Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1922

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert898
2William670
3John650
4James521
5Charles489
6Harold374
7George329
8Donald325
9Richard291
10Kenneth279
11Jack256
12Paul239
13Raymond231
14Ralph211
15Edward203
16Joseph195
17Frank185
18Eugene177
19Clarence156
20Walter154
21Roy153
22Lawrence147
23Thomas146
24Harry143
25Albert141
RankNameBabies
26Melvin132
27Earl130
27Howard130
29Marvin125
30Carl124
31Dale122
32Francis117
32Wayne117
34Vernon112
35Floyd111
36Lloyd110
37Arthur106
38Leonard104
39Elmer103
40Henry101
41Glenn99
42Fred95
42Leo95
44Gerald92
45Clifford90
46Warren89
47Billy87
48Ernest84
49Joe83
50David78
51Alfred77
52Louis75
53Edwin74
54Ray73
55Alvin72
55Herbert72
57Max71
57Virgil71
59Norman70
60Clyde66
61Dean64
61Leroy64
63Bernard63
63Wilbur63
65Keith62
66Chester61
66Lester61
68Glen60
69Gene59
70Eldon58
71Merle55
72Cecil54
73Daniel53
73Russell53
75Everett52
75Victor52
77Bill49
77Lewis49
79Maurice48
80Marion45
81Jesse44
81Lee44
83Leon43
84Leslie42
84Loren42
84Rex42
87Claude41
87Don41
89Duane40
89Ivan40
89Lyle40
89Willard40
93Delbert39
93Forrest39
93Theodore39
96Milton38
96Orville38
98Bob37
98Martin37
100Leland36