Most popular boys’ names in Louisiana, 1916

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	674
2	James	615
3	Joseph	557
4	William	433
5	Robert	362
5	Willie	362
7	George	355
8	Henry	288
9	Charles	252
9	Edward	252
11	Frank	237
12	Louis	197
13	Albert	193
14	Thomas	189
15	Clarence	158
16	Walter	153
17	Earl	148
18	Joe	147
19	Lawrence	137
20	Paul	131
21	Arthur	129
22	Ernest	128
23	Roy	104
24	Harold	103
25	Herbert	102

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sam	99
27	Richard	95
28	Harry	93
29	Alvin	92
29	Herman	92
31	Andrew	89
32	David	87
32	Eddie	87
32	Jack	87
35	Fred	84
35	Leon	84
37	Leroy	83
38	Raymond	82
39	Eugene	80
39	Jessie	80
41	Lee	79
42	Anthony	76
43	Charlie	72
43	Samuel	72
45	Alfred	71
46	Sidney	69
47	Percy	67
48	Howard	66
49	Claude	65
50	Leo	63
50	Lloyd	63
52	Jesse	62
52	Johnnie	62
52	Milton	62
52	Wilson	62
56	Lester	61
57	Melvin	60
58	Allen	58
58	Woodrow	58
60	Edwin	57
61	Earnest	56
61	Ralph	56
63	Francis	54
64	Freddie	52
64	Oscar	52
66	Peter	51
67	Carl	50
67	Clifton	50
67	Leonard	50
70	Chester	49
70	Wilfred	49
72	Morris	48
73	Daniel	47
74	Floyd	46
75	Clyde	45
76	Edgar	44
77	Horace	43
78	Charley	41
78	Ray	41
78	Warren	41
78	Wilbert	41
82	Gilbert	40
83	Ellis	39
84	Curtis	38
84	Isaac	38
84	Julius	38
84	Oliver	38
84	Willard	38
89	Ben	37
90	Cleveland	36
90	Emile	36
90	Maurice	36
93	Cecil	35
93	Wallace	35
95	Bernard	34
95	Calvin	34
95	Johnny	34
95	Vincent	34
99	Alex	33
99	Bennie	33
99	Elmer	33