Most popular boys’ names in Mississippi, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,308
2	Robert	901
3	Michael	847
4	John	843
5	David	714
6	William	673
7	Charles	597
8	Willie	529
9	Larry	398
10	Jerry	395
11	Kenneth	382
12	Richard	354
12	Thomas	354
14	Terry	334
15	Donald	308
15	Mark	308
17	Gregory	280
18	Anthony	275
19	Bobby	265
20	Timothy	263
21	Johnny	262
22	Joseph	240
23	Billy	235
24	Ricky	233
25	George	228

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gary	208
27	Jimmy	207
28	Eddie	197
29	Ronald	196
30	Jeffrey	191
30	Randy	191
30	Tony	191
33	Jeffery	190
34	Joe	187
35	Paul	185
35	Steven	185
37	Edward	178
38	Carl	171
39	Dennis	169
40	Henry	165
41	Tommy	159
42	Danny	156
43	Melvin	153
44	Curtis	149
45	Ronnie	134
46	Walter	132
47	Kevin	131
48	Calvin	124
49	Daniel	121
50	Roger	120
50	Scott	120
52	Albert	118
52	Christopher	118
52	Lee	118
52	Mike	118
52	Roy	118
57	Frank	117
58	Douglas	112
59	Rickey	109
60	Jessie	108
60	Steve	108
62	Micheal	107
63	Glenn	106
63	Samuel	106
65	Stephen	100
66	Bruce	99
67	Barry	97
67	Phillip	97
69	Stanley	96
70	Keith	95
71	Charlie	94
72	Johnnie	92
72	Raymond	92
74	Arthur	91
75	Eric	89
76	Marvin	87
77	Jimmie	84
78	Andrew	83
79	Patrick	75
80	Jeff	72
81	Brian	71
81	Russell	71
83	Darryl	70
83	Gerald	70
83	Ray	70
86	Alvin	69
86	Milton	69
88	Howard	66
89	Leon	65
90	Allen	64
90	Perry	64
92	Reginald	63
92	Rodney	63
94	Freddie	62
94	Leroy	62
94	Wayne	62
97	Darrell	61
97	Louis	61
97	Ralph	61
97	Victor	61