Most popular boys’ names in South Dakota, 1928

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	346
2	Donald	320
3	John	191
4	James	185
5	Richard	169
6	William	154
7	Charles	108
8	Kenneth	102
9	Harold	98
10	George	95
11	Raymond	87
12	Eugene	82
13	Dale	80
14	Marvin	72
15	Gerald	66
16	Walter	63
17	Wayne	59
18	Lloyd	58
19	Lawrence	56
20	Lyle	54
20	Norman	54
20	Paul	54
23	Edward	53
23	Herbert	53
25	Francis	50

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Howard	50
25	Leroy	50
28	Duane	49
29	Leonard	48
29	Thomas	48
31	Arthur	47
31	Gene	47
33	Leo	46
34	Alvin	45
35	Clarence	44
35	Earl	44
37	Ronald	43
38	Arnold	42
39	Elmer	41
40	Albert	40
40	David	40
40	Henry	40
40	Joseph	40
40	Melvin	40
40	Ralph	40
40	Roy	40
47	Clifford	38
48	Stanley	36
49	Jack	34
50	Louis	33
50	Merle	33
52	Dean	32
52	Frank	32
52	Harry	32
55	Bernard	31
55	Don	31
55	Keith	31
55	Vernon	31
59	Floyd	30
60	Gordon	29
60	Roger	29
62	Fred	27
63	Alfred	26
63	Bob	26
63	Darrell	26
63	Delbert	26
63	Glenn	26
68	Lester	25
69	Curtis	24
69	Edwin	24
69	Joe	24
69	Milton	24
73	Ernest	23
73	Jerome	23
73	Wallace	23
73	Wesley	23
77	Douglas	22
77	Glen	22
77	Harvey	22
77	Russell	22
77	Virgil	22
77	Wilbur	22
77	Willard	22
84	Bill	21
84	Carl	21
84	Laverne	21
87	Roland	20
88	Lowell	19
89	Calvin	18
89	Ervin	18
91	Maynard	16
91	Ray	16
91	Victor	16
91	Vincent	16
95	Allen	15
95	Bruce	15
95	Dennis	15
95	Leland	15
95	Leslie	15
95	Orville	15
95	Philip	15
95	Warren	15
95	Willis	15