Most popular boys’ names in Pennsylvania, 1933

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

RankNameBabies
1John5,028
2Robert4,782
3William3,676
4James3,559
5Richard2,811
6Joseph2,710
7Donald2,578
8Charles2,186
9George1,721
10Thomas1,649
11Edward1,587
12Paul1,314
13Ronald1,150
14Frank1,018
15David944
16Kenneth852
17Raymond851
18Harry761
19Walter691
20Francis678
21Eugene643
22Jack633
23Harold625
24Anthony593
25Albert570
RankNameBabies
26Carl566
27Gerald554
28Michael535
29Ralph467
30Daniel444
31Louis421
32Arthur417
33Henry406
34Fred394
35Stanley393
36Howard373
37Leonard365
38Bernard358
39Lawrence357
40Samuel354
41Norman337
42Franklin322
43Theodore314
44Earl307
45Andrew299
46Russell283
47Clarence280
48Peter269
49Glenn259
50Frederick253
51Vincent247
52Alfred226
53Herbert219
54Martin215
54Philip215
56Edwin214
56Roy214
58Wayne213
59Dale209
60Leroy203
61Ernest202
62Melvin193
63Stephen184
64Allen171
65Leo169
65Ray169
67Larry160
68Elmer154
69Jay153
70Clyde149
71Marvin146
72Bruce144
73Patrick140
74Gene139
74Lewis139
76Roger136
77Warren134
78Jerry133
78Lloyd133
80Clifford127
80Nicholas127
82Leon126
83Benjamin125
84Lester122
84Steve122
86Gordon121
86Joe121
88Chester119
89Lee111
90Harvey110
91Jerome109
92Herman107
93Alan105
93Alvin105
95Gary95
96Clair94
97Don92
97Floyd92
97Victor92
100Calvin91