Most popular boys’ names in Iowa, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	1,351
2	Donald	1,029
3	Richard	910
4	James	775
5	John	760
6	William	601
7	Charles	458
8	Kenneth	376
9	Harold	308
10	Jack	305
11	Paul	267
12	George	262
13	Gerald	255
14	Thomas	227
15	Dale	222
16	Ronald	217
17	Marvin	205
18	Raymond	204
19	David	203
20	Roger	195
21	Edward	181
22	Eugene	174
23	Duane	169
24	Wayne	165
25	Howard	147

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jerry	145
27	Keith	143
28	Norman	138
29	Joseph	136
30	Dean	128
31	Carl	127
32	Don	126
33	Ralph	125
34	Lawrence	112
35	Earl	111
36	Harry	106
37	Arthur	104
38	Leroy	100
39	Clarence	99
40	Bill	98
40	Larry	98
42	Francis	97
43	Gene	96
43	Melvin	96
45	Frank	95
45	Leo	95
47	Vernon	93
48	Stanley	91
49	Lloyd	88
50	Walter	87
51	Bob	84
51	Herbert	84
51	Lyle	84
54	Albert	83
54	Bernard	83
54	Billy	83
57	Gordon	82
57	Russell	82
59	Leonard	81
60	Henry	80
61	Louis	79
62	Fred	76
63	Darrell	71
64	Dick	70
64	Virgil	70
66	Delbert	68
66	Glen	68
68	Glenn	60
68	Roy	60
70	Arnold	59
70	Clifford	59
70	Joe	59
73	Alvin	58
73	Edwin	58
73	Jim	58
76	Eldon	57
77	Elmer	54
77	Everett	54
79	Floyd	53
80	Bruce	52
81	Daniel	51
82	Ray	49
83	Dennis	48
84	Frederick	46
84	Gary	46
84	Lester	46
84	Max	46
88	Ernest	45
88	Lowell	45
90	Loren	44
91	Leland	43
91	Merlin	43
91	Orville	43
94	Merle	42
94	Milton	42
96	Marion	41
97	Alfred	40
97	Leslie	40
97	Warren	40
100	Clyde	39
100	Douglas	39
100	Dwight	39
100	Harvey	39
100	Philip	39