Most popular boys’ names in Maine, 1927

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert387
2John260
3Richard218
4William195
5Donald188
6George173
7Charles171
8James142
9Raymond136
10Joseph122
11Harold114
12Paul109
13Edward104
14Arthur95
15Kenneth94
16Albert87
17Ralph78
18Frank77
19Roger75
20Roland74
21Philip72
22Lawrence71
23Gerald66
23Norman66
25Maurice59
RankNameBabies
26Walter58
27Thomas55
28Clarence54
29Eugene52
29Harry52
29Henry52
32Francis48
33Leo45
34Ernest44
35David42
35Earl42
37Carl40
37Stanley40
39Ronald39
40Carroll38
40Gerard38
40Reginald38
43Herbert37
43Howard37
43Louis37
46Everett35
46Fred35
46Frederick35
46Russell35
50Alfred33
50Edwin33
52Bernard32
53Lloyd31
54Clifford29
54Floyd29
56Gordon27
56Lewis27
58Leonard26
59Chester24
59Elmer24
61Theodore23
62Clyde22
62Linwood22
62Malcolm22
62Stephen22
62Wendell22
67Armand21
67Clayton21
67Leon21
67Leroy21
67Lucien21
67Merle21
73Warren20
74Douglas19
74Fernand19
74Keith19
74Normand19
78Lester18
78Lionel18
78Maynard18
78Roy18
78Vernon18
83Arnold17
83Edgar17
83Herman17
83Laurence17
83Peter17
88Andrew16
88Cecil16
88Clifton16
88Gilbert16
88Leslie16
88Marcel16
88Milton16
88Samuel16
96Melvin15
96Wilfred15
98Calvin14
98Daniel14
98Patrick14
98Ray14