Most popular boys’ names in Maryland, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	William	860
2	John	771
3	Robert	738
4	Charles	691
5	James	669
6	Joseph	376
7	George	365
8	Richard	347
9	Donald	343
10	Thomas	263
11	Edward	255
12	Paul	162
13	Harry	144
14	Walter	143
15	Raymond	137
16	David	131
17	Albert	129
18	Howard	119
19	Frank	116
20	Kenneth	114
21	Francis	104
22	Bernard	103
23	Henry	99
24	Harold	95
25	Earl	85

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Norman	85
27	Carl	84
28	Eugene	82
29	Arthur	79
29	Louis	79
31	Clarence	78
31	Lawrence	78
31	Ralph	78
34	Leroy	77
35	Herbert	72
35	Melvin	72
37	Jack	70
38	Daniel	68
39	Samuel	65
40	Ernest	64
41	Ronald	63
42	Stanley	62
43	Roland	61
43	Theodore	61
45	Leonard	58
46	Frederick	53
46	Vernon	53
48	Andrew	49
49	Alfred	47
49	Elmer	47
51	Anthony	44
51	Edwin	44
53	Carroll	43
53	Milton	43
55	Allen	42
55	Alvin	42
55	Fred	42
58	Calvin	40
58	Gerald	40
60	Russell	39
61	Gilbert	38
61	Michael	38
61	Philip	38
64	Vincent	37
65	Gordon	36
65	Jerome	36
67	Herman	35
67	Marvin	35
67	Roy	35
70	Franklin	32
70	Leo	32
72	Rudolph	31
72	Warren	31
74	Lewis	30
75	Benjamin	29
75	Edgar	29
75	Martin	29
78	Leon	28
79	Douglas	27
80	Gene	25
80	Harvey	25
82	Maurice	24
82	Wilbur	24
84	Glenn	23
84	Irvin	23
84	Lee	23
84	Lloyd	23
84	Phillip	23
89	Alan	22
89	Floyd	22
91	Marion	21
92	Clifton	20
92	Jesse	20
92	Peter	20
92	Roger	20
92	Stephen	20
97	Victor	19
97	Wilbert	19
99	Jerry	18
99	Ray	18