Most popular boys’ names in Oregon, 1937

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert416
2James304
2Richard304
4John267
5William239
6Donald229
7David208
8Ronald189
9Larry170
10Gary156
11Charles137
12Kenneth122
13George114
14Jack98
15Jerry94
16Gerald90
17Thomas86
18Raymond74
19Edward67
20Harold64
21Roger61
22Paul60
23Don58
23Michael58
25Dale56
RankNameBabies
26Jim55
27Dennis51
27Frank51
29Carl50
29Gordon50
31Bob46
31Norman46
33Bill45
34Lawrence44
35Melvin43
36Fred41
37Stanley40
38Darrell39
38Dick39
38Walter39
41Marvin38
41Ralph38
43Eugene37
44Joseph36
45Arthur35
45Duane35
47Glenn34
47Keith34
49Douglas33
49Wayne33
51Roy32
52Daniel31
52Leroy31
54Bruce30
55Lee29
56Terry27
57Albert26
57Peter26
57Vernon26
60Ernest25
60Harry25
62Earl24
62Gene24
62Mike24
62Philip24
66Alan23
67Clarence22
67Clifford22
67Delbert22
67Joe22
67Tom22
72Lloyd21
73Dean20
73Edwin20
73Floyd20
73Henry20
73Howard20
73Ted20
79Billy19
79Patrick19
79Russell19
82Lyle18
82Ray18
84Glen17
84Leonard17
84Leslie17
87Allen16
87Jon16
87Loren16
87Louis16
87Phillip16
87Rodney16
87Victor16
94Leo15
95Stephen14
96Alvin13
96Dave13
96Everett13
96Francis13
96Harvey13
96Herbert13
96Jimmy13
96Martin13
96Milton13
96Neil13
96Theodore13