Most popular boys’ names in South Dakota, 1911

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	54
2	William	36
3	George	34
4	Robert	31
5	Edward	26
6	Charles	22
7	Walter	21
8	Francis	20
8	Harold	20
10	Albert	19
10	Joseph	19
10	Kenneth	19
13	Arthur	17
13	James	17
15	Floyd	16
16	Donald	15
16	Leonard	15
16	Paul	15
16	Ralph	15
20	Lawrence	14
20	Roy	14
22	Fred	13
23	Clarence	12
23	Clifford	12
23	Elmer	12

Rank	Name	Babies
23	Frank	12
27	Stanley	11
27	Thomas	11
29	Harry	10
29	Henry	10
29	Herbert	10
29	Raymond	10
33	Carl	9
33	Earl	9
33	Howard	9
33	Oliver	9
33	Richard	9
38	Alfred	8
38	David	8
38	Ernest	8
41	Alvin	7
41	Edwin	7
41	Harvey	7
41	Jack	7
41	Lyle	7
41	Orville	7
47	Adolph	6
47	Arnold	6
47	Emil	6
47	Everett	6
47	Herman	6
47	Lester	6
47	Louis	6
47	Martin	6
47	Marvin	6
47	Melvin	6
47	Ray	6
47	Russell	6
47	Vernon	6
47	Willard	6
61	Bernard	5
61	Chester	5
61	Dale	5
61	Gerald	5
61	Gordon	5
61	Lee	5
61	Lewis	5
61	Samuel	5
61	Wilfred	5