Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1930

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert815
2Donald599
3Richard484
4John406
5James385
6William376
7Charles265
8Kenneth251
9Harold204
10Jack187
11George174
12Dale173
13Eugene146
14Paul145
15Gerald144
16Marvin143
17Edward132
18Raymond128
19Thomas120
20Ronald108
21Leonard100
22David97
23Jerry95
24Joseph92
24Wayne92
RankNameBabies
26Duane86
27Carl82
28Bob78
29Don77
30Dean75
30Leroy75
30Melvin75
33Ralph74
34Frank73
35Bill72
36Arthur70
36Earl70
38Norman69
39Billy67
39Howard67
41Lawrence66
42Bernard64
43Gene63
43Lloyd63
43Walter63
46Roy61
47Stanley59
48Clarence57
48Keith57
48Roger57
51Albert56
52Francis55
52Fred55
54Vernon54
55Harry53
56Alvin51
56Clifford51
56Virgil51
59Darrell50
59Glen50
59Lyle50
62Leo46
63Gordon45
64Floyd43
65Glenn42
65Henry42
67Joe41
68Dick40
68Herbert40
70Arnold38
70Jim38
72Delbert37
73Daniel36
73Dennis36
73Harvey36
73Larry36
77Eldon35
77Ernest35
79Elmer34
79Gilbert34
79Jerome34
82Edwin33
83Alfred32
83Bruce32
83Douglas32
83Lester32
87Harlan31
87Russell31
87Warren31
90Lee30
90Milton30
92Allen29
92Leland29
92Louis29
92Roland29
92Willard29
97Max28
97Myron28
97Ray28
100Bobby27