Most popular boys’ names in South Dakota, 1915

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	185
2	Robert	180
3	William	125
4	Donald	114
5	Harold	112
6	George	109
7	James	96
8	Charles	84
9	Arthur	77
10	Edward	75
11	Kenneth	72
11	Raymond	72
13	Clarence	65
14	Albert	63
14	Walter	63
16	Richard	61
17	Joseph	58
18	Elmer	56
19	Frank	53
20	Francis	52
20	Howard	52
22	Lawrence	51
23	Paul	50
24	Herbert	49
25	Melvin	48

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alfred	47
26	Henry	47
26	Leonard	47
29	Harry	45
30	Earl	44
31	Clifford	43
31	Leo	43
33	Alvin	42
33	Lloyd	42
35	Ernest	39
35	Louis	39
35	Ralph	39
38	Arnold	37
38	Bernard	37
38	Floyd	37
38	Marvin	37
38	Thomas	37
43	Edwin	35
43	Vernon	35
45	Roy	33
46	Carl	32
46	Eugene	32
48	Lester	31
49	Leroy	30
50	Lyle	29
50	Ray	29
52	Leslie	28
53	Fred	27
53	Maurice	27
53	Orville	27
53	Theodore	27
53	Virgil	27
58	Dale	26
59	David	25
59	Otto	25
61	Wayne	24
62	Glenn	23
63	Russell	22
64	Reuben	21
65	Everett	20
65	Norman	20
65	Oscar	20
65	Willard	20
69	Martin	19
70	Emil	18
70	Stanley	18
72	Cecil	17
72	Chester	17
72	Gerald	17
72	Herman	17
72	Peter	17
72	Vincent	17
78	Glen	16
78	Roland	16
78	Wallace	16
78	Wilbur	16
82	Gordon	15
82	Harvey	15
82	Jack	15
82	Joe	15
82	Merle	15
82	Victor	15
88	Andrew	14
88	Eldon	14
88	Gilbert	14
88	Homer	14
92	Ervin	13
92	Jacob	13
92	Milton	13
95	Archie	12
95	Warren	12
97	Anthony	11
97	Clayton	11
97	Edgar	11
97	Erwin	11
97	Jerry	11
97	Keith	11
97	Lee	11
97	Leland	11
97	Orval	11
97	Wesley	11