Most popular boys’ names in Michigan, 1924

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert2,919
2John2,052
3William1,855
4James1,287
5Donald1,229
6Richard1,186
7George1,035
8Edward1,024
9Charles947
10Joseph777
11Harold707
12Jack663
13Frank579
14Raymond532
15Kenneth520
16Arthur502
17Thomas490
18Walter464
19Harry405
20Paul398
21Henry392
22Eugene347
23Albert333
24Gerald331
25Carl326
RankNameBabies
26Howard316
27Stanley305
28Leonard304
29Ralph291
30Clarence275
31Earl264
31Lawrence264
33David262
34Louis258
35Norman252
36Bernard238
36Roy238
38Fred234
39Francis225
39Leo225
41Russell218
42Frederick214
43Ernest213
44Marvin201
45Herbert184
46Alfred181
46Gordon181
48Edwin174
49Peter169
50Chester160
51Anthony159
51Theodore159
53Calvin152
54Lloyd150
55Clifford149
55Warren149
57Elmer142
58Floyd141
59Melvin140
60Dale139
61Wayne135
62Daniel123
63Glenn120
64Harvey117
65Douglas112
66Bruce110
67Andrew108
68Arnold104
69Leon103
70Leroy101
70Lester101
70Martin101
70Ronald101
70Wallace101
75Jerome100
75Philip100
75Ray100
78Vernon99
79Alvin98
79Max98
81Lewis97
81Michael97
83Herman96
83Victor96
85Duane87
85Lyle87
87Clyde86
88Roger85
89Keith81
89Leslie81
91Joe80
92Alexander77
93Maurice73
94Edmund72
95Allen71
95Glen71
95Milton71
95Samuel71
99Wesley70
100Sam68