Most popular boys’ names in Louisiana, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,287
2	John	1,116
3	Robert	993
4	Charles	823
5	Joseph	678
6	William	595
7	Richard	472
8	Thomas	393
9	Donald	383
9	George	383
11	David	379
12	Michael	375
13	Willie	374
14	Larry	371
15	Ronald	350
16	Jerry	313
17	Edward	306
18	Kenneth	300
19	Henry	255
20	Paul	240
21	Louis	228
22	Johnny	221
23	Raymond	218
24	Roy	208
25	Harold	206

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Frank	205
27	Albert	192
28	Gerald	187
29	Walter	183
30	Lawrence	181
31	Bobby	166
32	Gary	165
33	Arthur	161
34	Billy	158
35	Wayne	154
36	Earl	153
36	Eddie	153
38	Leroy	150
39	Jimmy	148
39	Joe	148
41	Clarence	145
42	Ernest	143
43	Alvin	140
44	Anthony	137
45	Harry	125
46	Melvin	123
47	Allen	122
48	Daniel	120
49	Eugene	119
50	Leonard	112
51	Jimmie	111
52	Tommy	108
53	Ronnie	107
54	Douglas	106
54	Patrick	106
56	Carl	103
56	Herbert	103
58	Terry	102
59	Alfred	100
59	Samuel	100
61	Dennis	98
61	Herman	98
63	Curtis	96
63	Lloyd	96
65	Lee	93
65	Ralph	93
67	Jesse	88
67	Wilbert	88
69	Calvin	87
70	Fred	85
70	Milton	85
72	Freddie	84
72	Jack	84
72	Russell	84
75	Roger	83
76	Andrew	81
76	Howard	81
78	Warren	80
79	Leon	79
79	Ray	79
79	Roland	79
82	Floyd	77
83	Lionel	75
84	Danny	71
84	Jessie	71
86	Rodney	69
87	Gene	67
87	Lester	67
89	Glenn	66
90	Charlie	62
90	Stephen	62
92	Clyde	61
92	Steve	61
94	Peter	59
94	Sidney	59
96	Johnnie	58
96	Norman	58
98	Philip	57
99	Oscar	56
100	Marvin	55