Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1919

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert506
2John449
3William344
4Donald280
5Harold259
6George255
7James232
8Charles228
9Raymond198
10Kenneth182
11Richard171
12Paul158
13Frank153
14Edward150
15Jack140
16Joseph136
17Ralph122
18Dale120
19Walter119
20Leonard118
21Clarence116
22Melvin101
23Arthur100
24Howard99
25Harry95
RankNameBabies
26Elmer92
26Henry92
26Thomas92
29Gerald91
30Wayne89
31Lloyd88
32Vernon87
33Earl85
33Lawrence85
35Roy82
36Carl80
37Albert78
37Eugene78
39Leroy75
40Ernest71
41Floyd70
41Francis70
43Marvin67
44Clifford66
44Glenn66
44Lester66
47Leo65
48Alvin64
49Edwin63
50Dean62
51Lyle60
52Virgil58
53Bernard56
53Fred56
55Stanley55
55Warren55
57Harvey53
57Joe53
57Victor53
60Arnold52
61Herbert51
61Keith51
61Norman51
64Russell50
65Alfred49
65David49
65Glen49
65Louis49
69Theodore48
70Max44
71Willard42
72Ivan41
73Ray39
74Clyde38
74Ervin38
74Herman38
77Leslie37
77Orville37
79Merle36
80Delbert35
81Chester33
81Everett33
81Maurice33
81Milton33
85Eldon32
86Cecil31
86Don31
86Wesley31
89Wilbur30
90Gilbert29
90Martin29
92Frederick27
93Claude26
93Clayton26
93Gordon26
96Edgar25
96Irvin25
96Willis25
99Allen24
99Forrest24
99Lewis24
99Marion24
99Philip24