Most popular boys’ names in Kentucky, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	2,556
2	William	1,709
3	Larry	1,327
4	Robert	1,321
5	John	1,271
6	Charles	1,261
7	David	1,105
8	Michael	847
9	Gary	768
10	Donald	738
11	Jerry	729
12	Thomas	699
13	Richard	675
14	Ronald	671
15	Kenneth	594
16	Danny	552
17	Paul	500
18	George	451
19	Joseph	446
20	Billy	406
21	Roger	405
22	Ronnie	391
23	Bobby	387
24	Harold	343
25	Edward	322

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Terry	305
27	Dennis	299
28	Jimmy	295
29	Johnny	277
30	Roy	262
31	Carl	257
32	Joe	229
32	Stephen	229
34	Raymond	202
35	Phillip	190
36	Daniel	188
36	Wayne	188
38	Walter	179
39	Gerald	175
40	Jack	174
41	Ralph	169
42	Douglas	168
43	Tommy	166
44	Earl	163
45	Donnie	162
45	Henry	162
47	Eddie	158
48	Harry	149
48	Jackie	149
50	Frank	148
51	Glenn	147
52	Lawrence	144
53	Bill	137
54	Fred	136
54	Lonnie	136
56	Marvin	135
57	Randall	125
57	Steve	125
59	Bruce	124
60	Howard	123
60	Samuel	123
62	Jimmie	119
63	Darrell	117
63	Stanley	117
65	Arthur	116
65	Ray	116
67	Eugene	113
68	Ernest	111
68	Steven	111
70	Don	110
71	Clarence	109
72	Garry	107
73	Gregory	106
74	Barry	105
75	Russell	104
76	Chester	93
77	Philip	92
78	Mike	91
79	Allen	88
79	Willie	88
81	Jesse	86
82	Albert	85
82	Freddie	85
84	Clyde	84
85	Leonard	82
85	Norman	82
87	Anthony	80
87	Curtis	80
89	Lloyd	78
90	Vernon	77
91	Cecil	76
92	Dale	73
92	Louis	73
92	Melvin	73
95	Rodney	72
96	Tony	70
97	Clifford	67
97	Timothy	67
99	Arnold	66
99	Mark	66