Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1949
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 898 |
| 2 | John | 865 |
| 3 | James | 856 |
| 4 | Michael | 814 |
| 5 | David | 760 |
| 6 | Larry | 595 |
| 7 | Richard | 579 |
| 8 | William | 547 |
| 9 | Gary | 496 |
| 10 | Ronald | 469 |
| 11 | Charles | 445 |
| 12 | Steven | 431 |
| 13 | Donald | 390 |
| 14 | Thomas | 381 |
| 15 | Stephen | 330 |
| 16 | Dennis | 328 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 317 |
| 18 | Terry | 240 |
| 19 | Jerry | 226 |
| 20 | Roger | 191 |
| 21 | Daniel | 188 |
| 22 | Paul | 184 |
| 23 | Mark | 176 |
| 24 | Douglas | 170 |
| 25 | George | 169 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Joseph | 152 |
| 27 | Gerald | 150 |
| 28 | Gregory | 133 |
| 29 | Danny | 131 |
| 29 | Edward | 131 |
| 31 | Dale | 120 |
| 32 | Steve | 115 |
| 33 | Patrick | 113 |
| 34 | Frank | 106 |
| 34 | Harold | 106 |
| 36 | Jack | 104 |
| 37 | Mike | 103 |
| 38 | Alan | 102 |
| 38 | Raymond | 102 |
| 40 | Bruce | 97 |
| 41 | Timothy | 95 |
| 42 | Rodney | 93 |
| 42 | Stanley | 93 |
| 44 | Randall | 90 |
| 45 | Bill | 88 |
| 46 | Keith | 86 |
| 47 | Phillip | 85 |
| 48 | Carl | 84 |
| 49 | Jim | 83 |
| 50 | Ralph | 81 |
| 51 | Wayne | 80 |
| 52 | Roy | 79 |
| 53 | Joe | 78 |
| 54 | Lawrence | 77 |
| 55 | Howard | 73 |
| 55 | Randy | 73 |
| 57 | Marvin | 71 |
| 58 | Darrell | 68 |
| 59 | Duane | 67 |
| 60 | Philip | 65 |
| 61 | Billy | 62 |
| 61 | Tom | 62 |
| 63 | Craig | 60 |
| 63 | Russell | 60 |
| 65 | Arthur | 59 |
| 65 | Ronnie | 59 |
| 67 | Don | 58 |
| 67 | Leonard | 58 |
| 69 | Glenn | 56 |
| 70 | Allen | 55 |
| 70 | Fred | 55 |
| 72 | Albert | 53 |
| 72 | Tommy | 53 |
| 74 | Kent | 50 |
| 74 | Samuel | 50 |
| 76 | Bob | 49 |
| 76 | Eugene | 49 |
| 78 | Jimmy | 48 |
| 78 | Micheal | 48 |
| 78 | Walter | 48 |
| 81 | Dan | 46 |
| 81 | Melvin | 46 |
| 83 | Leroy | 45 |
| 83 | Rick | 45 |
| 85 | Clifford | 44 |
| 85 | Earl | 44 |
| 85 | Johnny | 44 |
| 85 | Warren | 44 |
| 89 | Anthony | 43 |
| 90 | Harry | 42 |
| 90 | Lloyd | 42 |
| 90 | Norman | 42 |
| 93 | Galen | 40 |
| 94 | Christopher | 39 |
| 95 | Bobby | 38 |
| 95 | Eddie | 38 |
| 95 | Jon | 38 |
| 95 | Leo | 38 |
| 95 | Vernon | 38 |
| 100 | Lonnie | 37 |
| 100 | Ray | 37 |