Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1926

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert880
2Donald513
3John441
4Richard416
5William411
6James327
7Charles265
8Harold234
9Kenneth224
10Jack208
11George187
12Dale168
13Raymond164
14Edward163
15Paul152
16Eugene141
17Gerald137
18Joseph127
19Frank126
20Leonard108
21Wayne107
22Melvin104
23Howard100
24Thomas97
25Marvin96
RankNameBabies
26Walter93
27Ralph92
28Clarence88
29Lloyd86
30Harry85
31Lawrence77
32Albert72
32Norman72
34Francis71
35Earl70
36Arthur69
36Stanley69
38Dean65
39Bernard64
39Carl64
39Duane64
42Warren63
43Fred61
43Leo61
43Leroy61
43Vernon61
47Henry60
48Don59
49Clifford58
49Keith58
49Lyle58
52Elmer57
53Roy55
54Lester54
55Bill53
55Glen53
55Glenn53
58Alvin49
58Bob49
58David49
58Ernest49
58Floyd49
63Gordon48
63Ray48
65Billy47
65Gene47
65Russell47
68Virgil45
69Clyde44
69Daniel44
69Louis44
72Edwin43
72Jerry43
72Ronald43
72Willard43
76Alfred42
77Herbert39
77Max39
79Darrell38
80Joe37
80Merle37
82Theodore33
82Victor33
84Arnold32
84Eldon32
84Harvey32
87Ivan31
87Jerome31
87Roger31
90Allen30
91Lowell29
91Milton29
91Roland29
91Willis29
95Delbert28
95Vern28
95Wallace28
98Calvin27
98Leslie27
98Wesley27