Most popular boys’ names in Missouri, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	1,867
2	James	1,441
3	William	1,158
4	John	1,112
5	Donald	1,077
6	Charles	1,027
7	Richard	738
8	Billy	525
9	George	484
10	Kenneth	449
11	Harold	396
12	Jack	395
13	Edward	369
14	Bobby	355
15	Joseph	346
16	Paul	344
17	Thomas	342
18	Raymond	321
19	David	292
20	Eugene	286
21	Carl	252
22	Frank	240
23	Walter	228
24	Ralph	217
25	Roy	214

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bill	208
27	Joe	204
28	Arthur	203
29	Harry	195
29	Jerry	195
31	Clarence	193
32	Norman	189
33	Earl	182
34	Bob	181
35	Gerald	170
36	Lawrence	162
37	Marvin	161
38	Ronald	159
39	Albert	155
40	Howard	151
41	Melvin	149
42	Fred	147
43	Henry	136
44	Leroy	129
45	Louis	127
46	Dale	124
46	Don	124
46	Lloyd	124
49	Herbert	119
50	Clifford	112
50	Leonard	112
52	Jimmie	111
52	Wayne	111
54	Floyd	110
55	Jackie	107
56	Gene	105
56	Glenn	105
58	Elmer	100
59	Ray	98
60	Clyde	97
60	Vernon	97
62	Ernest	96
62	Francis	96
62	Stanley	96
65	Virgil	95
66	Jimmy	91
67	Russell	89
68	Alfred	86
69	Leo	84
70	Billie	82
70	Jesse	82
70	Roger	82
73	Lester	81
74	Lee	78
75	Larry	77
76	Cecil	76
77	Bernard	73
77	Glen	73
77	Junior	73
80	Alvin	72
81	Daniel	69
81	Eddie	69
83	Chester	67
83	Jim	67
85	Marion	66
86	Anthony	61
86	Edwin	61
88	Bobbie	60
88	Samuel	60
90	Gilbert	59
90	Lewis	59
92	Edgar	58
92	Everett	58
92	Johnny	58
92	Tommy	58
92	Willie	58
97	Herman	57
97	Lowell	57
97	Max	57
100	Allen	54
100	Willard	54