Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1921

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert787
2John697
3William665
4James567
5Charles540
6George362
7Harold354
8Donald312
9Kenneth299
10Jack271
11Paul266
12Richard246
13Ralph216
14Raymond212
15Edward203
16Frank200
17Joseph195
18Clarence185
19Warren180
20Harry168
21Eugene166
22Albert163
23Earl160
24Roy150
25Walter147
RankNameBabies
26Arthur145
26Lawrence145
28Howard140
29Dale134
30Carl129
30Melvin129
30Thomas129
33Francis127
34Leonard119
34Wayne119
36Lloyd118
37Marvin117
38Elmer108
38Glenn108
40Henry107
41Fred104
42Leo103
43David96
43Floyd96
43Vernon96
46Edwin93
47Ernest92
48Chester91
49Joe89
49Lester89
51Gerald88
51Louis88
53Clifford82
53Virgil82
55Alfred79
55Norman79
57Herbert78
58Glen75
58Leroy75
60Clyde74
61Max70
62Ray67
63Billy66
64Keith64
65Marion63
66Victor62
67Bernard61
67Cecil61
67Dean61
70Everett60
70Russell60
72Bill59
73Alvin57
73Harvey57
75Wilbur56
76Maurice53
77Orville52
78Eldon51
79Delbert49
79Lee49
79Lewis49
79Willard49
83Claude48
84Leon47
85Frederick46
86Gilbert44
86Ivan44
88Forrest43
88Leslie43
88Merle43
91Don42
91Leland42
93Rex41
94Philip39
95Bob38
96Duane37
96Homer37
96Theodore37
99Martin36
100Daniel35
100Dwight35
100Edgar35
100Junior35
100Vincent35