Most popular boys’ names in South Carolina, 1910

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

RankNameBabies
1James556
2John390
3William281
4Willie256
5George191
6Robert187
7Henry177
8Thomas110
9Frank91
9Joseph91
11Charlie88
12Edward84
13Charles78
14Walter77
15Joe75
16David67
17Fred66
18Sam61
19Samuel56
20Jack54
21Leroy53
22Clarence52
22Richard52
24Albert50
24Ernest50
RankNameBabies
24Eugene50
27Arthur47
27Johnnie47
29Harry46
30Paul45
31Louis43
32Lee42
33Benjamin39
34Ben34
35Eddie33
35Herbert33
35Julius33
38Andrew32
38Lewis32
38Marion32
41Mack31
42Luther30
42Roy30
44Isaac27
44Tom27
46Jessie26
46Nathaniel26
46Roosevelt26
49Daniel24
49Jesse24
51Allen23
52Abraham22
52Earnest22
52Herman22
52Raymond22
56Earl21
57Booker20
57Otis20
57Rufus20
60Claude19
60Harvey19
60Howard19
60Johnie19
60Lawrence19
60Moses19
66Clyde18
66Ed18
66Harold18
66Oscar18
70Edgar16
70Jacob16
70Leon16
70Lonnie16
70Ralph16
70Theodore16
76Bennie15
76Carl15
76Floyd15
76Jimmie15
80Curtis14
80Ira14
80Jake14
80Lester14
80Preston14
80Will14
86Archie13
87Jim12
87Melvin12
87Nathan12
87Oliver12
87Peter12
87Philip12
93Adam11
93Alexander11
93Alonzo11
93Christopher11
93Clifford11
93Jerry11
93Mike11
93Wallace11
93Wilson11