Most popular boys’ names in Louisiana, 1924

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	925
2	John	859
3	Joseph	790
4	Robert	630
5	William	532
6	Charles	450
7	George	412
8	Willie	383
9	Henry	375
10	Edward	307
11	Louis	277
12	Frank	263
13	Thomas	238
14	Albert	222
15	Clarence	204
16	Walter	186
17	Richard	184
18	Harold	175
19	Paul	169
20	Lawrence	168
21	Raymond	161
22	Roy	160
23	Earl	146
24	Arthur	144
25	Leroy	143

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joe	141
27	Jack	135
28	David	131
29	Ernest	129
29	Herman	129
31	Alvin	125
32	Calvin	119
33	Leon	113
33	Warren	113
35	Harry	108
36	Anthony	105
36	Eugene	105
38	Lloyd	99
39	Herbert	95
40	Samuel	93
41	Jessie	92
42	Sidney	91
43	Charlie	90
44	Allen	88
44	Howard	88
46	Alfred	84
46	Fred	84
48	Leo	83
49	Milton	82
50	Eddie	81
50	Francis	81
52	Melvin	79
53	Donald	78
53	Sam	78
55	Ralph	77
55	Ray	77
57	Leonard	74
58	Andrew	72
59	Norman	71
59	Peter	71
61	Lee	70
61	Percy	70
63	Clifton	69
63	Lester	69
65	Floyd	67
65	Wallace	67
67	Earnest	64
68	Chester	63
68	Philip	63
70	Curtis	61
70	Jesse	61
70	Roland	61
73	Alex	59
73	Wilbert	59
75	Johnnie	58
75	Willis	58
77	Clyde	57
77	Vincent	57
79	Daniel	54
79	Morris	54
79	Oscar	54
79	Russell	54
83	Johnny	53
84	Stanley	52
84	Vernon	52
86	Edwin	49
86	Emile	49
86	Freddie	49
86	Kenneth	49
90	Alton	48
90	Claude	48
90	Clifford	48
90	Marvin	48
90	Wilson	48
95	Benjamin	47
95	Bernard	47
95	Gerald	47
98	Luther	46
99	Gilbert	44
100	Theodore	43