Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1926

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	1,026
2	William	615
3	John	585
4	James	550
5	Donald	520
6	Charles	477
7	Richard	366
8	Harold	318
9	Kenneth	305
10	George	278
11	Jack	263
12	Raymond	194
13	Paul	187
14	Edward	162
15	Ralph	161
16	Frank	150
17	Walter	148
18	Dale	145
19	Billy	142
20	Eugene	141
21	Clarence	132
22	Earl	126
23	Carl	124
24	Lawrence	120
25	Joseph	118

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gerald	117
27	Roy	116
28	Melvin	115
29	Bill	112
29	Harry	112
29	Marvin	112
32	Howard	110
32	Wayne	110
34	Glenn	106
34	Lloyd	106
36	Arthur	105
37	Francis	102
37	Joe	102
39	Albert	95
39	Thomas	95
41	David	90
41	Vernon	90
43	Edwin	84
43	Floyd	84
43	Leonard	84
46	Elmer	82
47	Bob	80
48	Leo	79
48	Virgil	79
50	Norman	77
51	Clifford	75
51	Leroy	75
53	Dean	74
53	Don	74
53	Ernest	74
53	Fred	74
53	Henry	74
58	Gene	71
59	Ray	69
60	Herbert	67
61	Warren	65
62	Clyde	64
63	Alfred	62
63	Alvin	62
65	Glen	60
66	Lester	57
67	Keith	56
67	Louis	56
69	Calvin	53
69	Marion	53
71	Cecil	52
71	Russell	52
73	Max	51
74	Bernard	49
74	Loren	49
76	Jimmie	48
77	Duane	46
77	Merle	46
77	Wilbur	46
80	Maurice	44
81	Bobby	43
81	Eldon	43
81	Lyle	43
81	Ronald	43
85	Chester	42
85	Lee	42
85	Leslie	42
88	Everett	40
89	Victor	39
90	Ivan	38
90	Jesse	38
90	Lewis	38
90	Willard	38
94	Gilbert	37
94	Leland	37
94	Orville	37
97	Samuel	36
97	Willis	36
99	Leon	35
99	Rex	35
99	Theodore	35