Most popular boys’ names in Oregon, 1943

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert631
2James569
3John487
4Richard476
5David419
6William383
7Michael355
8Larry342
9Ronald317
10Gary312
11Dennis246
12Donald242
13Thomas233
14Charles209
15Kenneth202
16Jerry180
17George134
18Roger125
19Douglas116
20Jack110
21Jim107
22Gerald105
23Terry103
24Paul100
25Stephen98
RankNameBabies
26Edward90
27Steven83
28Frank82
29Daniel81
30Mike77
31Wayne76
32Dale75
32Joseph75
34Bill71
35Raymond67
36Bruce65
37Norman64
38Harold61
39Walter59
40Lawrence58
41Fred57
42Bob56
43Don55
43Ralph55
45Arthur54
45Keith54
47Marvin53
48Carl51
49Stanley50
49Tom50
51Howard49
52Gene46
52Gordon46
52Rodney46
55Leonard43
56Patrick41
57Joe40
57Leroy40
57Melvin40
60Steve39
61Henry38
62Allen37
62Clifford37
62Philip37
65Earl36
65Jimmy36
65Mark36
68Alan35
68Albert35
70Dick34
70Roy34
72Phillip33
73Dan32
73Danny32
73Duane32
73Glenn32
73Lloyd32
78Harry31
79Craig30
79Eugene30
79Vernon30
82Billy29
82Edwin29
82Francis29
82Peter29
86Floyd28
86Jon28
86Lee28
86Timothy28
90Victor27
91Alvin26
91Dave26
93Dean25
93Tommy25
95Brian24
95Ernest24
95Lyle24
95Russell24
95Warren24
100Loren23