Most popular boys’ names in Pennsylvania, 1932

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

RankNameBabies
1John5,241
2Robert5,029
3William4,071
4James3,486
5Joseph2,960
6Richard2,833
7Donald2,658
8Charles2,434
9George1,924
10Thomas1,803
11Edward1,802
12Paul1,270
13Frank1,117
14Ronald1,092
15David978
16Raymond959
17Kenneth872
18Harry864
19Francis748
20Walter738
21Harold736
22Eugene723
23Albert677
24Anthony658
25Carl657
RankNameBabies
26Jack621
27Michael589
28Gerald582
29Ralph553
30Louis518
31Daniel480
32Henry445
33Arthur435
34Bernard427
35Samuel407
36Howard394
37Fred392
38Stanley383
39Lawrence377
40Leonard359
41Andrew354
42Earl340
43Alfred336
44Norman334
45Theodore326
46Peter311
46Russell311
48Clarence304
49Vincent284
50Glenn278
51Frederick262
52Leroy242
53Ernest241
54Philip236
55Roy232
56Herbert230
56Martin230
58Dale225
59Melvin222
60Ray221
61Stephen212
62Edwin211
63Wayne194
64Elmer182
65Franklin172
66Leo170
67Bruce165
67Leon165
69Allen164
70Warren152
71Jerry151
71Lewis151
73Clyde150
74Jay145
74Marvin145
76Nicholas143
77Lloyd139
78Steve137
79Patrick135
80Victor134
81Larry132
82Floyd130
83Jerome128
84Chester127
84Clifford127
84Lester127
87Harvey124
88Gene123
89Don122
90Benjamin120
90Herman120
92Alvin119
93Gordon116
94Joe111
95Lee108
96Gilbert107
97Roger106
98Wilbur103
99Hugh97
100Alan95