Most popular boys’ names in Louisiana, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,032
2	John	871
3	Joseph	677
4	Robert	625
5	Charles	579
6	William	418
7	Donald	331
8	Willie	324
9	George	299
10	Richard	290
11	Henry	224
12	Edward	221
13	Thomas	218
14	Billy	216
15	Earl	208
16	Albert	207
17	Raymond	206
18	Paul	203
19	Bobby	198
20	Louis	194
21	Jerry	188
22	Joe	184
23	Frank	165
23	Ronald	165
25	Walter	162

Rank	Name	Babies
26	David	159
27	Gerald	158
27	Harold	158
29	Leroy	157
30	Huey	153
31	Clarence	151
32	Roy	142
33	Kenneth	132
34	Arthur	126
35	Allen	118
36	Ernest	116
37	Lawrence	114
38	Larry	112
39	Eugene	111
40	Alvin	109
41	Herbert	107
42	Melvin	105
43	Harry	103
44	Carl	97
45	Johnny	96
46	Alfred	94
47	Eddie	92
47	Herman	92
47	Leon	92
50	Jessie	88
50	Jimmy	88
52	Anthony	87
53	Lee	86
54	Curtis	84
54	Jack	84
54	Leo	84
57	Howard	82
58	Wilbert	80
59	Ray	78
60	Clyde	77
60	Floyd	77
60	Jimmie	77
63	Andrew	75
64	Lester	73
65	Ralph	71
66	Calvin	67
66	Charlie	67
66	Leonard	67
66	Milton	67
66	Samuel	67
71	Fred	66
72	Johnnie	65
73	Alton	64
73	Daniel	64
75	Lionel	63
75	Roland	63
75	Sidney	63
75	Warren	63
79	Francis	62
79	Lloyd	62
79	Percy	62
82	Roosevelt	61
83	Tommy	59
84	Claude	57
84	Freddie	57
86	Philip	56
87	Norman	55
88	Oscar	54
89	Jesse	53
89	Marvin	53
89	Otis	53
92	Russell	49
93	Earnest	48
94	Gene	47
94	Vincent	47
96	Rodney	46
96	Wallace	46
98	Clifton	45
98	Don	45
98	Sam	45