Most popular boys’ names in South Dakota, 1920

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	358
2	John	223
3	Donald	200
4	William	177
5	Harold	155
6	James	146
7	Raymond	130
8	Kenneth	125
9	George	122
10	Charles	114
11	Walter	94
12	Richard	91
13	Arthur	86
13	Edward	86
15	Leonard	80
16	Howard	72
17	Earl	71
18	Lloyd	70
19	Clarence	67
20	Albert	61
21	Elmer	60
21	Joseph	60
23	Melvin	59
24	Clifford	58
24	Paul	58

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Henry	57
26	Marvin	57
26	Ralph	57
29	Francis	56
29	Frank	56
31	Eugene	54
31	Lawrence	54
33	Leo	53
34	Roy	50
34	Vernon	50
36	Wayne	49
37	Dale	48
37	Harry	48
37	Warren	48
40	Norman	47
40	Thomas	47
42	Arnold	45
43	Alvin	44
43	Carl	44
45	Edwin	43
46	Russell	42
47	Ernest	41
48	Floyd	40
48	Jack	40
50	Bernard	37
50	Lyle	37
52	Lester	35
53	Gerald	33
53	Harvey	33
53	Herbert	33
53	Milton	33
57	Gordon	32
58	Glenn	31
58	Louis	31
60	Andrew	30
60	Theodore	30
62	Leroy	29
63	Alfred	28
63	Orville	28
65	David	27
65	Fred	27
65	Stanley	27
68	Leslie	26
68	Merle	26
70	Allen	25
70	Virgil	25
70	Willard	25
73	Herman	24
73	Joe	24
75	Clayton	23
75	Oscar	23
75	Vern	23
78	Delbert	22
78	Max	22
78	Vincent	22
81	Duane	21
81	Martin	21
81	Maurice	21
81	Peter	21
85	Everett	20
85	Glen	20
85	Leon	20
85	Lowell	20
85	Wallace	20
85	Wilbur	20
91	Ervin	19
92	Clyde	18
92	Emil	18
92	Marion	18
92	Ray	18
92	Victor	18
97	Keith	16
97	Laverne	16
97	Wesley	16
100	Gilbert	15
100	Ronald	15