Most popular boys’ names in Louisiana, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	914
2	John	762
3	Joseph	700
4	Robert	606
5	Charles	512
6	William	430
7	George	334
8	Willie	312
9	Henry	300
10	Edward	285
11	Louis	245
12	Thomas	223
13	Frank	204
14	Donald	197
15	Paul	195
16	Albert	191
17	Clarence	187
17	Harold	187
17	Richard	187
20	Raymond	186
21	Earl	167
22	Roy	152
23	Billy	151
24	Ernest	148
25	Walter	147

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Leroy	145
27	Lawrence	140
28	Bobby	130
29	David	127
29	Jack	127
31	Joe	124
32	Jerry	119
33	Alvin	112
34	Alfred	110
35	Eugene	109
36	Arthur	102
37	Herbert	100
38	Herman	98
38	Huey	98
40	Gerald	97
40	Samuel	97
42	Kenneth	96
42	Melvin	96
44	Lloyd	94
45	Jessie	91
46	Anthony	89
46	Harry	89
48	Dudley	87
49	Andrew	86
50	Allen	84
50	Eddie	84
50	Leon	84
53	Milton	83
54	Leonard	82
55	Johnny	79
55	Lee	79
57	Daniel	78
58	Ray	77
58	Warren	77
60	Carl	74
60	Fred	74
62	Leo	72
62	Peter	72
64	Jimmie	71
64	Wilbert	71
66	Charlie	70
66	Curtis	70
66	Francis	70
69	Calvin	69
69	Floyd	69
71	Johnnie	67
71	Norman	67
71	Ralph	67
74	Howard	65
75	Oscar	63
76	Clyde	62
76	Jesse	62
78	Roland	61
79	Alton	58
79	Lester	58
81	Sam	57
81	Sidney	57
83	Clifton	56
84	Jimmy	55
85	Percy	53
86	Marvin	51
87	Claude	48
88	Douglas	47
88	Edwin	47
90	Lionel	44
90	Morris	44
92	Hubert	43
92	Tommy	43
94	Cecil	42
94	Chester	42
94	Gilbert	42
97	Earnest	41
97	Edgar	41
97	Irvin	41
97	Larry	41
97	Vernon	41
97	Wallace	41