Most popular boys’ names in Oregon, 1920

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert442
2William302
3John265
4James218
5George166
6Charles161
7Donald158
8Richard131
9Jack124
10Harold104
11Kenneth96
12Raymond85
13Walter84
14Frank80
15Edward76
16Arthur70
17Harry69
18Ralph67
19Thomas64
20Howard61
21David59
22Carl53
22Roy53
24Joseph51
25Paul50
RankNameBabies
26Earl46
26Henry46
28Clarence45
28Fred45
28Leonard45
28Melvin45
32Albert41
32Francis41
32Norman41
35Lloyd40
36Eugene39
36Vernon39
36Warren39
39Herbert38
40Gordon37
41Glenn36
42Lester35
43Dale33
43Elmer33
45Ray30
45Wayne30
47Wallace29
48Lawrence28
48Stanley28
50Chester27
50Marvin27
52Clifford25
52Lewis25
54Floyd24
55Alvin23
55Ernest23
55Gerald23
55Roger23
59Alfred22
59Frederick22
59Lee22
59Leroy22
63Delbert21
63Edwin21
63Leslie21
63Victor21
67Bob20
67Cecil20
69Everett19
69Milton19
69Wilbur19
69Willard19
73Allen18
73Don18
73Harvey18
73Leo18
73Louis18
73Lyle18
73Merle18
73Theodore18
81Bruce17
82Alan16
82Arnold16
82Homer16
82Ivan16
82Joe16
82Maurice16
82Ronald16
82Virgil16
90Bill15
90Daniel15
90Eldon15
90Gene15
90Leland15
90Philip15
90Wesley15
97Clyde14
97Orville14
97Roland14
100Gilbert13
100Glen13
100Keith13
100Max13
100Russell13