Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Larry	642
2	Robert	637
3	James	603
4	John	525
5	Donald	422
6	Gary	408
7	Richard	407
8	William	376
9	Charles	341
10	Jerry	296
11	David	288
12	Ronald	287
13	Kenneth	261
14	Thomas	167
15	Gerald	160
16	Harold	149
17	George	142
18	Paul	133
19	Jack	121
19	Roger	121
21	Raymond	114
22	Billy	106
23	Dale	104
24	Don	103
24	Marvin	103

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Michael	99
27	Wayne	94
28	Dennis	92
28	Edward	92
30	Bill	87
31	Ralph	83
32	Norman	82
33	Melvin	81
34	Frank	79
35	Carl	77
35	Jim	77
37	Joseph	74
38	Eugene	70
39	Joe	69
40	Roy	68
41	Walter	66
42	Gene	65
43	Darrell	63
43	Leroy	63
45	Jimmie	62
45	Keith	62
47	Bob	60
47	Lawrence	60
49	Fred	58
49	Jimmy	58
51	Albert	55
52	Earl	52
53	Phillip	51
54	Leon	50
55	Duane	49
55	Leonard	49
57	Bobby	48
57	Ronnie	48
59	Terry	47
60	Bruce	46
60	Clarence	46
60	Ernest	46
60	Stanley	46
60	Tom	46
60	Vernon	46
66	Howard	45
67	Arthur	44
67	Francis	44
67	Glenn	44
70	Delbert	43
70	Loren	43
70	Tommy	43
73	Daniel	42
74	Dean	41
74	Warren	41
76	Clifford	38
77	Floyd	36
77	Henry	36
77	Rex	36
80	Jon	35
80	Patrick	35
80	Stephen	35
83	Herbert	34
83	Lloyd	34
83	Mike	34
86	Lyle	33
86	Max	33
86	Philip	33
86	Russell	33
90	Cecil	32
90	Harry	32
90	Leland	32
93	Clyde	31
93	Gordon	31
93	Jackie	31
96	Alan	30
96	Allen	30
96	Darrel	30
96	Glen	30
96	Leslie	30