Most popular boys’ names in Montana, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	403
2	Robert	366
3	James	315
4	Richard	274
5	William	226
6	David	211
7	Gary	209
8	Michael	188
9	Ronald	159
10	Thomas	154
11	Larry	148
12	Donald	144
13	Dennis	142
14	Charles	122
15	Kenneth	118
16	Jerry	78
17	George	77
18	Edward	75
19	Daniel	74
20	Terry	72
21	Douglas	67
22	Paul	66
23	Gerald	61
24	Patrick	57
24	Steven	57

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joseph	51
27	Bruce	49
28	Stephen	48
29	Wayne	46
30	Dale	44
30	Roger	44
32	Jim	43
33	Frank	41
34	Harold	38
35	Jack	36
35	Timothy	36
37	Mark	35
38	Lawrence	34
38	Raymond	34
40	Steve	33
41	Arthur	32
41	Bill	32
41	Leonard	32
44	Allen	31
44	Danny	31
44	Roy	31
47	Bob	30
47	Gregory	30
49	Mike	29
50	Joe	28
50	Russell	28
52	Don	27
52	Ralph	27
54	Melvin	26
55	Duane	25
56	Alan	24
56	Dan	24
58	Fred	23
58	Rodney	23
60	Howard	22
60	Keith	22
60	Leslie	22
60	Walter	22
64	Brian	21
64	Stanley	21
66	Clifford	20
66	Martin	20
66	Marvin	20
69	Ernest	19
69	Glenn	19
69	Randy	19
69	Tom	19
73	Carl	18
73	Clarence	18
73	Gordon	18
73	Jay	18
73	Norman	18
73	Ray	18
79	Darrell	17
79	Eugene	17
79	Leroy	17
79	Rick	17
83	Earl	16
83	Harry	16
83	Lee	16
83	Ronnie	16
83	Ted	16
88	Allan	15
88	Alvin	15
88	Barry	15
88	Gene	15
88	Henry	15
88	Theodore	15
88	Wesley	15
95	Louis	14
95	Peter	14
95	Scott	14
95	Warren	14
99	Albert	13
99	Dave	13
99	Dean	13
99	Dick	13
99	Tim	13