Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1920

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert679
2John456
3William391
4Donald350
5Harold306
6Charles284
7James282
8George261
9Richard229
10Kenneth210
11Edward200
12Raymond179
13Jack164
14Paul156
15Joseph146
16Frank141
17Ralph136
18Dale134
18Walter134
20Leonard131
20Warren131
22Harry129
23Clarence127
24Arthur118
25Wayne113
RankNameBabies
26Howard109
27Lawrence106
28Leo103
29Thomas102
30Lloyd101
31Francis100
32Earl99
33Eugene97
34Melvin95
34Vernon95
36Elmer93
37Gerald92
38Marvin88
39Albert85
39Henry85
41Carl83
42Glenn81
43Floyd76
44Edwin75
45Lester74
46Louis72
46Roy72
48Ernest71
49Virgil64
50Glen63
50Leroy63
52Clifford62
53Alvin61
53Fred61
53Russell61
56Alfred60
57Bernard58
58Norman56
59Dean54
59Stanley54
61Herbert52
61Keith52
63Victor50
64Arnold48
64Joe48
66Lyle47
67Merle45
68Clyde44
68Max44
68Ray44
71Gordon43
72Willard42
73David41
74Ivan40
74Orville40
76Herman39
76Leland39
78Chester37
79Duane35
80Cecil34
80Delbert34
80Maurice34
83Eldon32
83Gilbert32
83Martin32
86Don31
86Harvey31
86Milton31
86Theodore31
90Ervin29
90Everett29
90Marion29
93Daniel28
93Philip28
95Bill27
95Harlan27
95Lowell27
98Allen26
98Lavern26
98Leslie26