Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1914

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

RankNameBabies
1John337
2William267
3Robert230
4George202
5Charles178
6James171
7Harold167
8Donald149
9Frank146
10Edward132
11Joseph120
11Richard120
13Raymond119
14Kenneth113
15Paul109
16Walter108
17Clarence103
18Harry91
19Henry87
20Albert86
20Carl86
22Arthur83
23Elmer80
23Howard80
25Ralph77
RankNameBabies
26Leonard68
27Fred67
28Ernest64
29Roy62
30Leo61
31Floyd60
31Lloyd60
33Earl59
33Lawrence59
33Louis59
36Francis58
36Marvin58
38Thomas55
39Edwin54
40Melvin49
41Alfred48
41Clifford48
41Wayne48
44Dale46
45Alvin45
46Glenn44
46Jack44
48Russell42
49David41
50Herman40
50Victor40
52Eugene39
53Lester38
53Orville38
55Herbert37
56Gerald36
56Ray36
58Harvey35
58Norman35
60Bernard34
61Lyle33
61Vernon33
63Clyde32
64Everett31
64Joe31
66Arnold30
66Wilbur30
68Dean29
68Leroy29
68Marion29
71Virgil28
72Chester27
72Glen27
74Max26
74Merle26
76Delbert24
76Frederick24
76Theodore24
79Emil23
79Gilbert23
81Maurice22
81Stanley22
83Anton21
83Martin21
83Rudolph21
86Cecil19
86Gordon19
86Milton19
89Allen18
89Daniel18
89Willard18
89Woodrow18
93Andrew17
93Edgar17
93Ivan17
93Lee17
93Leslie17
93Otto17
99Clayton16
99Peter16
99Vincent16