Most popular boys’ names in Ohio, 1912

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

RankNameBabies
1John1,111
2Robert931
3William865
4Charles658
5James616
6Joseph535
7George506
8Paul426
9Frank379
10Harold362
11Edward361
12Harry289
13Walter281
14Raymond274
15Ralph272
16Carl265
17Richard264
18Donald252
19Howard249
20Thomas214
21Albert213
22Arthur210
23Kenneth209
24Clarence190
25Louis174
RankNameBabies
26Earl152
27Lawrence151
28Henry132
29Fred130
30David127
31Russell118
32Anthony114
33Elmer113
33Herbert113
33Jack113
36Roy103
36Stanley103
38Eugene102
39Francis101
40Michael98
41Edwin97
42Chester94
43Floyd93
44Andrew90
45Leonard89
46Wilbur86
47Ernest84
47Lester84
47Norman84
50Frederick83
51Bernard81
52Leo77
53Gerald76
53Herman76
55Samuel75
56Glenn73
57Peter69
58Alfred68
59Theodore67
60Clyde62
60Joe62
62Clifford61
63Melvin60
63Virgil60
65Woodrow59
66Lloyd58
67Daniel55
67Homer55
69Lewis54
69Victor54
71Ray53
71Willard53
73Vincent52
74Stephen51
74Steve51
76Marion50
77Martin48
78Leroy45
79Maurice42
80Edgar40
80Marvin40
80Mike40
80Philip40
84Dale38
84Gilbert38
86Alvin37
86Sam37
88Vernon36
89Cecil35
89Everett35
89Nelson35
89Orville35
93Benjamin34
93Morris34
95Julius33
95Nicholas33
97Roger32
98Glen31
98Karl31
98Milton31