Most popular boys’ names in Michigan, 1915

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

RankNameBabies
1John1,368
2William1,072
3Robert989
4Joseph684
5Edward680
6George669
7James590
8Charles584
9Frank469
10Harold458
11Donald445
12Walter427
13Richard342
14Henry340
15Arthur332
16Raymond318
17Stanley312
18Albert305
19Kenneth298
20Harry282
21Carl270
22Paul257
23Clarence240
24Thomas235
25Louis225
RankNameBabies
26Howard223
27Jack217
28Leonard198
29Francis197
30Ralph190
31Russell179
32Lawrence178
33Bernard175
34Leo174
35Earl167
36Ernest158
36Frederick158
38Norman154
39Fred153
40Alfred150
41Gerald143
42Anthony141
42Chester141
44Floyd135
45Elmer133
46Roy127
47Peter124
48Edwin121
49Gordon116
50Joe107
51Eugene104
52Herbert103
53Lloyd102
53Willard102
55Victor100
56David99
57Andrew98
57Theodore98
59Clifford97
60Martin90
61Steve87
62Marvin86
63Lester85
64Michael84
65Herman80
66Lewis79
67Arnold78
68Ray77
69Harvey75
69Max75
71Melvin73
72Samuel71
73Clyde70
73Vincent70
73Wayne70
76Lyle68
77Alvin65
77Glenn65
79Leroy62
80Leon60
80Philip60
82Daniel59
83Leslie58
84Clayton56
84Dale56
86Edmund55
86Sam55
86Vernon55
89Wesley54
90Alex53
91Alexander52
91Milton52
93Warren51
94Benjamin48
94Emil48
94Jacob48
94Ronald48
94Stephen48
99Rudolph47
100Julius46
100Maurice46