Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	585
2	Richard	464
3	Larry	406
4	James	396
5	John	367
6	Donald	351
7	William	285
8	Gary	284
9	Ronald	266
10	Charles	216
11	Kenneth	187
12	Jerry	178
13	David	171
14	Gerald	164
15	Thomas	140
16	Roger	131
17	Jack	122
18	George	108
19	Dale	102
19	Dennis	102
21	Harold	100
21	Marvin	100
23	Paul	91
24	Edward	87
25	Duane	86

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Don	85
27	Bill	79
28	Raymond	78
29	Jim	76
30	Wayne	75
31	Frank	74
32	Norman	72
33	Joseph	69
34	Eugene	66
35	Keith	65
36	Michael	59
37	Bob	58
38	Lawrence	57
38	Leonard	57
40	Ralph	53
41	Melvin	51
42	Dean	50
42	Gene	50
42	Joe	50
42	Leroy	50
46	Stanley	49
47	Gordon	48
48	Daniel	46
49	Darrell	44
49	Rodney	44
51	Tom	43
51	Walter	43
53	Carl	42
53	Dick	42
53	Terry	42
56	Fred	40
56	Lyle	40
58	Bruce	39
58	Francis	39
60	Roy	38
61	Douglas	36
62	Russell	35
63	Allen	34
63	Billy	34
65	Edwin	33
65	Jerome	33
67	Clarence	32
68	Bernard	31
68	Howard	31
68	Leon	31
68	Lloyd	31
72	Clifford	30
72	Harry	30
72	Henry	30
75	Albert	29
75	Ernest	29
75	Virgil	29
78	Alan	28
78	Arthur	28
78	Glenn	28
78	Ronnie	28
82	Glen	27
82	Vernon	27
84	Alvin	26
84	Darrel	26
84	Earl	26
84	Roland	26
84	Ted	26
89	Jon	25
89	Lee	25
89	Leland	25
89	Warren	25
93	Eldon	24
94	Leo	23
94	Ray	23
94	Willard	23
97	Floyd	22
97	Garry	22
97	Loren	22
97	Louis	22
97	Tommy	22