Most popular boys’ names in South Carolina, 1933

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

RankNameBabies
1James1,653
2William897
3John874
4Robert730
5Willie595
6Charles551
7George340
8Thomas338
9Henry283
10Bobby278
11David262
12Joseph235
13Franklin204
14Joe203
15Edward202
16Harold201
16Richard201
18Billy200
19Frank197
20Leroy184
21Samuel175
22Walter166
23Roosevelt153
24Jack146
25Fred144
RankNameBabies
26Paul139
27Arthur135
27Charlie135
29Marion127
30Donald126
31Albert122
32Ernest121
33Clarence111
34Harry107
34Herbert107
34Johnnie107
37Kenneth106
38Eugene104
39Benjamin97
39Roy97
41Jimmie95
42Lewis92
43Clyde86
43Nathaniel86
45Howard85
45Ralph85
47Carl82
47Jerry82
47Raymond82
50Earl77
51Eddie76
52Lee72
53Jimmy71
53Johnny71
55Curtis68
55Ray68
57Daniel65
57Marvin65
59Lawrence63
59Luther63
61Calvin61
61Sam61
63Jessie59
63Louis59
65Jesse57
66Allen55
66Melvin55
66Theodore55
69Junior54
69Larry54
71Andrew51
71Herman51
73Floyd49
73Isaac49
75Claude48
75Leon48
77Alvin47
77Earnest47
79Horace46
80Bennie45
81Francis43
81Tommy43
83Freddie42
83Gene42
85Harvey41
85Julius41
85Moses41
85Wallace41
89Cecil40
89Gerald40
89Oscar40
92Furman39
92Rufus39
94Norman38
95Matthew37
96Leonard36
96Otis36
98Douglas35
98Mack35
100Alfred34
100Lester34
100Sammie34
100Vernon34