Most popular boys’ names in Oregon, 1916

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert265
2William215
3John209
4George157
5James149
6Charles126
7Harold115
8Donald106
9Frank93
10Richard87
11Kenneth82
12Edward80
13Jack79
14Walter67
15Paul65
16Thomas63
17Arthur61
18Raymond60
19Joseph58
20Harry55
21Ralph53
21Roy53
23Albert50
24Howard49
25Fred47
RankNameBabies
26Carl45
26Earl45
28Clarence44
29David43
30Henry41
31Ernest39
31Leonard39
33Melvin37
33Norman37
35Lawrence35
35Lloyd35
37Eugene33
38Alfred31
38Floyd31
40Edwin28
40Elmer28
40Francis28
43Gordon27
44Lester26
44Stanley26
46Herbert25
47Chester23
47Clifford23
47Willard23
50Glenn22
50Ray22
50Wayne22
53Louis21
54Ivan20
54Russell20
56Frederick19
57Clyde18
57Milton18
57Virgil18
57Wilbur18
61Arnold17
61Bernard17
61Daniel17
61Vernon17
65Delbert16
65Lewis16
65Marvin16
68Leo15
68Leroy15
68Ronald15
71Cecil14
71Don14
71Edgar14
71Gerald14
71Leslie14
71Maurice14
71Theodore14
71Victor14
79Dale13
79Everett13
79Herman13
79Philip13
79Wallace13
84Alvin12
84Dean12
84Hugh12
84Leland12
84Lyle12
89Archie11
89Benjamin11
89Bruce11
89Eldon11
89Gilbert11
89Homer11
89Marion11
89Roger11
89Wesley11
98Fredrick10
98Vincent10
98Warren10
98Wilfred10
98Willis10
98Woodrow10