Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1950
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 920 |
| 2 | Michael | 897 |
| 3 | James | 843 |
| 4 | John | 833 |
| 5 | David | 796 |
| 6 | Richard | 632 |
| 7 | Larry | 564 |
| 8 | William | 559 |
| 9 | Gary | 523 |
| 10 | Steven | 508 |
| 11 | Ronald | 449 |
| 12 | Charles | 424 |
| 13 | Thomas | 407 |
| 14 | Dennis | 367 |
| 15 | Donald | 328 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 304 |
| 17 | Stephen | 301 |
| 18 | Mark | 278 |
| 19 | Terry | 273 |
| 20 | Daniel | 224 |
| 21 | Jerry | 223 |
| 22 | Gregory | 193 |
| 23 | Roger | 192 |
| 24 | Joseph | 176 |
| 25 | Paul | 175 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Douglas | 169 |
| 27 | George | 145 |
| 28 | Edward | 142 |
| 29 | Dale | 139 |
| 30 | Gerald | 133 |
| 31 | Danny | 131 |
| 32 | Alan | 122 |
| 33 | Jack | 120 |
| 34 | Timothy | 119 |
| 35 | Bruce | 116 |
| 36 | Harold | 115 |
| 37 | Patrick | 112 |
| 38 | Stanley | 107 |
| 39 | Randall | 104 |
| 39 | Rodney | 104 |
| 39 | Wayne | 104 |
| 42 | Raymond | 100 |
| 43 | Randy | 97 |
| 44 | Frank | 93 |
| 45 | Lawrence | 92 |
| 46 | Phillip | 82 |
| 47 | Marvin | 79 |
| 48 | Darrell | 77 |
| 49 | Philip | 74 |
| 49 | Steve | 74 |
| 51 | Roy | 73 |
| 52 | Carl | 72 |
| 52 | Keith | 72 |
| 54 | Craig | 69 |
| 54 | Ronnie | 69 |
| 56 | Ralph | 65 |
| 57 | Micheal | 63 |
| 58 | Howard | 62 |
| 58 | Jimmy | 62 |
| 60 | Eugene | 60 |
| 60 | Joe | 60 |
| 60 | Scott | 60 |
| 60 | Walter | 60 |
| 64 | Arthur | 58 |
| 64 | Mike | 58 |
| 66 | Glenn | 54 |
| 67 | Allen | 52 |
| 67 | Don | 52 |
| 67 | Duane | 52 |
| 67 | Ray | 52 |
| 71 | Billy | 51 |
| 71 | Melvin | 51 |
| 73 | Lynn | 50 |
| 74 | Fred | 49 |
| 74 | Martin | 49 |
| 76 | Leonard | 48 |
| 76 | Lonnie | 48 |
| 78 | Bill | 46 |
| 79 | Eric | 45 |
| 79 | Jeffrey | 45 |
| 79 | Jim | 45 |
| 82 | Jay | 44 |
| 82 | Johnny | 44 |
| 82 | Kent | 44 |
| 85 | Dan | 43 |
| 85 | Russell | 43 |
| 87 | Bobby | 42 |
| 87 | Brian | 42 |
| 87 | Leon | 42 |
| 87 | Louis | 42 |
| 91 | Rick | 41 |
| 91 | Samuel | 41 |
| 93 | Dean | 39 |
| 93 | Harry | 39 |
| 95 | Lloyd | 38 |
| 96 | Curtis | 37 |
| 96 | Henry | 37 |
| 96 | Jon | 37 |
| 99 | Floyd | 36 |
| 99 | Francis | 36 |
| 99 | Kevin | 36 |
| 99 | Leslie | 36 |