Most popular boys’ names in Maine, 1939

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

RankNameBabies
1Richard416
2Robert401
3John269
4David216
5William188
6James186
7Donald184
8Ronald149
9Paul139
10Roger136
11Charles134
12George125
13Raymond119
14Thomas91
15Kenneth87
16Peter83
17Gerald81
18Edward78
18Wayne78
20Joseph67
21Arthur66
21Roland66
23Michael65
24Gary62
24Philip62
RankNameBabies
26Ralph60
27Norman59
28Lawrence58
29Bruce53
30Frederick48
31Albert47
31Harold47
33Walter45
34Frank44
35Eugene42
36Dale41
37Daniel38
38Alfred34
38Stephen34
40Francis33
41Carl32
41Leo32
41Maurice32
44Gordon31
45Bernard30
45Dennis30
45Henry30
45Normand30
49Dana28
49Ernest28
51Larry25
51Louis25
53Harry24
53Stanley24
55Carroll23
55Lewis23
57Alan22
57Clifford22
57Howard22
60Leroy21
60Leslie21
60Lloyd21
63Douglas20
63Gerard20
63Phillip20
63Reginald20
63Russell20
68Earl19
68Fred19
68Lionel19
71Clarence18
71Gilbert18
71Herbert18
71Rodney18
75Allen17
75Anthony17
75Jack17
78Andrew16
78Barry16
78Clyde16
78Edwin16
78Everett16
78Leon16
78Linwood16
78Nelson16
78Wallace16
78Wilfred16
88Jerry15
88Lester15
88Theodore15
88Warren15
92Allan14
92Bertrand14
92Brian14
92Clayton14
92Conrad14
92Lee14
92Leonard14
92Melvin14
92Roy14