Most popular boys’ names in Michigan, 1914

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

RankNameBabies
1John930
2William643
3Robert570
4George458
5Edward444
6Joseph430
7Charles364
8James346
9Harold321
10Frank304
11Donald284
11Walter284
13Raymond224
14Arthur217
15Henry214
16Richard204
17Harry190
18Paul182
19Albert179
20Carl172
21Stanley170
22Thomas163
23Kenneth162
24Howard158
25Clarence150
RankNameBabies
26Louis147
27Earl130
28Jack124
29Ralph122
30Lawrence117
31Leo116
31Leonard116
33Frederick115
34Anthony114
35Russell107
36Peter106
37Roy105
38Elmer104
39Norman103
40Francis101
41Fred98
42Edwin97
43Chester95
43David95
45Gerald91
46Ernest90
47Bernard89
48Alfred82
49Floyd74
50Herbert71
51Joe69
52Andrew68
53Gordon67
53Michael67
55Clifford65
56Eugene62
57Herman60
58Daniel58
58Lester58
60Theodore57
61Melvin55
62Lewis54
62Lloyd54
64Willard51
65Marvin50
66Alvin48
66Victor48
68Arnold47
68Leslie47
68Lyle47
68Max47
72Alex46
72Samuel46
74Martin45
74Wayne45
76Glenn44
77Maurice43
77Philip43
77Steve43
80Edmund42
81Stephen41
82Wesley40
83Benjamin38
84Vincent36
85Leroy35
85Wilbur35
87Milton34
87Ronald34
89Alexander33
89Clayton33
91Leon32
91Rudolph32
93Vernon31
94Clyde30
95Bruce29
95Cecil29
95Irving29
95Ray29
99Claude28
99Edgar28
99Everett28
99Harvey28
99Lee28