Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1944

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert600
2James498
3John490
4Richard468
5Larry438
6Gary355
7William333
8David322
9Ronald315
10Donald265
11Dennis251
12Thomas243
13Kenneth226
13Roger226
15Charles206
16Michael202
17Jerry195
18Gerald132
19Terry119
20Douglas110
21Paul105
22Dale104
23Jack100
24George99
25Edward94
RankNameBabies
26Joseph87
27Jim83
28Daniel78
28Marvin78
30Frank70
31Harold68
32Eugene67
32Steven67
34Duane66
35Wayne65
36Raymond63
37Tom61
38Leroy59
39Stephen58
40Keith56
41Rodney55
42Norman53
43Lawrence52
43Stanley52
45Bill50
46Dean49
47Gene48
47Patrick48
49Ralph47
50Don46
51Fred45
51Leonard45
51Lyle45
54Joe44
55Carl42
55Danny42
57Ronnie41
58Bruce40
58Steve40
60Timothy39
61Allen37
61Bob37
61Darrell37
61Vernon37
65Clifford34
65Mark34
65Mike34
68Alan33
68Howard33
70Harry32
70Roy32
72Jerome31
72Leslie31
72Lynn31
72Russell31
72Walter31
77Bernard30
77Gordon30
79Francis29
79Lonnie29
79Phillip29
82Clarence28
83Jon27
83Melvin27
85Dick26
85Earl26
85Henry26
85Leon26
89Dwight24
89Theodore24
89Virgil24
92Ernest23
92Kent23
92Loren23
95Albert22
95Billy22
95Floyd22
95Jimmy22
99Arthur21
99Glenn21
99Randall21