Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1914

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

RankNameBabies
1John440
2William381
3Charles293
4Robert257
5James242
6George225
7Harold212
8Kenneth169
9Paul157
10Frank146
11Donald128
12Joseph126
13Raymond125
14Edward118
15Albert114
16Clarence112
17Walter111
18Ralph106
19Howard103
20Harry100
21Roy99
22Carl97
22Lawrence97
24Arthur91
25Earl90
RankNameBabies
26Thomas89
27Henry88
28Richard87
29Francis74
30Ernest70
31Eugene67
32Fred66
33Elmer64
34Floyd63
34Lloyd63
36Clifford62
36Jack62
38Dale61
39Leonard58
40Louis57
41Leo56
42Gerald54
43Russell53
43Vernon53
45David50
45Glenn50
47Joe49
48Cecil48
48Glen48
48Lester48
51Alfred47
51Virgil47
51Wayne47
54Wilbur46
55Melvin45
56Clyde43
57Chester42
57Orville42
59Marvin40
60Ray39
61Herbert38
61Lewis38
63Edwin37
64Marion36
65Everett34
65Martin34
67Alvin33
67Bernard33
67Maurice33
70Willard32
71Samuel30
72Leroy29
73Claude27
73Lee27
73Max27
73Merle27
73Norman27
73Victor27
79Loren26
80Herman25
80Homer25
80Milton25
83Anthony24
83Dean24
83Don24
83Edgar24
83Gilbert24
83Ivan24
83Philip24
90Harvey23
91Frederick22
91Leslie22
91Stanley22
91Theodore22
91Vincent22
96Arnold21
96Forrest21
96Gordon21
96Oliver21
100Dwight20
100Jesse20
100Rex20