Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1929

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert971
2Donald643
3James530
4William528
5John509
6Charles457
7Richard409
8Jack270
9Harold266
10Kenneth259
11George244
12Billy179
13Paul170
14David164
15Raymond163
16Dale161
17Edward139
18Eugene136
18Ralph136
20Marvin135
21Frank122
22Bill119
22Earl119
24Gerald118
25Carl117
RankNameBabies
26Joseph115
27Thomas109
28Bob104
29Clarence103
30Joe101
31Lawrence100
31Melvin100
31Walter100
31Wayne100
35Bobby99
36Norman97
37Don94
37Howard94
39Lloyd92
40Roy91
41Leonard89
42Vernon88
43Floyd86
44Albert85
44Arthur85
46Elmer81
46Francis81
48Harry77
49Herbert75
49Leroy75
51Gene74
52Duane72
52Max72
54Dean71
54Glenn71
56Fred70
56Jerry70
58Ronald69
59Henry68
60Virgil66
61Keith65
62Clifford64
63Leo62
64Ernest60
64Jimmie60
66Edwin58
67Delbert56
68Clyde55
69Alfred52
69Ray52
71Alvin49
71Glen49
71Louis49
74Eldon47
75Darrell46
76Bernard45
76Jim45
76Lester45
79Marion44
80Lee43
81Russell42
82Everett41
83Merle40
84Lewis39
84Loren39
84Lyle39
87Allen36
87Cecil36
89Orville35
90Gilbert34
90Larry34
90Wilbur34
90Willis34
94Bobbie33
94Gordon33
94Junior33
94Warren33
98Claude32
98Jimmy32
98Milton32
98Stanley32