Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1931

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert921
2Donald713
3James565
4John545
5William466
6Richard449
7Charles416
8Jack264
9Harold246
10Kenneth227
11George196
12Billy185
13Paul170
14Raymond164
15Gerald139
15Marvin139
17Frank135
18Ralph134
19Eugene132
20David130
21Dale127
22Edward125
22Thomas125
24Bill124
25Jerry112
RankNameBabies
26Melvin105
26Norman105
26Wayne105
29Don104
30Bobby102
31Bob101
32Howard100
32Joe100
32Joseph100
35Carl99
35Ronald99
37Duane98
38Earl96
39Walter94
40Clarence93
41Lawrence90
41Roy90
43Albert87
44Vernon81
45Gene79
46Keith78
47Floyd76
48Harry75
48Leroy75
48Lloyd75
51Francis73
52Glenn71
53Dean70
54Arthur69
54Leonard69
56Larry65
57Leo64
58Henry63
58Jimmie63
60Elmer60
61Fred59
61Merle59
63Clifford56
63Delbert56
63Edwin56
63Ernest56
67Herbert55
68Eldon53
68Glen53
68Jimmy53
68Louis53
68Marion53
68Ray53
68Virgil53
75Alfred51
76Stanley49
77Max48
78Warren46
79Darrell45
80Bernard43
80Lyle43
82Jackie42
83Cecil41
83Clyde41
83Everett41
83Russell41
87Leon40
87Loren40
89Alvin38
89Daniel38
89Gary38
92Leland36
92Roger36
92Wilbur36
95Jim35
95Lee35
97Harvey34
98Ivan33
98Rex33
98Tommy33