Most popular boys’ names in Maryland, 1918

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	William	929
2	John	860
3	Charles	705
4	James	575
5	Joseph	477
6	George	444
7	Robert	414
8	Edward	360
9	Harry	221
10	Thomas	209
11	Walter	193
12	Frank	179
13	Henry	178
14	Paul	174
15	Albert	170
16	Howard	156
17	Richard	154
18	Raymond	141
19	Clarence	133
20	Francis	126
21	Donald	113
22	Arthur	104
23	Louis	103
24	Earl	101
25	Melvin	99

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Samuel	98
27	Bernard	93
27	David	93
29	Harold	86
30	Frederick	85
31	Lawrence	82
32	Ralph	81
33	Elmer	78
34	Ernest	74
35	Herbert	69
35	Norman	69
37	Milton	66
37	Vernon	66
39	Kenneth	60
40	Herman	56
40	Leonard	56
40	Leroy	56
43	Daniel	54
43	Roland	54
43	Russell	54
46	Anthony	53
46	Carl	53
48	Stanley	51
49	Edgar	49
50	Alfred	46
50	Eugene	46
52	Franklin	44
53	Edwin	43
54	Andrew	42
54	Carroll	42
54	Fred	42
54	Lester	42
54	Theodore	42
59	Irvin	41
59	Leo	41
59	Leon	41
59	Philip	41
63	Lloyd	39
63	Martin	39
65	Jack	38
65	Michael	38
65	Woodrow	38
68	Wilbur	37
69	Benjamin	36
70	Chester	35
70	Roy	35
72	Jerome	34
73	Allen	33
73	Gordon	33
73	Lewis	33
76	Maurice	31
77	Douglas	30
77	Jesse	30
77	Oliver	30
80	Alvin	29
81	Gilbert	28
81	Harvey	28
81	Vincent	28
84	Morris	27
85	Calvin	25
85	Elwood	25
85	Marion	25
85	Oscar	25
89	Warren	24
90	Ira	23
90	Nelson	23
90	Sidney	23
93	Wilson	22
94	Clifford	21
94	Gerald	21
94	Irving	21
94	Roger	21
98	Clifton	20
98	Marvin	20
98	Willard	20