Most popular boys’ names in South Dakota, 1917

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	222
2	Robert	203
3	William	153
4	James	145
5	Donald	141
6	George	136
7	Harold	122
8	Charles	121
9	Kenneth	89
10	Arthur	86
11	Edward	85
12	Raymond	82
13	Richard	80
14	Clarence	78
15	Walter	76
16	Paul	74
17	Joseph	71
17	Lloyd	71
19	Albert	67
20	Ralph	66
21	Lawrence	61
22	Elmer	57
22	Henry	57
24	Francis	55
25	Clifford	53

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Leo	53
25	Melvin	53
28	Alvin	52
28	Earl	52
28	Leonard	52
31	Harry	51
32	Lester	49
33	Edwin	46
33	Herbert	46
35	Carl	45
35	Marvin	45
35	Roy	45
38	Arnold	42
38	Ernest	42
40	Howard	41
40	Virgil	41
42	Frank	40
43	Dale	39
44	Fred	38
44	Leroy	38
44	Lyle	38
44	Thomas	38
48	Gordon	37
49	Jack	36
49	Vernon	36
51	Eugene	34
52	Gerald	33
53	Orville	32
54	Milton	30
54	Ray	30
56	Alfred	29
56	Norman	29
56	Russell	29
59	Bernard	28
60	Everett	27
60	Floyd	27
62	Merle	26
63	Glenn	25
63	Martin	25
65	Wayne	22
66	Glen	21
66	Leslie	21
66	Louis	21
66	Willard	21
70	David	20
71	Herman	19
72	Oscar	18
72	Otto	18
72	Peter	18
72	Stanley	18
76	Andrew	17
76	Clayton	17
76	Emil	17
76	Harvey	17
80	Chester	16
80	Wilbur	16
82	Clyde	15
82	Joe	15
82	Lowell	15
82	Ronald	15
82	Sylvester	15
82	Victor	15
82	Vincent	15
89	Erwin	14
89	Ivan	14
89	Milo	14
89	Wesley	14
93	Delbert	13
93	Frederick	13
93	Maurice	13
93	Myron	13
93	Sidney	13
93	Warren	13
99	Allen	12
99	Eldon	12
99	Ervin	12
99	Lee	12
99	Leon	12
99	Marion	12
99	Maynard	12
99	Oliver	12
99	Roland	12
99	Theodore	12
99	Wilfred	12