Most popular boys’ names in North Dakota, 1926

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert335
2John277
3Donald232
4James205
5William166
6Raymond126
6Richard126
8George116
9Harold110
10Edward108
11Kenneth92
12Charles79
13Joseph76
13Vernon76
15Howard75
16Walter73
17Leo71
18Gordon67
19Lloyd65
20Marvin63
21Paul61
22Norman60
23Arthur59
24Albert58
24Ralph58
RankNameBabies
26Eugene57
27Frank56
28Elmer54
28Henry54
30Clarence52
30Harry52
32Gerald50
33Earl49
33Peter49
35Arnold48
35Thomas48
37Francis47
38Duane46
38Lyle46
38Roy46
41David42
41Edwin42
41Theodore42
44Ernest41
44Stanley41
46Leonard40
47Alvin39
47Carl39
49Herbert38
50Joe37
51Dale36
51Lawrence36
51Wallace36
54Melvin35
54Ronald35
56Clifford34
56Jack34
56Wayne34
59Allen32
59Bernard32
59Floyd32
59Leroy32
59Milton32
64Glenn31
65Calvin30
65Fred30
67Alfred28
68Ervin27
68Victor27
68Warren27
71Orville26
72Lester25
72Russell25
74Louis23
75Don22
75Jerome22
75Morris22
75Roger22
75Virgil22
80Anton21
80Daniel21
80Douglas21
80Ray21
84Dean20
84Harvey20
84Willard20
87Leslie19
87Roland19
87Wilbert19
90Herman18
90Reuben18
90Wesley18
93Andrew17
93Bruce17
93Chester17
93Dennis17
93Everett17
93Jacob17
93Martin17
93Maurice17
93Oscar17