Most popular boys’ names in Iowa, 1932

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	1,272
2	Donald	960
3	Richard	901
4	James	820
5	John	789
6	William	552
7	Charles	479
8	Kenneth	319
9	Ronald	307
10	Harold	283
11	Jack	271
12	George	254
13	Paul	253
14	Gerald	214
15	Thomas	206
16	Raymond	201
17	David	192
18	Wayne	187
19	Marvin	180
20	Dale	176
21	Eugene	173
22	Duane	167
23	Jerry	161
24	Roger	159
25	Joseph	157

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Edward	153
27	Norman	142
28	Dean	140
29	Bill	123
29	Don	123
31	Ralph	117
32	Carl	116
33	Howard	115
34	Keith	110
35	Frank	109
35	Gene	109
37	Larry	108
38	Russell	105
39	Earl	102
40	Lyle	101
41	Darrell	94
42	Melvin	93
43	Arthur	92
43	Lawrence	92
45	Walter	91
46	Francis	87
46	Leo	87
48	Bob	84
49	Harry	83
50	Billy	82
50	Leroy	82
50	Vernon	82
53	Bernard	81
53	Leonard	81
55	Lloyd	80
56	Jim	77
57	Dick	75
58	Albert	73
58	Clarence	73
58	Gary	73
61	Gordon	72
62	Floyd	69
63	Fred	66
63	Glenn	66
63	Ray	66
66	Roy	65
67	Stanley	63
68	Clifford	62
69	Arnold	61
69	Joe	61
71	Lowell	60
72	Henry	58
73	Ernest	57
74	Max	56
75	Edwin	53
75	Herbert	53
77	Merle	51
78	Dennis	50
78	Harlan	50
78	Virgil	50
81	Alvin	48
81	Dwight	48
81	Elmer	48
84	Allen	47
84	Bruce	47
84	Delbert	47
84	Glen	47
88	Douglas	46
88	Lester	46
90	Philip	45
91	Alfred	44
91	Loren	44
93	Franklin	42
93	Patrick	42
95	Laverne	41
96	Bobby	40
96	Michael	40
96	Phillip	40
99	Eldon	39
100	Lee	38
100	Roland	38
100	Tom	38
100	Wilbur	38