Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1913

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

RankNameBabies
1John354
2William288
3Charles257
4James233
5Robert206
6George204
7Harold175
8Kenneth141
9Paul124
10Frank123
11Raymond116
12Ralph115
13Joseph103
14Clarence95
14Donald95
14Edward95
17Walter93
18Roy88
19Albert86
20Lawrence85
21Carl83
22Harry81
22Henry81
24Howard79
25Thomas77
RankNameBabies
26Glenn75
27Richard73
28Earl71
29Arthur70
30Ernest59
31Fred58
31Leonard58
33Wayne56
34Floyd54
34Francis54
36Leo53
36Lester53
36Lloyd53
39Russell52
40Eugene50
40Joe50
40Woodrow50
43Cecil49
44Louis48
45Chester47
45Virgil47
47Elmer46
48Gerald43
49Melvin42
50Jack41
51Alfred40
51Lee40
53Clifford39
54Edwin38
54Herbert38
54Herman38
57Claude37
57Everett37
57Ray37
60David36
60Samuel36
62Dale35
63Lewis34
63Maurice34
63Orville34
66Glen33
67Vernon32
68Homer31
69Clyde30
69Wilbur30
71Merle29
71Victor29
73Alvin28
73Marion28
75Andrew27
75Bernard27
75Marvin27
78Leroy26
78Norman26
78Willard26
81Gilbert25
81Martin25
81Max25
84Arnold24
85Leslie23
86Daniel22
86Jesse22
86Lyle22
89Edgar21
89Frederick21
89Milton21
92Don20
92Harvey20
92Loren20
92Theodore20
96Eldon17
96Ivan17
96Lowell17
96Wallace17
100Delbert16
100Philip16
100Wesley16