Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1915

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

RankNameBabies
1John429
2William335
3Robert334
4Harold281
5George257
6Donald224
7Charles211
8James205
9Edward177
10Richard154
11Kenneth153
12Raymond152
13Frank149
14Walter147
15Joseph132
16Paul128
17Clarence126
18Arthur125
19Carl117
20Elmer115
21Henry114
21Leonard114
23Ralph111
24Howard97
25Harry95
RankNameBabies
26Albert90
26Lawrence90
28Floyd89
29Melvin86
30Francis83
30Thomas83
32Earl82
33Wayne76
34Gerald75
35Leo74
36Ernest72
37Fred71
37Louis71
39Edwin68
39Roy68
41Alfred67
41Willard67
43Lloyd66
44Bernard63
44Clifford63
44Russell63
47Jack62
48Joe61
48Ray61
50Alvin58
50Marvin58
52Dale57
53Vernon56
54Eugene54
55Arnold53
56Herbert52
57Glenn51
57Lester51
59Lyle50
59Norman50
61Stanley49
62Leroy45
62Virgil45
64Everett43
65Glen41
65Victor41
67David40
67Herman40
69Cecil39
70Ivan37
71Frederick36
72Clyde35
72Orville35
74Chester33
74Leslie33
74Merle33
74Otto33
78Willis32
79Dean31
79Lewis31
81Max29
82Martin28
83Claude27
83Emil27
83Leland27
83Wilbur27
87Harvey26
88Edgar25
88Maurice25
88Theodore25
88Vincent25
92Don24
92Gilbert24
92Marion24
92Milton24
92Warren24
97Allen23
97Ervin23
97Gordon23
100Rudolph22
100Sam22