Most popular boys’ names in Maine, 1918

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

RankNameBabies
1John246
2Robert210
3George188
4William180
5Joseph158
6Charles151
7James138
8Richard111
9Donald107
10Paul105
11Harold104
12Arthur101
13Albert90
13Raymond90
15Ralph84
16Edward78
17Frank76
18Walter75
19Kenneth71
19Philip71
21Roland67
22Lawrence64
23Francis63
24Leo62
25Henry61
RankNameBabies
25Thomas61
27Norman55
28Stanley54
29Harry53
30Clarence51
31Herbert50
32Fred48
33Alfred47
33Ernest47
35Roger44
36Maurice41
37Louis39
38Gerald37
39Frederick36
40Carl35
40Earl35
42Leon34
42Lloyd34
42Russell34
45Armand33
45Gordon33
47David31
48Howard30
49Bernard28
50Edwin27
50Elmer27
50Eugene27
53Lewis26
54Andrew25
54Carroll25
54Lionel25
57Arnold24
57Leroy24
59Guy23
60Gerard22
60Gilbert22
60Theodore22
63Chester21
63Clayton21
63Clifford21
63Wilfred21
67Edgar20
67Patrick20
67Vernon20
70Alton19
70Cecil19
70Earle19
70Everett19
70Leonard19
70Merle19
70Woodrow19
77Claude18
77Lester18
77Oscar18
77Percy18
77Reginald18
82Daniel17
82Floyd17
82Linwood17
82Ronald17
82Roy17
82Wallace17
82Willard17
89Clyde16
89Franklin16
89Leslie16
89Melvin16
89Peter16
89Victor16
89Wendell16
96Alexander15
96Lucien15
96Merton15
96Warren15
100Elwood14
100Harvey14
100Laurence14
100Maynard14
100Stephen14
100Vincent14