Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1924

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert1,021
2William726
3John661
4James553
5Charles529
6Donald400
7Harold351
8Richard342
9Kenneth318
10Jack306
11George298
12Paul224
13Ralph211
13Raymond211
15Edward176
16Eugene168
17Frank164
18Dale149
19Clarence144
19Walter144
21Arthur139
21Melvin139
23Albert137
23Joseph137
25Lawrence136
RankNameBabies
26Carl134
26Marvin134
28Thomas133
29Billy131
29Harry131
31Francis129
32Earl127
33Howard124
34Roy122
35Leonard115
36Wayne114
37Glenn110
38Lloyd106
38Vernon106
40Joe104
41Warren101
42Gerald100
43Henry98
44Bill97
44Calvin97
46Fred95
47Leroy93
48Floyd91
49Leo90
50Elmer88
51David79
51Norman79
53Louis78
54Clifford76
55Max75
55Virgil75
57Alvin73
58Dean72
59Ernest70
60Edwin68
61Clyde67
61Lester67
63Alfred65
63Junior65
65Russell64
66Glen63
67Herbert61
68Ray59
69Wilbur58
70Bob57
71Chester56
72Cecil55
73Bernard54
74Gilbert53
75Duane52
75Keith52
77Don51
77Lee51
79Delbert49
80Victor48
81Loren47
82Milton46
82Samuel46
84Daniel45
84Everett45
84Lyle45
84Merle45
88Homer44
88Marion44
88Stanley44
91Maurice42
91Rex42
93Eldon41
94Leland40
94Leon40
94Lewis40
97Leslie38
97Willard38
99Gene37
99Herman37