Most popular boys’ names in Kentucky, 1934

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	2,052
2	William	1,403
3	Charles	1,164
4	Robert	1,154
5	John	927
6	Donald	765
7	Billy	557
8	Bobby	553
9	George	467
10	Paul	433
11	Kenneth	402
12	Thomas	395
13	Harold	390
14	Richard	295
15	Edward	291
16	Joseph	285
17	Joe	272
18	Carl	253
18	Jack	253
20	David	252
21	Roy	250
22	Raymond	234
23	Earl	210
24	Eugene	196
25	Ronald	191

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Walter	188
27	Ray	183
28	Franklin	180
29	Ralph	175
30	Henry	172
31	Frank	156
32	Howard	147
32	Jerry	147
34	Fred	143
35	Bill	138
36	Harry	127
37	Gene	123
37	Marvin	123
39	Ernest	121
39	Jimmie	121
41	Jimmy	120
42	Arthur	117
43	Jesse	113
44	Clarence	112
45	Clyde	111
46	Norman	110
47	Russell	108
47	Vernon	108
49	Herbert	107
50	Albert	103
51	Jackie	101
51	Willie	101
53	Cecil	99
53	Gerald	99
55	Don	98
55	Elmer	98
57	Billie	96
58	Wayne	94
59	Lawrence	93
60	Clifford	90
60	Herman	90
62	Samuel	89
63	Curtis	88
63	Hubert	88
65	Floyd	86
65	Glenn	86
65	Leonard	86
68	Lee	83
69	Chester	82
70	Homer	81
71	Virgil	78
72	Lewis	77
72	Stanley	77
74	Arnold	74
74	Larry	74
74	Willard	74
77	Charlie	73
77	Everett	73
79	Glen	71
79	Melvin	71
81	Junior	70
82	Louis	69
83	Leon	64
84	Johnny	61
85	Bobbie	60
85	Lloyd	60
87	Tommy	58
88	Claude	57
89	Dennis	56
89	Edwin	56
89	Lowell	56
92	Allen	55
92	Bob	55
92	Leroy	55
92	Wallace	55
96	Ben	54
96	Marion	54
98	Daniel	53
98	Leslie	53
98	Roger	53