Most popular boys’ names in Missouri, 1934

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert1,534
2James1,515
3Donald1,202
4William1,104
5John1,075
6Charles1,042
7Richard851
8Harold448
8Kenneth448
10Billy433
11George430
12Jerry390
13Paul386
14David355
15Jack353
16Thomas339
17Ronald314
18Joseph310
19Bobby283
20Edward277
21Carl267
22Raymond263
23Bill257
24Joe249
25Eugene221
RankNameBabies
26Frank200
27Gerald197
28Roy196
29Walter195
30Norman193
31Ralph189
32Bob186
33Don185
34Harry176
35Marvin169
36Larry156
37Earl154
38Jimmie153
38Wayne153
40Lawrence152
41Leroy151
42Arthur148
43Dale144
43Howard144
45Melvin143
46Albert141
47Jimmy139
48Henry129
49Fred125
50Gary124
51Lloyd122
52Gene121
53Jackie119
54Clarence117
54Jim117
56Leonard115
57Herbert114
58Franklin108
59Floyd106
60Roger105
60Vernon105
62Ray101
62Russell101
64Louis94
65Daniel92
66Clifford91
66Francis91
68Clyde86
69Elmer82
70Ernest80
71Leo79
71Stanley79
73Eddie75
73Tommy75
75Samuel74
76Billie70
76Junior70
78Lee69
79Cecil67
79Glen67
81Bernard65
81Glenn65
83Virgil64
84Max63
85Alfred62
85Harvey62
87Allen61
87Michael61
89Lester60
89Marion60
91Edwin58
92Martin57
93Willie56
94Jesse55
94Tom55
96Delbert54
96Everett54
96Herman54
99Gordon53
100Johnny52
100Lewis52