Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Larry	713
2	Robert	621
3	James	554
4	John	553
5	Gary	509
6	Richard	461
7	Donald	368
8	William	363
9	Charles	355
10	Ronald	318
11	Jerry	299
12	David	291
13	Kenneth	207
14	George	154
15	Thomas	148
16	Gerald	139
17	Dennis	137
18	Paul	136
19	Michael	133
20	Roger	124
21	Harold	121
21	Raymond	121
23	Jack	117
24	Dale	102
25	Lawrence	94

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Frank	87
27	Carl	85
27	Jim	85
27	Wayne	85
30	Don	84
31	Melvin	80
32	Edward	78
33	Bill	76
33	Billy	76
33	Marvin	76
36	Ralph	74
37	Norman	73
38	Joseph	66
39	Leroy	65
39	Walter	65
41	Phillip	64
42	Darrell	63
42	Eugene	63
44	Joe	62
45	Jimmy	60
46	Fred	59
47	Arthur	58
48	Terry	57
49	Earl	55
49	Gene	55
49	Ronnie	55
49	Stanley	55
53	Bob	52
53	Howard	52
55	Max	51
56	Jon	49
56	Roy	49
58	Bruce	47
58	Daniel	47
58	Francis	47
61	Leon	46
62	Jimmie	43
63	Lloyd	42
64	Tom	41
64	Vernon	41
66	Keith	40
66	Philip	40
68	Duane	39
69	Bobby	38
69	Ernest	38
69	Herbert	38
69	Loren	38
73	Albert	37
73	Harry	37
73	Jackie	37
73	Ray	37
77	Danny	36
77	Glenn	36
77	Stephen	36
80	Alvin	35
80	Leonard	35
82	Clarence	34
83	Clifford	33
83	Dean	33
83	Johnny	33
83	Tommy	33
87	Bernard	31
87	Eldon	31
87	Floyd	31
87	Rodney	31
91	Allen	30
91	Douglas	30
91	Everett	30
91	Glen	30
91	Henry	30
91	Virgil	30
97	Darrel	29
97	Lee	29
97	Lyle	29
100	Leo	27
100	Mike	27