3	John	846
4	William	738
5	Richard	735
6	James	711
7	Charles	495
8	Harold	432
9	Kenneth	404
10	Jack	314
11	Paul	310
12	George	292
13	Raymond	280
14	Eugene	232
15	Edward	216
16	Gerald	205
17	Dale	195
17	Thomas	195
19	Wayne	193
20	Marvin	185
21	Howard	171
22	Ralph	167
23	Carl	156
24	Joseph	155
25	Earl	146

Rank	Name	Babies
26	David	135
26	Harry	135
26	Ronald	135
29	Arthur	134
30	Lloyd	132
31	Russell	131
32	Clarence	129
33	Dean	125
33	Walter	125
35	Duane	122
36	Melvin	121
37	Frank	118
38	Lawrence	117
38	Roger	117
40	Norman	114
41	Vernon	112
42	Francis	109
43	Leo	108
44	Don	105
45	Leroy	104
46	Leonard	97
47	Roy	96
48	Gene	95
49	Lyle	94
50	Glenn	93
51	Clifford	92
51	Fred	92
53	Arnold	90
53	Keith	90
55	Bernard	89
56	Albert	88
57	Henry	85
58	Elmer	84
58	Max	84
58	Virgil	84
61	Gordon	82
62	Bob	81
63	Louis	80
64	Glen	77
65	Darrell	76
66	Edwin	75
67	Lester	74
68	Merle	70
69	Floyd	69
69	Stanley	69
71	Bill	66
72	Joe	65
72	Warren	65
74	Herbert	64
74	Lowell	64
76	Ernest	63
77	Alvin	62
78	Eldon	59
78	Ray	59
80	Billy	57
81	Everett	56
82	Frederick	55
83	Merlin	54
84	Dick	53
84	Loren	53
84	Marion	53
87	Laverne	52
88	Alfred	49
88	Bruce	49
90	Delbert	48
91	Leon	46
92	Daniel	45
92	Jerry	45
92	Orville	45
95	Leland	44
96	Lee	43
96	Maurice	43
96	Philip	43
96	Wilbur	43
100	Allen	42
100	Cecil	42
100	Peter	42