Most popular boys’ names in North Dakota, 1915

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

RankNameBabies
1John284
2William189
3Robert156
4George126
5James114
6Harold113
7Joseph107
8Arthur105
9Edward104
9Raymond104
11Donald103
12Walter102
13Henry92
14Albert89
14Charles89
16Kenneth87
17Clarence83
18Frank79
19Herbert70
20Richard69
21Lawrence68
22Edwin67
23Roy65
24Paul62
25Earl59
RankNameBabies
25Theodore59
27Lloyd58
27Ralph58
29Carl55
29Howard55
31Elmer54
32Norman52
33Ernest51
33Fred51
35Arnold50
35Clifford50
35Harry50
38Alvin49
39Gordon46
40Thomas45
41Alfred43
41Francis43
41Leonard43
44Marvin42
45Melvin40
45Oscar40
45Vernon40
48Russell39
49Orville38
50Anton37
50Peter37
52Emil36
53Otto35
54Jack33
55Floyd31
56Joe30
56Leo30
56Martin30
59Adolph29
60Chester26
60Jacob26
60Stanley26
63Willard25
64David24
64Herman24
64Ray24
64Reuben24
68Everett23
68Frederick23
68Lester23
71Lyle22
71Milton22
71Victor22
71Wallace22
75Ervin21
75Glenn21
75Leslie21
75Maurice21
79Bernard20
79Eugene20
81Glen19
81Vincent19
83Andrew18
83Harvey18
83Louis18
83Philip18
87Allen17
87Daniel17
87Gerald17
87Roland17
91Leroy16
91Wayne16
93Benjamin15
93Edgar15
93Erwin15
93Kermit15
93Palmer15
93Sam15
93Samuel15
100Anthony14
100Michael14
100Olaf14
100Oliver14
100Rudolph14
100Wilbur14