Most popular boys’ names in Mississippi, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,782
2	Robert	1,259
3	John	1,014
4	Charles	969
5	Willie	929
6	William	837
7	Larry	739
8	David	689
9	Michael	648
10	Jerry	485
11	Thomas	415
12	Richard	411
13	George	378
14	Johnny	363
15	Billy	351
16	Donald	322
17	Henry	313
18	Kenneth	310
19	Eddie	298
20	Bobby	295
21	Gary	282
22	Joseph	262
23	Edward	261
24	Jimmy	260
25	Joe	254

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ronald	252
27	Terry	233
28	Danny	227
29	Tommy	216
29	Walter	216
31	Roy	196
32	Paul	191
33	Curtis	188
34	Jimmie	173
35	Melvin	172
36	Frank	170
37	Dennis	162
38	Jessie	151
39	Arthur	150
40	Lee	149
41	Albert	146
42	Carl	143
43	Roger	140
44	Randy	135
45	Steven	133
46	Ricky	129
47	Eugene	128
47	Ronnie	128
49	Gregory	127
49	Mark	127
51	Clarence	126
52	Samuel	125
53	Anthony	122
53	Stephen	122
55	Daniel	116
56	Charlie	115
57	Johnnie	113
57	Stanley	113
59	Calvin	107
59	Jesse	107
61	Ray	104
62	Howard	103
62	Leroy	103
64	Andrew	102
64	Ernest	102
64	Raymond	102
67	Earnest	99
67	Harold	99
69	Freddie	98
70	Leon	97
70	Phillip	97
72	Lawrence	96
73	Rickey	92
74	Micheal	91
74	Timothy	91
76	Louis	90
77	Allen	88
77	Douglas	88
77	Earl	88
77	Tommie	88
81	Sammie	86
82	Ralph	85
83	Lonnie	84
83	Steve	84
85	Marvin	83
86	Roosevelt	82
87	Bennie	78
88	Wayne	77
89	Gerald	75
90	Clifton	74
90	Jack	74
92	Fred	73
93	Bruce	71
93	Glenn	71
95	Milton	70
96	Alvin	69
97	Herbert	68
97	Percy	68
99	Don	67
100	Donnie	65