Most popular boys’ names in Maryland, 1922

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	William	1,021
2	John	851
3	James	687
4	Charles	676
5	Robert	532
6	George	520
7	Joseph	447
8	Edward	321
9	Thomas	253
10	Richard	227
11	Harry	212
12	Walter	183
13	Frank	169
14	Paul	165
15	Donald	162
16	Raymond	154
17	Albert	144
18	Howard	136
19	Bernard	134
19	Harold	134
21	Earl	124
21	Henry	124
23	Arthur	122
24	Francis	119
25	Kenneth	116

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Louis	112
27	Clarence	104
28	David	103
29	Melvin	101
30	Leonard	96
31	Samuel	86
32	Frederick	84
33	Lawrence	79
34	Ralph	76
35	Milton	74
36	Norman	72
37	Daniel	71
37	Stanley	71
39	Vernon	69
40	Ernest	68
41	Leroy	67
42	Carl	66
43	Jack	63
44	Eugene	62
44	Russell	62
46	Alfred	58
47	Elmer	57
48	Herbert	56
48	Herman	56
50	Edwin	55
50	Roland	55
52	Anthony	53
53	Benjamin	51
53	Warren	51
55	Andrew	49
55	Theodore	49
57	Jerome	48
58	Calvin	47
59	Philip	46
60	Carroll	44
61	Gordon	43
62	Vincent	41
63	Gilbert	40
64	Alvin	39
64	Fred	39
64	Roy	39
64	Wilbur	39
68	Leon	37
69	Marvin	36
70	Lewis	34
70	Marion	34
72	Michael	33
73	Edgar	32
73	Franklin	32
73	Irvin	32
76	Lloyd	31
76	Martin	31
78	Leo	30
79	Harvey	29
79	Morris	29
79	Roger	29
82	Chester	27
82	Clifton	27
82	Lester	27
82	Sidney	27
86	Douglas	25
86	Peter	25
88	Claude	24
88	Clyde	24
88	Maurice	24
88	Oscar	24
92	Jesse	23
92	Victor	23
94	Allen	22
94	Oliver	22
96	Gerald	21
96	Lee	21
96	Nelson	21
96	Wallace	21
96	Wilson	21