Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1923

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert984
2William657
3John652
4James567
5Charles564
6Harold414
7Donald346
8George338
9Jack310
10Richard290
11Kenneth269
12Paul255
13Raymond250
14Frank193
15Ralph192
16Edward185
17Joseph180
18Eugene168
19Carl165
20Earl162
21Dale157
22Clarence155
23Walter151
24Arthur145
25Albert136
RankNameBabies
26Harry134
27Howard132
28Lawrence131
29Thomas128
30Warren126
31Marvin123
32Roy119
33Melvin117
34Wayne107
35Lloyd106
36Joe105
37Henry104
38Ernest103
38Gerald103
38Leonard103
41Elmer101
41Francis101
43Fred99
44Floyd97
45Leo95
46David94
46Dean94
48Louis87
49Bill86
50Vernon85
51Billy84
52Glenn83
52Ray83
54Norman82
55Leroy79
56Clifford77
56Keith77
58Herbert76
59Marion72
60Virgil71
61Max68
61Wilbur68
63Edwin66
64Alvin64
65Chester63
66Gene62
67Clyde60
68Cecil59
69Alfred58
70Russell57
71Glen56
72Bernard55
72Everett55
72Jesse55
72Lester55
76Lyle54
77Calvin53
77Claude53
77Ivan53
80Lee51
81Lewis49
81Victor49
81Wallace49
84Loren48
84Merle48
86Daniel46
86Maurice46
88Delbert45
88Orville45
90Gilbert44
91Duane42
91Theodore42
93Herman41
93Willard41
95Samuel39
96Don38
96Homer38
96Leslie38
96Willis38
100Milton37