Most popular boys’ names in Louisiana, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,355
2	John	1,071
3	Robert	940
4	Charles	832
5	Joseph	772
6	William	662
7	George	446
8	Willie	434
9	Thomas	405
10	Donald	388
11	Richard	380
12	David	365
13	Edward	331
14	Henry	322
15	Jerry	321
16	Ronald	313
17	Frank	267
18	Louis	266
19	Paul	262
20	Larry	260
21	Kenneth	248
22	Gerald	227
23	Douglas	224
24	Albert	222
25	Harold	210

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Raymond	205
27	Bobby	204
28	Roy	200
29	Michael	198
30	Lawrence	184
31	Billy	179
32	Johnny	178
33	Walter	172
34	Arthur	171
35	Joe	170
36	Clarence	167
37	Leroy	157
38	Alvin	148
38	Jimmy	148
40	Earl	147
40	Ernest	147
42	Melvin	137
43	Eugene	135
44	Samuel	132
45	Herman	129
46	Alfred	127
46	Eddie	127
48	Herbert	125
49	Leon	122
50	Freddie	119
51	Gary	113
52	Andrew	111
53	Jesse	108
54	Anthony	107
54	Daniel	107
56	Harry	106
57	Warren	105
58	Lee	104
59	Wayne	103
60	Carl	101
60	Tommy	101
62	Jack	99
63	Lloyd	96
63	Milton	96
65	Allen	95
65	Jimmie	95
67	Curtis	94
68	Leo	93
69	Ray	90
70	Leonard	89
71	Ralph	87
72	Charlie	86
72	Fred	86
74	Clyde	83
74	Wilbert	83
76	Sidney	82
77	Floyd	80
77	Howard	80
79	Patrick	76
80	Don	75
81	Lester	74
81	Ronnie	74
81	Russell	74
84	Francis	71
85	Gene	70
85	Terry	70
87	Calvin	68
87	Lionel	68
89	Glenn	67
89	Peter	67
89	Rodney	67
92	Jessie	66
92	Johnnie	66
92	Norman	66
95	Philip	63
96	Roland	62
97	Roger	61
97	Stephen	61
99	Clifton	59
99	Sam	59