Most popular boys’ names in Maryland, 1919

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	William	966
2	John	847
3	Charles	699
4	James	677
5	Robert	466
6	Joseph	445
7	George	420
8	Edward	311
9	Thomas	230
10	Harry	217
11	Frank	190
12	Walter	188
13	Richard	186
14	Albert	181
15	Paul	162
16	Raymond	146
17	Henry	134
18	Francis	130
19	Howard	125
20	Arthur	111
20	Samuel	111
22	Donald	105
23	Harold	100
24	Melvin	95
25	Clarence	94

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Louis	90
27	Bernard	87
28	Leonard	85
29	Frederick	84
30	Leroy	82
31	Earl	79
32	David	77
33	Ernest	76
34	Ralph	74
35	Lawrence	72
36	Milton	70
37	Stanley	66
38	Kenneth	65
39	Daniel	64
39	Norman	64
41	Carl	59
41	Herbert	59
43	Benjamin	55
43	Herman	55
45	Philip	54
46	Elmer	53
47	Anthony	50
47	Edwin	50
49	Theodore	49
49	Vernon	49
51	Alfred	47
51	Russell	47
53	Andrew	45
53	Eugene	45
55	Wilbur	44
56	Edgar	41
57	Gordon	40
57	Leon	40
59	Sidney	39
60	Harvey	38
60	Leo	38
60	Martin	38
63	Carroll	37
64	Franklin	36
64	Roy	36
66	Chester	35
66	Gilbert	35
66	Lester	35
66	Roland	35
70	Fred	34
70	Jerome	34
70	Lewis	34
73	Vincent	33
74	Jack	32
74	Maurice	32
74	Warren	32
77	Alvin	30
78	Calvin	29
78	Irvin	29
78	Lloyd	29
81	Alexander	28
81	Michael	28
83	Marvin	27
83	Morris	27
85	Clyde	26
85	Wilbert	26
87	Lee	24
87	Oliver	24
89	Allen	23
89	Marion	23
89	Oscar	23
92	Jesse	22
92	Wilson	22
94	Floyd	21
94	Irving	21
94	Victor	21
94	Wallace	21
94	Woodrow	21
99	Clifton	20
99	Gerald	20
99	Hugh	20
99	Peter	20