Most popular boys’ names in Maine, 1950

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert484
2David432
3Richard420
4Michael409
5John372
6James357
7William229
8Stephen228
9Paul207
10Donald204
11Ronald196
12Thomas184
13Gary174
14Bruce154
14Daniel154
16Charles145
17Dennis141
18George137
19Peter136
20Roger128
21Steven120
22Kenneth114
23Wayne111
24Raymond108
25Gregory105
RankNameBabies
26Joseph104
27Larry100
28Mark97
29Edward96
30Dana88
31Lawrence86
32Brian84
33Philip83
34Gerald79
35Timothy76
36Alan65
37Jeffrey63
38Norman59
39Frederick55
39Harold55
41Roland54
42Arthur53
42Douglas53
44Frank51
45Dale50
46Barry47
46Ralph47
46Rodney47
49Russell41
50Maurice39
51Walter38
52Scott36
52Terry36
54Carl35
54Patrick35
56Craig33
56Eugene33
58Albert32
58Allen32
58Stanley32
61Louis31
62Bernard30
63Anthony29
63Eric29
63Glenn29
63Leo29
67Allan27
67Henry27
67Roy27
70Christopher26
70Keith26
72Andrew25
72Francis25
72Gerard25
75Darrell23
75Harry23
75Randall23
78Danny22
78Ernest22
78Fred22
81Guy21
81Howard21
83Clayton20
83Clifford20
83Gordon20
83Herbert20
83Lloyd20
83Terrance20
89Alfred19
89Jerry19
89Lee19
89Leon19
89Leonard19
89Neil19
95Blaine18
95Brent18
95Carroll18
95Jack18
95Kerry18
100Dean17
100Joel17
100Jon17
100Marc17