Most popular boys’ names in Louisiana, 1919

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

RankNameBabies
1John826
2James759
3Joseph700
4William509
5Robert437
6George424
7Willie403
8Henry323
9Charles314
10Edward286
11Louis269
12Albert248
13Frank247
14Thomas240
15Clarence211
16Walter164
17Paul161
18Joe157
19Lawrence149
20Earl141
21Arthur138
22Richard135
23Roy132
24Ernest129
25Herman122
RankNameBabies
26Harry118
27Eddie117
28Alvin116
28Samuel116
30Harold115
31Andrew113
32Leroy108
32Woodrow108
34Raymond104
35Jack103
36David101
36Eugene101
36Fred101
36Jessie101
40Herbert99
41Wilson95
42Sam92
43Alfred89
44Anthony87
44Lee87
46Sidney86
47Howard84
48Lloyd82
49Johnnie81
49Leon81
51Charlie80
52Melvin79
53Wilbert77
54Percy76
55Leonard75
56Floyd74
57Daniel73
58Leo72
58Warren72
60Milton70
61Jesse69
62Allen68
62Francis68
64Curtis60
64Lester60
66Claude59
67Isaac57
68Edwin56
69Freddie55
70Clyde54
70Peter54
70Philip54
73Alex52
74Clifton51
74Horace51
76Jimmie50
76Ralph50
78Carl49
78Chester49
80Earnest48
81Norman47
82Clifford46
82Oscar46
84Emile45
84Oliver45
84Ray45
84Wallace45
88Alton44
88Felix44
88Otis44
88Victor44
92Benjamin43
92Vincent43
94Edgar42
94Morris42
96Adam40
96Bernard40
96Jim40
96Jules40
96Mack40
96Marvin40
96Wilfred40