Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	667
2	James	578
3	Larry	570
4	John	526
5	Donald	466
6	Richard	448
7	Gary	401
8	William	380
9	Charles	361
10	Jerry	313
11	Ronald	312
12	David	243
13	Kenneth	240
14	Gerald	177
15	George	169
16	Harold	159
17	Jack	141
18	Paul	134
18	Thomas	134
20	Don	112
21	Marvin	108
22	Edward	107
22	Raymond	107
24	Dale	100
25	Billy	94

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Roger	91
27	Wayne	90
28	Carl	88
29	Bob	84
30	Jim	82
31	Norman	80
32	Frank	78
32	Roy	78
34	Fred	76
34	Terry	76
36	Michael	74
37	Lawrence	73
38	Arthur	70
38	Bill	70
38	Joseph	70
41	Dennis	68
41	Joe	68
41	Lloyd	68
44	Darrell	67
44	Walter	67
46	Howard	66
46	Melvin	66
48	Earl	65
48	Jimmy	65
50	Eugene	64
50	Leroy	64
52	Ralph	63
53	Francis	59
53	Gene	59
53	Harry	59
56	Jimmie	57
57	Max	56
58	Bobby	50
58	Daniel	50
60	Ronnie	49
61	Tommy	48
61	Vernon	48
63	Clifford	46
63	Glenn	46
63	Leonard	46
66	Clarence	45
67	Albert	44
67	Duane	44
67	Keith	44
70	Ray	43
71	Dean	42
71	Delbert	42
73	Henry	41
74	Ernest	39
74	Floyd	39
74	Warren	39
77	Douglas	37
77	Eddie	37
77	Leon	37
77	Russell	37
77	Stanley	37
82	Lee	36
82	Phillip	36
84	Glen	35
84	Jackie	35
84	Marion	35
87	Frederick	34
87	Maurice	34
87	Philip	34
90	Johnny	33
90	Louis	33
92	Darrel	32
92	Loren	32
92	Virgil	32
95	Jay	31
95	Patrick	31
95	Tom	31
98	Danny	30
98	Merle	30
100	Gordon	29