Most popular boys’ names in North Dakota, 1920

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

RankNameBabies
1John299
2Robert263
3William171
4James167
5George165
6Donald147
7Harold140
8Raymond129
9Arthur115
10Charles111
11Walter110
12Richard104
13Joseph103
14Kenneth102
15Edward85
16Clarence80
16Henry80
18Lloyd79
19Lawrence76
20Albert75
20Roy75
22Paul72
23Arnold68
23Edwin68
23Frank68
RankNameBabies
26Earl66
27Herbert64
28Elmer63
28Ernest63
30Ralph61
31Howard58
31Leonard58
33Clifford56
34Vernon55
35Norman54
36Gordon51
36Marvin51
36Melvin51
39Alvin49
39Leo49
41Eugene48
41Harry48
43Peter47
44Carl45
44Fred45
46Francis43
47Orville41
47Thomas41
49Alfred40
50Warren39
51Anton37
51Floyd37
51Theodore37
54Jack35
54Louis35
56Lester34
57Glenn33
58Ervin32
58Oscar32
58Reuben32
58Stanley32
62Gerald31
62Wallace31
62Willard31
65Lyle30
65Roland30
67David28
67Leroy28
69Victor26
69Wayne26
71Chester25
71Harvey25
71Lynn25
71Martin25
71Russell25
76Jacob24
76Joe24
78Allen23
78Andrew23
78Emil23
81Glen22
81Leslie22
81Michael22
84Philip21
84Ray21
86Bernard20
86Daniel20
86Douglas20
86Wesley20
90Everett19
91Duane18
91Mike18
93Frederick17
93Wilfred17
95Adolph16
95Clinton16
95Dale16
95Jerome16
95Morris16
95Rudolph16