Most popular boys’ names in Pennsylvania, 1911

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

RankNameBabies
1John1,672
2William1,020
3Joseph988
4Charles740
5James696
6George680
7Robert532
8Frank490
9Edward451
10Paul368
11Harry363
12Thomas332
13Walter324
14Michael300
15Albert240
16Anthony217
17Andrew215
18Harold201
19Francis192
20Henry187
21Samuel175
22Louis172
23Richard171
24Stanley169
25Raymond167
RankNameBabies
26Arthur163
27Ralph160
28Carl156
29David155
30Howard141
31Peter136
32Clarence122
33Kenneth121
34Donald118
35Daniel116
36Alfred104
37Stephen103
38Earl100
39Fred97
40Norman90
40Russell90
42Frederick84
43Bernard81
44Lawrence80
45Philip76
46Elmer75
46Martin75
48Jack73
49Eugene71
50Herbert69
50Roy69
52Leonard68
52Theodore68
54Chester67
55Mike66
56Leo65
57Alexander63
57Ernest63
59Vincent62
60Lester61
61Benjamin60
62Leroy58
63Edwin57
63Herman57
65Steve56
66Jacob55
66Lewis55
68Nicholas54
69Morris53
70Gerald52
71Clifford48
71Joe48
73Leon47
73Lloyd47
75Clyde46
75Ray46
77Victor43
78Melvin41
79Maurice39
80Willard38
81Adam36
81Warren36
81Wilbur36
84Gilbert34
85Glenn33
85Milton33
85Oscar33
88Allen32
88Elwood32
90Clair30
90Floyd30
90Harvey30
93Edgar29
93Sam29
93Tony29
96Franklin27
97Julius26
97Max26
97Patrick26
100Abraham25
100Angelo25
100Jesse25