Most popular boys’ names in South Dakota, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	384
2	Donald	307
3	Richard	180
4	John	179
5	James	175
6	William	153
7	Kenneth	118
8	Charles	113
9	Raymond	93
10	Harold	92
11	George	85
12	Marvin	74
13	Paul	70
14	Eugene	67
15	Edward	63
16	Dale	61
17	Thomas	58
17	Wayne	58
19	Melvin	56
20	Walter	55
21	Francis	54
22	Ronald	51
23	Duane	50
23	Norman	50
25	Arthur	49

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alvin	47
26	Herbert	47
26	Howard	47
26	Joseph	47
30	Leroy	46
31	Earl	45
31	Jack	45
31	Lloyd	45
34	Clifford	44
34	Gerald	44
34	Leonard	44
34	Lyle	44
38	Gene	42
38	Ralph	42
40	Leo	41
40	Roy	41
42	Russell	39
43	Dean	38
44	Clarence	37
44	David	37
44	Vernon	37
47	Harry	36
48	Henry	34
49	Fred	33
50	Albert	32
50	Lawrence	32
52	Elmer	31
52	Frank	31
54	Floyd	30
54	Glenn	30
54	Stanley	30
57	Arnold	28
57	Keith	28
57	Merle	28
57	Roger	28
61	Lester	27
62	Bernard	26
62	Gordon	26
64	Don	25
64	Edwin	25
64	Jerry	25
67	Bill	24
67	Louis	24
69	Carl	23
69	Wesley	23
71	Theodore	22
72	Calvin	20
72	Curtis	20
72	Glen	20
72	Maurice	20
72	Milton	20
77	Billy	19
77	Darrell	19
77	Delbert	19
80	Alfred	18
80	Clayton	18
80	Ernest	18
80	Lowell	18
80	Orville	18
80	Warren	18
80	Willard	18
87	Joe	17
87	Larry	17
87	Ray	17
90	Bob	16
90	Darwin	16
90	Everett	16
90	Harvey	16
90	Jerome	16
90	Willis	16
96	Daniel	15
96	Douglas	15
96	Laverne	15
96	Leslie	15
96	Peter	15
96	Virgil	15
96	Wilbur	15