Most popular boys’ names in Kentucky, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	2,455
2	William	1,515
3	Robert	1,253
4	John	1,189
5	Charles	1,147
6	Larry	1,078
7	David	939
8	Jerry	695
9	Donald	673
10	Ronald	651
11	Michael	628
12	Gary	621
13	Richard	554
14	Thomas	549
15	Kenneth	504
16	George	468
17	Billy	462
17	Paul	462
19	Joseph	429
20	Danny	427
21	Roger	410
22	Bobby	370
23	Ronnie	329
24	Harold	307
25	Roy	277

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jimmy	274
27	Edward	270
28	Carl	242
29	Dennis	235
30	Terry	217
31	Johnny	216
31	Raymond	216
33	Joe	196
34	Ralph	179
34	Tommy	179
36	Gerald	178
37	Daniel	167
38	Wayne	157
39	Jack	154
39	Walter	154
41	Earl	152
41	Frank	152
41	Phillip	152
44	Stephen	149
45	Douglas	148
45	Henry	148
47	Jackie	135
48	Eddie	132
49	Donnie	130
50	Ray	128
51	Harry	125
52	Jimmie	119
53	Howard	116
54	Albert	114
54	Clarence	114
54	Darrell	114
57	Bill	113
58	Russell	110
59	Glenn	109
60	Don	108
61	Eugene	107
61	Marvin	107
63	Lawrence	104
63	Lonnie	104
65	Ernest	103
66	Arthur	101
67	Barry	95
68	Bruce	92
68	Randall	92
68	Samuel	92
71	Cecil	90
71	Fred	90
73	Jesse	89
74	Leonard	88
75	Curtis	85
75	Norman	85
77	Willie	83
78	Philip	81
79	Chester	80
80	Melvin	79
81	Freddie	78
81	Stanley	78
83	Allen	76
83	Clyde	76
85	Steve	72
85	Vernon	72
87	Elmer	70
88	Anthony	69
88	Leslie	69
90	Garry	68
90	Lloyd	68
90	Louis	68
93	Dale	67
93	Glen	67
95	Gene	65
95	Herbert	65
95	Mike	65
98	Floyd	62
99	Jim	61
100	Claude	59
100	Lee	59
100	Rodney	59