Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1921

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert797
2John500
3Donald426
3William426
5James328
6Charles299
7Harold288
8Richard278
9George260
10Raymond221
11Kenneth213
12Jack200
13Edward194
14Joseph175
15Dale156
16Paul155
17Leonard140
18Frank138
19Walter131
20Gerald130
21Warren125
22Arthur115
23Wayne111
24Harry109
24Melvin109
RankNameBabies
26Thomas107
27Eugene104
27Ralph104
29Clarence103
29Howard103
31Marvin97
32Leo92
33Floyd91
34Albert89
35Lloyd87
36Roy86
37Bernard85
37Earl85
39Elmer81
39Lawrence81
41Dean76
41Francis76
43Carl75
44Vernon73
45Clifford70
46Edwin69
47Henry68
48Stanley67
48Virgil67
50Fred66
51Glen65
52Keith63
53Louis62
54Ernest60
55David59
56Leroy57
57Norman56
58Glenn55
59Alvin54
60Herbert53
60Lester53
62Lyle51
62Victor51
64Duane49
64Willard49
66Alfred48
66Orville48
66Ray48
69Joe46
70Arnold44
70Gordon44
70Max44
73Everett43
73Leland43
75Russell41
76Merle40
77Harvey38
77Ivan38
79Willis37
80Leslie36
80Wallace36
82Daniel35
83Allen34
83Chester34
85Gilbert32
85Milton32
85Ronald32
88Clyde31
88Marion31
88Theodore31
91Eldon30
91Lavern30
93Edgar29
94Delbert28
94Lee28
94Wilbur28
97Cecil27
97Roger27
99Harlan26
99Lowell26
99Maurice26
99Philip26