Most popular boys’ names in Missouri, 1913

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	William	789
2	John	722
3	James	586
4	Charles	499
5	Robert	489
6	George	363
7	Joseph	302
8	Edward	244
9	Raymond	238
10	Harold	227
11	Frank	212
12	Paul	197
13	Harry	195
14	Carl	189
15	Thomas	176
16	Walter	175
17	Earl	159
18	Henry	157
19	Arthur	153
20	Ralph	152
21	Richard	150
22	Roy	147
23	Albert	137
24	Clarence	136
25	Elmer	125

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Fred	122
26	Howard	122
28	Herbert	112
29	Jack	110
30	Lawrence	105
31	Louis	104
32	Kenneth	103
33	Russell	97
34	Woodrow	93
35	Francis	92
36	Floyd	90
36	Melvin	90
38	Donald	86
38	Ernest	86
40	Lester	85
41	Ray	82
42	Eugene	80
43	David	79
44	Clyde	78
44	Lloyd	78
46	Chester	76
47	Glenn	75
48	Marvin	72
49	Joe	70
49	Leo	70
51	Clifford	68
52	Cecil	66
53	Leonard	64
54	Alfred	61
55	Vernon	58
55	Virgil	58
57	Edwin	57
58	Leslie	55
58	Norman	55
60	Homer	52
60	Samuel	52
60	Theodore	52
63	Bernard	50
63	Orville	50
63	Wilbur	50
66	Leroy	49
66	Oscar	49
66	Vincent	49
69	Frederick	48
70	Edgar	47
70	Everett	47
72	Glen	46
72	Lee	46
74	Alvin	45
74	Oliver	45
76	Andrew	44
77	Marion	43
78	Harvey	42
78	Herman	42
78	Jesse	42
81	Stanley	41
81	Wayne	41
83	Lewis	39
84	Milton	38
84	Sam	38
84	Victor	38
87	Gilbert	36
87	Willard	36
89	Anthony	35
89	Martin	35
89	Maurice	35
92	Claude	33
92	Delbert	33
94	Benjamin	32
94	Forrest	32
94	Hubert	32
94	Hugh	32
94	Leon	32
99	Allen	31
99	Willis	31