Most popular boys’ names in Louisiana, 1922

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	953
2	John	870
3	Joseph	780
4	William	583
5	Robert	547
6	Charles	425
7	Willie	421
8	George	415
9	Henry	392
10	Edward	316
11	Louis	315
12	Frank	256
13	Thomas	248
14	Clarence	229
15	Albert	223
16	Walter	199
17	Paul	187
18	Earl	184
19	Harold	173
20	Lawrence	169
21	Ernest	162
22	Roy	158
23	Raymond	148
24	Arthur	147
24	Herman	147

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Richard	146
27	David	141
28	Joe	139
29	Andrew	129
30	Leroy	125
31	Jack	119
32	Warren	116
33	Harry	112
33	Milton	112
35	Sam	108
36	Alvin	107
36	Jessie	107
38	Samuel	106
38	Sidney	106
40	Herbert	105
41	Leon	104
42	Alfred	103
43	Anthony	98
44	Eugene	95
45	Eddie	94
46	Howard	93
47	Leo	92
48	Charlie	91
48	Fred	91
50	Lloyd	90
51	Melvin	89
51	Wilbert	89
53	Francis	88
54	Lee	87
55	Leonard	86
56	Jesse	81
57	Percy	78
58	Curtis	72
58	Daniel	72
60	Claude	71
60	Clyde	71
60	Lester	71
60	Peter	71
64	Oscar	70
65	Edwin	69
65	Floyd	69
65	Morris	69
65	Philip	69
69	Johnnie	67
70	Freddie	65
71	Allen	64
71	Ralph	64
73	Carl	62
73	Clifton	62
73	Donald	62
73	Johnny	62
77	Ray	61
78	Earnest	59
78	Vernon	59
80	Norman	58
80	Wilson	58
82	Frederick	57
83	Wallace	55
84	Jimmie	53
85	Lionel	52
86	Emile	51
86	Roland	51
88	Victor	50
89	Vincent	48
90	Chester	47
91	Gilbert	46
91	Willis	46
93	Alton	45
93	Cleveland	45
93	Isaac	45
93	Oliver	45
97	Clifford	44
97	Edgar	44
99	Marvin	43
99	Theodore	43