Most popular boys’ names in Rhode Island, 1920

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

RankNameBabies
1John395
2Joseph330
3William258
4James191
5Edward173
6George170
7Robert165
8Raymond162
9Charles138
10Frank127
11Albert115
12Arthur108
13Henry104
13Thomas104
15Anthony90
16Ernest78
16Walter78
18Alfred72
19Louis69
19Richard69
21Harold63
22Michael62
23Francis59
24Ralph53
25Leo48
RankNameBabies
26Paul47
26Peter47
28Vincent46
29Norman45
30Frederick44
31Herbert41
32Roland40
33Antonio35
33Manuel35
35Howard34
36Donald33
37Kenneth32
38Stanley31
39Eugene30
39Leonard30
41Russell28
41Theodore28
43Lawrence27
44Daniel26
44Earl26
44Harry26
47Bernard25
47Carl25
49Everett24
49Irving24
51Normand23
51Philip23
53Andrew20
53Domenic20
53Gerard20
56Angelo19
56Chester19
56David19
56Fred19
56Maurice19
56Roger19
62Benjamin18
62Nicholas18
64Edmund17
64Gerald17
64Milton17
64Salvatore17
64Wilfred17
69Armand16
69Rene16
71Alexander15
71Lester15
73Edwin14
73Lloyd14
73Matthew14
73Warren14
77Mario13
77Victor13
77Wallace13
80Douglas12
80Samuel12
80Stephen12
83Lionel11
83Martin11
83Pasco11
86Americo10
86Carlo10
86Clifford10
86Clinton10
86Edgar10
86Elmer10
86Rocco10
86Romeo10
94Emile9
94Hector9
94Leon9
94Luigi9
94Roy9
94Tony9
100Armando8
100Domenico8
100Felix8
100Gordon8
100Jerry8
100Lewis8
100Oscar8