Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1924

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert936
2Donald499
3John495
4William427
5James362
6Richard358
7Charles286
8Harold285
9Kenneth228
10George224
11Raymond198
12Jack193
13Dale175
14Edward172
15Joseph163
16Paul142
17Gerald136
18Eugene135
19Frank129
20Walter112
20Wayne112
22Leonard110
23Marvin105
24Howard102
25Thomas101
RankNameBabies
26Melvin100
27Ralph99
28Arthur98
29Lloyd95
30Clarence90
31Harry87
32Vernon86
33Earl85
34Carl82
35Calvin79
36Albert77
37Lyle76
38Francis75
39Henry73
39Norman73
41Bernard72
41Dean72
43Leo70
44Ernest69
45Elmer66
46Glenn64
47Louis62
48Fred60
48Stanley60
50Floyd59
50Roy59
50Warren59
53Glen57
53Keith57
53Lawrence57
56Alvin56
56Clifford56
56Leroy56
59David54
60Willard50
61Ray49
61Virgil49
63Duane47
63Lester47
65Arnold45
65Edwin45
67Ivan43
67Ronald43
69Alfred42
69Don42
69Gene42
69Harvey42
69Herbert42
69Russell42
75Joe40
76Bill39
76Max39
78Clyde38
79Victor37
79Wallace37
81Merle36
81Milton36
83Gordon35
83Wesley35
85Delbert34
86Daniel33
86Gilbert33
86Lee33
89Orville32
90Frederick31
90Lavern31
92Everett30
92Leslie30
92Roger30
92Roland30
96Loren29
96Philip29
98Billy28
98Chester28
98Herman28
98Maurice28
98Theodore28