Most popular boys’ names in North Dakota, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	242
2	James	223
3	Richard	213
4	John	196
5	Gary	190
6	David	186
7	Donald	185
8	Dennis	166
9	Larry	153
10	Kenneth	133
11	Gerald	127
12	Ronald	125
12	William	125
14	Roger	92
15	Charles	91
16	Jerry	78
17	Paul	72
18	Dale	69
19	Wayne	64
20	Raymond	63
21	Duane	62
21	Jerome	62
23	Thomas	61
24	Michael	59
25	Marvin	56

Rank	Name	Babies
26	George	53
27	Leroy	51
28	Joseph	50
29	Eugene	48
30	Bruce	42
31	Edward	39
32	Lyle	38
32	Vernon	38
34	Daniel	37
34	Leonard	37
34	Rodney	37
37	Gordon	36
38	Allen	33
38	Douglas	33
40	Arthur	32
40	Harold	32
42	Lawrence	31
43	Jack	30
44	Gene	28
44	Glenn	28
44	Norman	28
47	Frank	26
47	Lloyd	26
47	Melvin	26
47	Patrick	26
51	Allan	25
51	Clifford	25
51	Curtis	25
51	Darrell	25
51	Howard	25
51	Leo	25
57	Clarence	23
57	Don	23
57	Earl	23
60	Ernest	21
60	Henry	21
60	Keith	21
60	Myron	21
64	Albert	20
64	Loren	20
64	Ray	20
67	Fred	19
67	Russell	19
67	Walter	19
70	Bill	18
70	Dean	18
72	Arnold	17
72	Darrel	17
72	Elmer	17
72	Francis	17
72	Harvey	17
72	Joe	17
72	Lee	17
72	Peter	17
72	Ralph	17
72	Wesley	17
82	Clayton	16
82	Harry	16
82	Jim	16
82	Leon	16
82	Stanley	16
87	Bob	15
87	Neil	15
87	Philip	15
87	Roy	15
87	Terry	15
92	Floyd	14
92	Lowell	14
92	Merle	14
95	Alvin	13
95	Carl	13
95	Lester	13
95	Lynn	13
95	Maynard	13
95	Wallace	13