Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1919

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

RankNameBabies
1John612
2Robert597
3William535
4James451
5Charles428
6George319
7Harold311
8Donald246
8Kenneth246
10Paul236
11Raymond210
12Ralph209
13Richard193
14Jack192
15Edward187
16Frank182
17Joseph168
18Arthur149
19Clarence148
20Walter147
21Harry146
22Albert145
23Carl137
24Lawrence130
25Eugene124
RankNameBabies
26Earl122
27Henry119
28Dale118
28Howard118
28Thomas118
31Leonard116
32Lloyd114
32Roy114
34Glenn112
35Francis107
36Leo105
36Wayne105
38Floyd102
39Marvin96
40Joe90
41Virgil89
42Elmer86
42Ernest86
44Fred83
44Melvin83
46Leroy81
47Gerald80
48Clifford79
48Vernon79
50Herbert78
51Clyde77
52Louis74
53David73
53Wilbur73
55Alfred72
55Victor72
57Chester68
58Max67
59Lester66
60Alvin65
61Edwin63
62Warren62
63Cecil60
63Glen60
65Bernard59
65Marion59
67Ray58
68Everett57
69Norman55
70Lee53
71Willard49
72Eldon47
72Herman47
72Russell47
75Lewis46
76Dean44
76Homer44
76Ivan44
79Orville42
80Claude41
80Frederick41
80Lyle41
83Theodore40
84Milton39
85Delbert38
85Loren38
85Maurice38
88Harvey37
88Jesse37
90Keith36
90Martin36
92Samuel35
93Merle32
94Edgar31
95Bill30
95Billy30
95Gilbert30
95Gordon30
99Leon29
99Oliver29