Most popular boys’ names in Kentucky, 1913

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

RankNameBabies
1William761
2James749
3John570
4Robert405
5Charles354
6George287
7Joseph204
8Edward170
8Thomas170
10Henry154
11Walter136
12Raymond132
13Frank131
14Clarence118
15Paul116
16Roy112
17Carl104
18Arthur103
19Earl99
20Ernest97
21Howard96
22Albert95
23Woodrow94
24Fred93
24Richard93
RankNameBabies
26Cecil85
27Harry84
28Willie80
29Jesse78
30Joe74
31Charlie71
32Elmer70
33Russell69
34Chester68
34Harold68
34Louis68
37Lawrence67
38Jack66
39Herman62
40David60
41Clyde57
42Stanley55
43Kenneth54
43Samuel54
45Herbert52
46Homer51
46Hubert51
46Leonard51
49Edgar50
49Virgil50
51Ray49
52Oscar46
52Ralph46
54Claude45
55Lewis42
55Willard42
57Luther40
58Eugene39
59Floyd38
59Marvin38
61Arnold37
61Lee37
63Clifford36
63Everett36
63Lester36
63Vernon36
67Bill35
67Orville35
67Sam35
70Daniel34
71Ben33
71Melvin33
73Theodore32
74Andrew31
74Wilbur31
76Francis30
76Roscoe30
76Wilson30
79Gilbert29
80Edwin28
80Marion28
82Elbert27
83Alfred26
83Alvin26
85Allen25
85Bernard25
85Hugh25
85Leo25
85Leslie25
90Benjamin24
90Harvey24
90Lloyd24
90Marshall24
94Clifton23
94Delbert23
94Ellis23
94Victor23
98Curtis22
99Earnest21
99Leroy21
99Maurice21
99Norman21
99Willis21