Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	926
2	John	870
3	James	853
4	Larry	724
5	David	682
6	Michael	629
7	Richard	626
8	William	571
9	Gary	568
10	Charles	485
11	Ronald	468
12	Dennis	420
13	Donald	373
14	Kenneth	348
15	Thomas	316
16	Steven	312
17	Terry	308
18	Jerry	291
19	Stephen	239
20	Roger	230
21	George	186
22	Paul	177
23	Mike	172
24	Steve	156
25	Jim	154

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Douglas	141
27	Gerald	140
28	Edward	135
28	Jack	135
30	Danny	134
31	Bill	132
32	Dale	124
32	Wayne	124
34	Harold	114
34	Ronnie	114
36	Alan	110
37	Mark	108
38	Daniel	107
39	Joseph	106
40	Bruce	105
41	Raymond	98
42	Frank	96
43	Gregory	95
44	Carl	94
44	Don	94
46	Fred	86
47	Stanley	84
48	Keith	83
48	Roy	83
50	Rodney	81
51	Phillip	80
52	Bob	79
53	Jimmy	78
53	Ralph	78
55	Lawrence	77
55	Tom	77
57	Howard	75
58	Joe	73
59	Philip	72
60	Melvin	71
60	Patrick	71
62	Allen	69
62	Billy	69
64	Darrell	67
65	Marvin	66
65	Tommy	66
65	Walter	66
68	Ray	59
68	Timothy	59
70	Glenn	57
71	Arthur	56
72	Eddie	55
72	Harry	55
74	Duane	54
74	Lloyd	54
76	Jimmie	52
76	Leroy	52
76	Norman	52
76	Russell	52
80	Eugene	51
80	Randy	51
82	Albert	50
82	Kent	50
82	Leonard	50
85	Earl	49
86	Dan	48
86	Dean	48
88	Jay	47
89	Vernon	46
90	Johnny	45
90	Randall	45
92	Edwin	44
92	Jon	44
94	Curtis	43
94	Lynn	43
94	Warren	43
97	Clifford	42
97	Craig	42
97	Gene	42
97	Henry	42