Most popular boys’ names in Michigan, 1936

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert2,817
2James2,115
3Richard1,971
4John1,745
5William1,596
6Donald1,517
7Ronald1,114
8Charles1,042
9Gerald1,003
10David939
11Thomas931
12George674
13Kenneth647
14Joseph604
15Edward590
16Jack544
17Raymond487
18Paul455
19Larry437
20Jerry427
21Harold375
22Lawrence373
23Frank359
24Gary328
25Roger317
RankNameBabies
26Carl305
27Walter301
28Michael289
29Gordon277
30Dale271
31Norman269
32Arthur266
33Eugene253
34Daniel240
35Albert222
36Marvin217
36Ralph217
38Wayne207
39Leonard206
40Fred204
41Frederick192
42Douglas190
43Louis184
44Henry170
45Bruce169
45Earl169
47Howard168
48Bernard164
48Harry164
50Duane163
50Melvin163
50Russell163
53Stanley158
54Peter157
55Francis148
56Roy145
57Patrick140
58Philip136
59Ernest133
60Clarence131
61Keith128
62Alfred122
62Anthony122
62Don122
65Leon120
66Leroy119
67Theodore116
68Jerome112
69Bill111
69Dennis111
71Leo110
72Phillip107
73Edwin105
74Herbert104
75Glenn103
75Tom103
77Clifford102
78Lloyd101
78Ray101
80Allen98
81Lee96
82Arnold94
82Terry94
84Alan93
85Harvey87
86Alvin85
87Gene84
88Bob83
88Joe83
90Jim81
91Floyd80
92Martin77
93Allan72
94Andrew71
94Max71
94Victor71
97Dean70
98Franklin69
98Lyle69
100Warren67