Most popular boys’ names in New Jersey, 1935

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert1,974
2John1,845
3William1,331
4Richard1,064
5Joseph1,051
6James989
7Charles733
8George694
9Donald681
10Edward644
11Thomas603
12Frank550
13Ronald435
14Anthony374
15David346
16Raymond336
17Paul292
18Walter285
19Michael282
20Arthur281
21Kenneth262
22Albert247
23Peter239
24Harry232
25Louis225
RankNameBabies
26Henry207
27Harold202
28Fred193
29Vincent173
30Daniel169
30Eugene169
32Carl163
32Ralph163
34Francis151
35Lawrence150
36Jack149
37Alfred148
38Gerald145
39Howard136
40Stanley135
41Frederick124
42Philip117
43Martin114
44Herbert111
45Theodore110
46Leonard102
46Norman102
48Samuel101
49Roger96
50Stephen95
51Nicholas93
52Russell92
53Andrew90
54Warren89
55Bernard87
56Bruce81
57Ernest76
58Patrick72
59Edwin71
60Leroy70
60Salvatore70
62Jerry68
63Alan66
64Douglas61
65Roy57
66Arnold55
67Allen54
68Alexander48
68Clarence48
68Franklin48
68Jerome48
68Larry48
68Marvin48
74Lewis45
75Angelo44
75Dominick44
77Earl43
78Allan42
78Victor42
80Benjamin41
80Leon41
82Barry40
83Chester39
83Gerard39
83Gordon39
86Melvin38
87Herman37
87Karl37
89Carmen35
89Dennis35
89Matthew35
89Milton35
89Wayne35
94Gary34
94Neil34
96Alvin33
96Clifford33
96Jay33
96Joel33
100Leo32