Most popular boys’ names in New Jersey, 1934

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert1,862
2John1,783
3William1,396
4Joseph1,065
5James1,016
6Richard999
7Charles740
8Donald719
9George695
10Edward644
11Thomas615
12Frank528
13Anthony360
14Ronald344
15Raymond329
16Michael312
17David304
18Paul292
19Walter283
20Kenneth255
21Peter247
22Arthur233
23Albert220
23Henry220
23Louis220
RankNameBabies
26Harry210
27Fred196
28Harold194
29Eugene172
30Vincent168
31Francis164
32Daniel153
33Lawrence144
34Ralph138
35Alfred137
36Howard136
37Gerald133
38Jack128
39Frederick127
40Carl126
40Norman126
42Stanley123
43Philip116
44Martin112
45Bernard108
46Herbert106
46Leonard106
48Theodore104
49Roger102
50Samuel100
51Nicholas95
52Andrew94
52Ernest94
54Russell85
55Salvatore80
56Stephen74
57Warren72
58Bruce71
59Jerry70
60Roy69
61Edwin65
62Patrick63
63Alan62
64Franklin59
65Earl57
66Leroy56
67Marvin53
68Leon52
69Douglas51
69Victor51
71Clarence50
72Angelo48
73Allen47
74Allan45
74Jerome45
76Benjamin43
76Clifford43
78Dominick42
79Harvey41
80Lewis40
80Matthew40
82Larry39
82Melvin39
84Gary38
85Lester37
86Gerard36
86Leo36
88Alexander35
88Chester35
88Dennis35
88Gilbert35
92Arnold34
92Gene34
94Gordon33
94Neil33
96Edmund32
96Herman32
96Joe32
96Karl32
100Edgar30
100Lee30