Most popular boys’ names in Missouri, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,915
2	Robert	1,671
3	John	1,595
4	William	1,194
5	Richard	1,008
6	Larry	1,007
7	David	1,000
8	Charles	957
9	Gary	876
10	Michael	825
11	Ronald	736
12	Thomas	668
13	Donald	661
14	Kenneth	611
15	Jerry	567
16	Paul	388
17	George	385
18	Dennis	376
19	Joseph	359
20	Edward	290
21	Roger	250
22	Raymond	238
23	Harold	235
24	Terry	230
25	Gerald	227

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carl	223
27	Billy	218
28	Stephen	210
29	Lawrence	202
30	Frank	196
31	Jack	184
32	Roy	182
33	Daniel	181
34	Bill	173
35	Jimmy	167
36	Danny	163
37	Ronnie	158
38	Jim	153
39	Ralph	150
39	Walter	150
41	Bobby	146
42	Don	141
43	Wayne	136
44	Dale	135
45	Joe	132
46	Harry	129
47	Jimmie	122
48	Arthur	120
49	Mike	119
50	Eugene	117
51	Steven	114
52	Howard	110
52	Melvin	110
54	Fred	108
55	Albert	107
56	Earl	106
57	Norman	105
57	Phillip	105
59	Henry	104
60	Bob	103
60	Johnny	103
60	Russell	103
63	Douglas	101
64	Tommy	97
65	Louis	90
66	Leonard	89
67	Tom	88
68	Jackie	87
68	Marvin	87
70	Lloyd	85
70	Stanley	85
72	Anthony	84
73	Patrick	83
73	Steve	83
75	Floyd	82
75	Herbert	82
77	Bruce	81
78	Allen	80
78	Samuel	80
80	Clarence	79
80	Eddie	79
82	Lonnie	78
82	Mark	78
84	Alan	77
84	Ernest	77
86	Clifford	75
86	Vernon	75
88	Gene	68
88	Glenn	68
90	Lee	67
91	Ray	66
92	Glen	64
93	Clyde	63
93	Darrell	63
93	Timothy	63
96	Leslie	60
97	Garry	59
98	Leroy	57
98	Lester	57
98	Martin	57
98	Peter	57
98	Willie	57