Most popular boys’ names in Mississippi, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,492
2	Robert	965
3	John	823
4	David	737
5	William	732
6	Charles	718
7	Michael	675
8	Larry	653
8	Willie	653
10	Jerry	422
11	Richard	396
12	Kenneth	380
13	Thomas	334
14	Bobby	329
15	Terry	319
16	Johnny	317
17	Billy	303
18	George	282
19	Donald	278
20	Jimmy	270
21	Joseph	240
22	Ricky	238
23	Eddie	231
24	Gary	224
24	Mark	224

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ronald	223
27	Paul	203
28	Edward	197
29	Gregory	196
30	Joe	195
31	Timothy	194
32	Danny	181
33	Randy	180
34	Ronnie	179
34	Tommy	179
36	Henry	178
37	Anthony	177
38	Dennis	171
39	Curtis	168
40	Walter	158
41	Frank	149
42	Carl	147
43	Calvin	139
44	Tony	138
45	Rickey	136
46	Melvin	135
46	Steven	135
48	Jimmie	128
49	Samuel	127
50	Albert	125
50	Roy	125
50	Stanley	125
53	Micheal	124
54	Jessie	122
54	Roger	122
56	Johnnie	121
56	Lee	121
58	Stephen	118
59	Steve	117
60	Daniel	104
61	Charlie	101
61	Douglas	101
63	Arthur	98
64	Andrew	97
65	Clarence	94
66	Ray	91
67	Howard	89
67	Jeffrey	89
67	Tommie	89
70	Keith	88
70	Raymond	88
72	Jeffery	85
72	Mike	85
74	Marvin	84
75	Bruce	82
76	Harold	77
76	Milton	77
78	Eugene	76
78	Louis	76
80	Alvin	75
81	Allen	74
81	Leroy	74
83	Leon	72
83	Phillip	72
85	Wayne	70
86	Glenn	69
87	Lawrence	68
87	Perry	68
89	Earl	66
89	Roosevelt	66
91	Ernest	65
91	Freddie	65
91	Mitchell	65
94	Don	61
94	Gerald	61
94	Harry	61
94	Ralph	61
98	Barry	59
98	Sammie	59
100	Clyde	58
100	Earnest	58