Most popular boys’ names in South Dakota, 1930

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	325
3	James	220
4	John	202
5	Richard	189
6	William	151
7	Charles	114
8	Kenneth	113
9	Harold	108
10	George	89
11	Dale	74
12	Raymond	73
13	Marvin	72
14	Eugene	71
15	Wayne	70
16	Duane	68
16	Jack	68
18	Edward	63
19	Walter	58
20	Gerald	56
20	Paul	56
22	Leonard	54
22	Leroy	54
24	Lyle	52
25	Clarence	49

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Thomas	47
27	Ronald	46
28	Melvin	45
29	David	42
29	Frank	42
31	Ralph	40
31	Vernon	40
33	Darrell	39
34	Joseph	38
34	Roger	38
36	Francis	37
37	Lawrence	36
37	Roy	36
39	Albert	35
39	Bernard	35
39	Earl	35
39	Gene	35
39	Harry	35
44	Dean	34
44	Don	34
46	Arthur	33
47	Elmer	32
47	Gordon	32
47	Jerry	32
50	Clifford	31
50	Edwin	31
50	Glenn	31
50	Larry	31
54	Alvin	30
54	Glen	30
54	Henry	30
54	Lloyd	30
58	Herbert	29
58	Howard	29
58	Louis	29
58	Norman	29
62	Merle	27
62	Stanley	27
64	Leo	26
65	Delbert	24
65	Keith	24
67	Harvey	23
67	Myron	23
67	Orville	23
70	Floyd	22
70	Virgil	22
72	Dennis	21
72	Ernest	21
72	Lester	21
72	Wallace	21
76	Arnold	20
76	Leslie	20
78	Allen	19
78	Billy	19
78	Carl	19
78	Clayton	19
78	Lee	19
78	Maurice	19
78	Willard	19
85	Alan	18
85	Bill	18
85	Bob	18
85	Calvin	18
85	Douglas	18
85	Warren	18
91	Alfred	17
91	Eldon	17
91	Martin	17
94	Daniel	16
94	Harlan	16
94	Laverne	16
94	Wesley	16
98	Darrel	15
98	Joe	15
98	Lowell	15
98	Roland	15