Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1928
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 994 |
| 2 | Donald | 647 |
| 3 | James | 534 |
| 4 | John | 516 |
| 5 | Charles | 497 |
| 6 | William | 484 |
| 7 | Richard | 370 |
| 8 | Harold | 298 |
| 9 | Jack | 294 |
| 10 | Kenneth | 284 |
| 11 | George | 273 |
| 12 | Billy | 193 |
| 13 | Paul | 178 |
| 14 | Raymond | 158 |
| 15 | Dale | 146 |
| 16 | Eugene | 143 |
| 17 | Marvin | 141 |
| 17 | Ralph | 141 |
| 19 | Edward | 140 |
| 20 | Joseph | 131 |
| 21 | Bill | 128 |
| 21 | Thomas | 128 |
| 23 | Clarence | 122 |
| 23 | Gerald | 122 |
| 25 | Howard | 118 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Earl | 117 |
| 26 | Melvin | 117 |
| 26 | Wayne | 117 |
| 29 | Carl | 115 |
| 30 | Vernon | 113 |
| 31 | Frank | 111 |
| 32 | Lawrence | 109 |
| 33 | Francis | 104 |
| 34 | Norman | 103 |
| 35 | Bobby | 98 |
| 35 | David | 98 |
| 35 | Roy | 98 |
| 35 | Walter | 98 |
| 39 | Albert | 95 |
| 40 | Joe | 92 |
| 40 | Lloyd | 92 |
| 42 | Arthur | 91 |
| 43 | Herbert | 90 |
| 44 | Harry | 88 |
| 45 | Don | 86 |
| 46 | Elmer | 85 |
| 47 | Leonard | 84 |
| 48 | Alfred | 83 |
| 49 | Bob | 79 |
| 50 | Ray | 77 |
| 51 | Floyd | 75 |
| 51 | Glenn | 75 |
| 51 | Leroy | 75 |
| 51 | Max | 75 |
| 55 | Gene | 73 |
| 56 | Henry | 70 |
| 56 | Virgil | 70 |
| 58 | Leo | 69 |
| 59 | Ernest | 67 |
| 60 | Clifford | 66 |
| 60 | Duane | 66 |
| 60 | Edwin | 66 |
| 63 | Ronald | 65 |
| 64 | Fred | 61 |
| 64 | Keith | 61 |
| 66 | Dean | 58 |
| 66 | Warren | 58 |
| 68 | Clyde | 57 |
| 68 | Eldon | 57 |
| 68 | Glen | 57 |
| 71 | Bernard | 54 |
| 72 | Lewis | 52 |
| 73 | Delbert | 51 |
| 73 | Louis | 51 |
| 73 | Marion | 51 |
| 76 | Loren | 50 |
| 77 | Jerry | 47 |
| 77 | Maurice | 47 |
| 79 | Alvin | 46 |
| 79 | Lee | 46 |
| 81 | Jimmie | 45 |
| 82 | Everett | 44 |
| 82 | Lester | 44 |
| 84 | Ivan | 43 |
| 85 | Russell | 42 |
| 85 | Wilbur | 42 |
| 87 | Calvin | 41 |
| 87 | Leon | 41 |
| 89 | Merle | 39 |
| 90 | Harvey | 38 |
| 91 | Roger | 37 |
| 92 | Junior | 35 |
| 93 | Gilbert | 34 |
| 93 | Lyle | 34 |
| 93 | Orville | 34 |
| 93 | Stanley | 34 |
| 97 | Cecil | 33 |
| 97 | Leland | 33 |
| 99 | Victor | 32 |
| 100 | Billie | 31 |
| 100 | Frederick | 31 |
| 100 | Willis | 31 |