Most popular boys’ names in Louisiana, 1927

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,029
2	John	961
3	Joseph	833
4	Robert	592
5	William	560
6	Charles	493
7	Willie	393
8	George	375
9	Henry	345
10	Edward	307
11	Louis	270
12	Frank	254
13	Thomas	252
14	Albert	243
15	Walter	206
16	Clarence	194
17	Richard	192
18	Raymond	187
19	Paul	180
20	Earl	175
21	Ernest	168
22	Roy	165
23	Leroy	164
24	Harold	158
25	Jack	154

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alvin	151
27	Arthur	140
27	Eugene	140
29	Lawrence	139
30	David	132
31	Donald	130
32	Joe	128
32	Samuel	128
34	Herbert	122
35	Herman	114
36	Andrew	107
37	Lloyd	105
37	Melvin	105
39	Eddie	104
39	Floyd	104
39	Harry	104
42	Alfred	102
43	Leon	99
44	Calvin	97
45	Jessie	95
45	Lee	95
47	Charlie	93
47	Ray	93
49	Anthony	92
50	Allen	90
51	Sidney	89
52	Carl	88
53	Milton	86
54	Warren	85
55	Howard	84
56	Billy	83
56	Jesse	83
58	Fred	82
58	Leo	82
60	Francis	81
60	Ralph	81
62	Sam	79
63	Leonard	77
63	Wilbert	77
65	Clifton	76
65	Clyde	76
67	Daniel	75
68	Johnnie	74
69	Percy	69
70	Peter	68
70	Roland	68
72	Johnny	67
72	Lester	67
74	Wallace	65
75	Huey	62
76	Gerald	60
77	Edwin	59
78	Claude	58
78	Freddie	58
78	Kenneth	58
81	Alton	56
81	Oscar	56
83	Norman	54
83	Wilfred	54
85	Jimmie	53
85	Wilson	53
87	Curtis	52
87	Earnest	52
87	Russell	52
90	Isaac	50
91	Lionel	49
92	Stanley	48
93	Cleveland	47
93	Vernon	47
95	Marvin	45
95	Rudolph	45
97	Adam	44
97	Alex	44
97	Cecil	44
97	Clifford	44
97	Horace	44