Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1920

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert735
2John651
3William623
4James492
5Charles488
6Harold367
7George361
8Donald334
9Richard287
10Raymond280
11Paul240
12Jack231
13Kenneth212
14Edward198
15Walter190
16Frank185
17Joseph184
17Ralph184
19Clarence183
20Carl172
21Warren171
22Lawrence168
23Albert155
23Eugene155
25Harry154
RankNameBabies
26Thomas148
27Arthur139
28Leonard135
29Roy133
30Howard129
31Earl126
32Gerald122
33Lloyd119
34Dale117
35Melvin114
36Ernest112
37Vernon109
38Henry107
39Elmer106
40Glenn105
40Leo105
42Francis102
42Fred102
44Wayne97
45Floyd95
46Marvin94
47David92
48Chester87
48Clyde87
48Joe87
48Virgil87
52Alfred85
53Herbert84
53Max84
55Clifford81
56Edwin75
57Louis74
58Leroy71
59Bernard70
59Ray70
61Glen66
62Alvin62
63Victor61
64Marion60
64Wilbur60
66Delbert59
67Billy58
67Keith58
69Ivan57
70Theodore56
71Cecil54
71Maurice54
73Lester53
74Everett51
74Gilbert51
74Lyle51
77Homer49
77Lee49
77Leslie49
77Merle49
77Samuel49
82Claude48
82Eldon48
82Norman48
82Orville48
82Russell48
87Daniel46
88Jesse45
89Dean44
90Milton43
91Bill42
92Junior41
92Loren41
92Martin41
95Don39
95Gene39
95Lewis39
98Edgar37
98Leland37
98Rex37
98Willard37