Most popular boys’ names in Maryland, 1924

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	William	1,096
2	John	922
3	James	766
4	Charles	741
5	Robert	676
6	George	479
7	Joseph	446
8	Edward	295
9	Richard	280
10	Thomas	278
11	Harry	212
12	Walter	185
13	Frank	174
14	Donald	169
15	Raymond	162
16	Paul	160
17	Albert	159
18	Francis	156
19	Henry	147
20	Howard	141
21	Bernard	130
22	Kenneth	126
23	Harold	117
24	Clarence	116
25	Earl	114

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Calvin	109
26	Samuel	109
28	Melvin	106
29	Louis	104
30	Arthur	103
31	David	101
32	Norman	93
33	Ralph	88
34	Eugene	85
35	Lawrence	84
36	Stanley	83
37	Herbert	82
38	Frederick	80
39	Ernest	78
40	Carl	74
40	Leonard	74
42	Daniel	68
42	Elmer	68
44	Alfred	66
44	Jack	66
46	Vernon	64
47	Leroy	63
48	Russell	61
49	Andrew	59
49	Anthony	59
51	Milton	55
52	Edwin	54
53	Roland	52
53	Theodore	52
55	Roy	51
55	Warren	51
57	Herman	49
58	Philip	48
59	Irvin	46
60	Michael	44
61	Leo	43
62	Jerome	42
63	Lewis	41
64	Franklin	40
65	Edgar	39
66	Carroll	38
66	Leon	38
66	Lloyd	38
69	Benjamin	37
70	Alvin	35
71	Vincent	33
72	Fred	31
72	Gilbert	31
72	Lester	31
72	Martin	31
72	Sidney	31
77	Allen	30
77	Gerald	30
79	Maurice	29
79	Oliver	29
81	Floyd	28
82	Wallace	27
82	Wilbur	27
84	Gordon	26
84	Marion	26
86	Lee	25
87	Clyde	24
87	Jacob	24
87	Marvin	24
90	Roger	23
91	Morton	21
92	Glenn	20
92	Harvey	20
92	Peter	20
95	Alexander	19
95	Douglas	19
95	Nelson	19
95	Victor	19
95	Willard	19
100	Elwood	18