Most popular boys’ names in Louisiana, 1941

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,239
2	John	1,088
3	Robert	866
4	Joseph	774
5	Charles	767
6	William	560
7	Donald	381
8	George	369
9	Willie	368
10	Jerry	362
11	Thomas	349
12	Richard	335
13	Edward	321
14	Ronald	318
15	David	315
16	Henry	300
17	Larry	252
18	Gerald	240
19	Paul	223
20	Frank	221
21	Raymond	217
22	Louis	216
23	Roy	211
24	Kenneth	203
25	Bobby	198

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Billy	184
27	Earl	176
28	Albert	174
29	Harold	169
30	Johnny	168
30	Lawrence	168
32	Clarence	167
32	Walter	167
34	Arthur	161
35	Alvin	157
35	Michael	157
37	Leroy	155
38	Melvin	144
39	Joe	138
40	Ernest	128
41	Eugene	125
41	Harry	125
43	Carl	124
44	Eddie	119
44	Samuel	119
46	Herman	118
47	Fred	115
47	Jimmy	115
49	Daniel	114
50	Herbert	112
51	Anthony	111
51	Wayne	111
53	Allen	109
53	Andrew	109
55	Ralph	108
56	Alfred	104
56	Leonard	104
58	Jesse	99
59	Jack	98
60	Curtis	93
60	Jimmie	93
60	Warren	93
60	Wilbert	93
64	Gary	90
65	Leon	86
66	Lee	83
66	Tommy	83
68	Lloyd	80
69	Floyd	79
70	Jessie	77
70	Peter	77
70	Ray	77
73	Freddie	76
73	Russell	76
75	Norman	73
75	Philip	73
77	Calvin	70
77	Gene	70
77	Johnnie	70
77	Leo	70
77	Lester	70
77	Patrick	70
83	Clyde	68
83	Milton	68
85	Alton	67
85	Rodney	67
87	Howard	65
88	Charlie	64
89	Dennis	62
90	Roland	61
90	Roosevelt	61
92	Ronnie	59
92	Sam	59
92	Sidney	59
92	Terry	59
96	Clifford	58
96	Lionel	58
96	Marvin	58
99	Don	56
100	Douglas	53
100	Earnest	53