Most popular boys’ names in Maine, 1920

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert288
2John215
3Charles172
4William166
5George163
6James157
7Donald151
8Joseph149
9Richard129
10Edward118
11Raymond117
12Harold115
13Arthur110
14Albert93
15Paul88
15Ralph88
17Philip80
18Roland79
19Kenneth75
20Lawrence74
21Frank71
22Henry65
22Thomas65
22Walter65
25Ernest61
RankNameBabies
26Stanley60
27Leo56
28Norman55
29Clarence51
29Roger51
31Earl50
32Eugene49
33Alfred47
33Herbert47
35Francis45
36Howard44
37Gerald43
37Harry43
39Frederick41
40Carl39
41Warren37
42Bernard36
42David36
42Everett36
45Chester35
45Maurice35
47Clifford34
48Fred33
49Elmer32
50Lewis31
51Louis30
51Russell30
53Arnold29
54Lloyd27
54Merle27
54Vernon27
57Clayton26
57Wilfred26
59Carroll25
59Gordon25
59Leon25
62Lionel24
62Theodore24
64Lester23
64Roy23
64Wallace23
67Edwin21
67Gerard21
67Gilbert21
67Melvin21
67Samuel21
72Alton20
72Laurence20
72Linwood20
72Lucien20
76Cecil19
76Franklin19
76Guy19
76Leonard19
80Keith18
80Milton18
80Victor18
83Anthony17
83Armand17
83Leland17
83Wendell17
87Clyde16
87Edmund16
87Emile16
87Nelson16
91Earle15
91Edgar15
93Andrew14
93Carleton14
93Claude14
93Douglas14
93Fernand14
93Malcolm14
93Vincent14
93Wilbur14