Most popular boys’ names in Oregon, 1944

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert584
2James564
3John544
4Richard484
5David428
6Gary372
7Michael359
8William345
9Larry303
10Donald259
11Dennis244
12Ronald239
13Charles198
13Thomas198
15Kenneth183
16Jerry141
17George126
18Paul118
19Douglas109
20Gerald102
21Stephen100
21Steven100
23Jim98
24Terry96
25Daniel94
RankNameBabies
26Jack91
27Edward88
27Roger88
29Mike87
30Raymond85
31Dale78
32Bruce76
33Joseph73
34Bill70
35Frank64
36Wayne60
37Lawrence58
38Ralph57
39Harold56
40Stanley54
40Tom54
42Fred53
43Bob52
43Roy52
43Steve52
46Alan51
46Carl51
46Norman51
49Arthur50
50Gordon49
51Don48
52Keith47
52Mark47
54Walter45
55Joe44
55Patrick44
57Marvin43
58Lee40
59Leroy39
60Dan38
60Melvin38
60Philip38
63Allen37
63Dick37
63Ray37
66Earl36
66Henry36
68Darrell35
68Dean35
68Gene35
71Danny32
71Howard32
71Jon32
74Rodney31
75Edwin30
75Lynn30
77Albert29
78Peter28
78Phillip28
78Timothy28
81Clifford27
81Gregory27
81Jimmy27
81Leonard27
85Floyd26
86Craig25
86Duane25
86Glenn25
86Harry25
86Leslie25
86Ronnie25
92Billy24
92Dave24
92Eugene24
92Vernon24
96Clarence23
96Micheal23
98Glen22
98Lloyd22
98Lyle22