Most popular boys’ names in Maryland, 1915

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	William	763
2	John	692
3	Charles	571
4	James	559
5	George	422
6	Joseph	407
7	Robert	304
8	Edward	261
9	Harry	199
10	Thomas	191
11	Frank	167
12	Walter	144
13	Paul	141
14	Howard	135
15	Albert	134
16	Henry	130
17	Richard	124
18	Francis	115
19	Raymond	109
20	Samuel	102
21	Arthur	99
22	Clarence	98
23	Louis	97
24	Melvin	89
25	Harold	78

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Frederick	70
27	David	69
27	Donald	69
29	Norman	65
30	Elmer	63
31	Bernard	61
32	Earl	59
32	Milton	59
34	Carl	58
35	Herman	55
35	Ralph	55
37	Benjamin	54
38	Kenneth	53
38	Lawrence	53
40	Herbert	52
41	Ernest	51
42	Andrew	50
42	Daniel	50
42	Leroy	50
45	Alfred	46
45	Edwin	46
47	Edgar	45
48	Vernon	44
49	Leo	43
49	Leonard	43
51	Russell	40
52	Stanley	36
53	Lewis	35
53	Philip	35
55	Anthony	34
55	Chester	34
55	Lester	34
55	Sidney	34
59	Morris	32
60	Eugene	31
60	Franklin	31
60	Martin	31
60	Roy	31
60	Theodore	31
60	Wilbur	31
66	Carroll	30
66	Irvin	30
66	Willard	30
69	Fred	28
69	Leon	28
69	Michael	28
72	Calvin	27
72	Gordon	27
72	Jack	27
72	Jesse	27
76	Alvin	26
77	Gilbert	25
77	Harvey	25
77	Maurice	25
77	Woodrow	25
81	Vincent	24
82	Roland	23
83	Clifton	22
84	Jerome	21
84	Oscar	21
84	Preston	21
87	Lloyd	20
87	Stephen	20
89	Clifford	19
89	Horace	19
89	Oliver	19
89	Roger	19
93	August	18
93	Julius	18
93	Marvin	18
93	Nathan	18
93	Peter	18
98	Alexander	17
98	Allen	17
98	Austin	17
98	Floyd	17
98	Jacob	17