Most popular boys’ names in Massachusetts, 1910

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

RankNameBabies
1John513
2Joseph299
3William259
4James212
5Edward177
5George177
7Charles163
8Francis127
9Frank125
10Thomas119
11Robert108
12Walter103
13Albert97
14Arthur95
15Henry94
16Harold76
17Richard74
18Paul58
19Anthony53
20Alfred52
20Frederick52
22Louis50
23Leo48
24Stanley46
25Harry44
RankNameBabies
26Ralph42
26Raymond42
28Samuel41
29Daniel40
30Michael39
31Carl37
32Kenneth36
33Ernest35
34David34
34Philip34
36Fred33
36Lawrence33
36Peter33
39Herbert26
40Donald24
40Theodore24
42Patrick23
43Warren22
44Alexander20
44Benjamin20
44Manuel20
44Norman20
48Andrew19
48Chester19
50Howard18
50Stephen18
50Victor18
53Maurice17
54Bernard16
54Edwin16
54Roland16
57Edmund15
57Lester15
57Martin15
57Nathan15
57Russell15
57Vincent15
63Armand14
63Earl14
63Eugene14
63Sidney14
63Wilfred14
68Clarence13
68Gerald13
68Leon13
71Nicholas12
71Salvatore12
71Timothy12
74Everett11
74Irving11
74Melvin11
74Roger11
74Roy11
79Franklin10
79Milton10
81Edgar9
81Elmer9
81Jack9
81Jeremiah9
81Leslie9
81Lewis9
81Max9
88Allan8
88Antonio8
88Gilbert8
88Harvey8
88Hugh8
88Laurence8
88Leonard8
88Nelson8
96Alphonse7
96Angelo7
96Austin7
96Dennis7
96Gerard7
96Gustave7
96Julius7
96Morris7
96Wallace7