Most popular boys’ names in Louisiana, 1920

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	913
2	James	869
3	Joseph	745
4	William	567
5	Robert	468
6	George	432
7	Charles	401
8	Willie	372
9	Henry	330
10	Edward	326
11	Louis	282
12	Frank	278
13	Thomas	256
14	Albert	240
15	Clarence	187
16	Lawrence	181
16	Walter	181
18	Arthur	171
19	Harold	163
20	Joe	161
21	Paul	160
22	Earl	151
23	Roy	147
24	Richard	134
25	David	120

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Ernest	120
25	Raymond	120
28	Harry	119
29	Leroy	118
30	Eugene	116
30	Jack	116
32	Alvin	112
33	Alfred	111
34	Herman	107
35	Samuel	106
36	Leon	102
37	Andrew	100
37	Fred	100
37	Sam	100
40	Warren	99
41	Charlie	98
42	Eddie	94
43	Lee	93
44	Jessie	92
44	Lloyd	92
46	Howard	91
46	Sidney	91
48	Anthony	87
49	Milton	85
50	Leo	81
50	Leonard	81
52	Herbert	80
52	Wilbert	80
54	Claude	78
54	Johnnie	78
56	Allen	75
56	Francis	75
56	Jesse	75
59	Percy	72
60	Edwin	71
61	Clyde	69
62	Floyd	67
62	Philip	67
62	Ralph	67
65	Clifton	63
65	Melvin	63
67	Carl	62
67	Curtis	62
67	Morris	62
67	Oscar	62
67	Wilson	62
72	Daniel	61
73	Alton	58
73	Earnest	58
75	Freddie	57
75	Ray	57
77	Lester	56
78	Adam	55
79	Chester	53
80	Horace	52
80	Julius	52
80	Norman	52
80	Peter	52
80	Wallace	52
85	Vernon	51
85	Wilfred	51
87	Edgar	50
87	Johnny	50
87	Tom	50
87	Willis	50
91	Martin	47
92	Alex	45
92	Bernard	45
92	Jimmie	45
92	Roland	45
92	Vincent	45
97	Isaac	44
98	Donald	43
99	Bennie	41
99	Cecil	41
99	Gilbert	41
99	Nelson	41