Most popular boys’ names in Maine, 1948

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert557
2John459
3Richard456
4David450
5James350
6Michael311
7William259
8Ronald229
9Donald224
10Paul221
11Thomas214
12Stephen203
13Roger162
14Dennis155
15Daniel153
16Gary152
17George150
18Peter143
19Bruce136
20Kenneth130
21Charles122
22Joseph120
23Edward118
24Raymond117
25Larry109
RankNameBabies
26Wayne108
27Lawrence97
28Gerald85
29Steven83
29Timothy83
31Philip78
32Gregory67
33Dana66
33Mark66
35Brian65
35Douglas65
37Arthur63
38Harold62
39Frank60
40Alan58
40Albert58
40Norman58
40Roland58
44Dale54
44Jeffrey54
44Ralph54
47Frederick52
48Russell46
49Terry45
50Carl44
50Eugene44
52Gerard42
52Rodney42
54Stanley38
55Francis36
55Walter36
57Patrick35
58Allen34
58Bernard34
58Maurice34
61Ernest32
61Louis32
63Gordon31
64Andrew30
64Barry30
66Craig29
66Keith29
66Normand29
69Glenn28
70Alfred27
71Anthony26
71Leo26
73Clifford25
73Fred25
75Darrell23
75Harry23
75Reginald23
75Scott23
79Dwight22
79Howard22
79Warren22
82Arnold21
82Christopher21
82Edwin21
85Allan20
85Henry20
85Herbert20
85Lee20
85Victor20
90Danny19
90Earl19
90Galen19
90Jerry19
90Leroy19
90Marc19
90Theodore19
97Franklin18
97Joel18
97Jon18
97Leonard18
97Martin18
97Roy18
97Terrance18