Most popular boys’ names in Louisiana, 1918

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	847
2	James	732
3	Joseph	649
4	William	518
5	Robert	415
6	Willie	408
7	George	389
8	Henry	328
9	Charles	304
10	Louis	266
11	Edward	264
12	Frank	256
13	Albert	239
14	Thomas	211
15	Clarence	183
16	Walter	177
17	Paul	158
18	Woodrow	144
19	Earl	139
20	Joe	134
21	Wilson	133
22	Arthur	129
23	Ernest	124
24	Harold	123
25	Alfred	120

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Roy	120
27	Sam	116
28	Lawrence	115
29	Leon	114
30	Samuel	111
31	Jack	110
32	Eddie	109
33	David	108
33	Raymond	108
35	Alvin	107
35	Harry	107
37	Charlie	105
38	Fred	102
39	Richard	101
40	Andrew	99
41	Sidney	93
42	Herman	92
42	Jessie	92
44	Lee	90
45	Howard	87
45	Leroy	87
47	Eugene	84
47	Lloyd	84
49	Jesse	83
50	Allen	81
51	Anthony	79
51	Herbert	79
53	Clifton	77
53	Johnnie	77
55	Francis	72
56	Milton	71
57	Floyd	66
58	Percy	65
59	Leo	64
59	Oscar	64
61	Leonard	63
62	Daniel	62
63	Claude	61
63	Curtis	61
65	Clyde	59
65	Edwin	59
67	Philip	58
67	Ralph	58
67	Wilbert	58
70	Earnest	57
71	Oliver	56
72	Wilfred	55
73	Chester	53
73	Melvin	53
75	Edgar	52
76	Lester	51
76	Peter	51
78	Ray	50
79	Isaac	49
80	Carl	48
80	Horace	48
82	Clifford	47
82	Freddie	47
82	Victor	47
85	Otis	46
85	Vincent	46
87	Johnny	43
87	Luther	43
87	Roland	43
90	Elmer	42
90	Morris	42
90	Willard	42
93	Emile	41
94	Julius	40
94	Norman	40
94	Warren	40
97	Alton	38
98	Ellis	37
98	Marvin	37
100	Archie	36
100	Jimmie	36
100	Jules	36