Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1931

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert826
2Donald617
3Richard548
4James378
5John351
6William328
7Charles285
8Kenneth223
9Harold182
10Jack177
11Dale174
12Gerald155
13George141
14Edward130
15Eugene126
16Paul119
17Ronald115
18Raymond114
19Duane111
20Norman104
21Marvin103
22Dean99
23Thomas98
23Wayne98
25Don95
RankNameBabies
26Jerry93
27Melvin92
28Leonard86
29Joseph82
30Leroy80
31Bill78
32David77
33Frank76
34Francis74
35Larry71
36Lloyd68
36Ralph68
38Roger66
38Walter66
40Bob65
40Gene65
42Billy62
43Lyle61
43Stanley61
45Bernard60
45Howard60
47Carl59
48Vernon57
49Arthur56
49Roy56
51Joe55
52Henry54
53Harry52
53Lawrence52
53Louis52
56Albert51
57Dick50
57Floyd50
57Glen50
57Keith50
61Fred49
62Alvin48
62Glenn48
62Russell48
65Clarence47
66Earl46
67Jim45
68Daniel42
68Darrell42
68Leo42
71Clifford41
71Gordon41
73Edwin40
73Eldon40
73Ray40
76Arnold39
77Virgil38
78Lavern37
78Lowell37
80Delbert36
81Bobby35
81Everett35
83Ernest34
84Alfred33
85Lee32
85Wesley32
87Harvey31
87Willis31
89Dennis30
89Douglas30
89Elmer30
89Gilbert30
89Warren30
89Willard30
95Gary29
95Harlan29
95Merle29
98Lester28
98Lewis28
98Loren28