Most popular boys’ names in Massachusetts, 1911

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

RankNameBabies
1John868
2Joseph562
3William479
4James361
5George329
6Edward318
7Charles301
8Robert231
9Arthur213
10Frank211
11Thomas203
12Walter197
13Francis195
14Henry160
15Albert149
16Harold141
17Raymond129
18Paul112
18Richard112
20Louis107
21Anthony100
22Frederick99
23Michael97
24Ernest96
25Ralph89
RankNameBabies
26Stanley87
27Alfred84
28Herbert83
29Lawrence81
30Harry76
31Leo73
32Donald71
33David68
33Samuel68
35Carl64
36Peter61
37Kenneth60
37Manuel60
39Daniel59
40Howard57
41Bernard53
42Philip50
42Vincent50
44Eugene49
44Fred49
46Benjamin44
46Clarence44
46Leonard44
49Norman42
50Chester39
51Alexander36
51Edwin36
51Maurice36
51Roger36
55Earl35
56Edmund34
57Russell32
57Theodore32
59Warren31
60Gordon30
60Roland30
62Stephen29
62Wilfred29
64Elmer28
65Armand26
65Gerald26
65Victor26
68Martin25
68Max25
68Patrick25
68Roy25
72Clifford24
72Melvin24
72Milton24
75Andrew23
75Angelo23
75Irving23
75Matthew23
75Morris23
80Jacob22
81Arnold20
81Leon20
81Sidney20
84Hyman18
84Lester18
84Nicholas18
84Romeo18
88Antonio17
88Herman17
88Nathan17
88Oscar17
92Antone16
92Everett16
94Lewis15
95Edgar14
95Jack14
95Salvatore14
95Timothy14
99Abraham13
99Adolph13
99Alphonse13
99Gerard13
99Malcolm13