Most popular boys’ names in South Dakota, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	317
2	Donald	285
3	James	221
4	Richard	202
5	John	199
6	William	150
7	Kenneth	120
8	Charles	112
9	Eugene	82
10	George	80
11	Harold	79
12	Marvin	78
13	Duane	69
14	Paul	67
14	Wayne	67
16	Ronald	66
17	Dale	64
18	Raymond	62
19	Gerald	61
20	David	60
21	Roger	58
22	Leroy	56
23	Edward	51
23	Jack	51
25	Lyle	49

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Thomas	49
27	Lawrence	48
28	Clarence	46
28	Melvin	46
28	Norman	46
31	Vernon	44
32	Leonard	42
33	Howard	40
34	Dean	39
35	Albert	38
36	Darrell	37
36	Earl	37
36	Joseph	37
36	Lloyd	37
36	Walter	37
41	Arthur	36
42	Clifford	35
43	Francis	34
43	Gene	34
45	Keith	32
45	Larry	32
47	Leo	31
47	Stanley	31
49	Merle	30
50	Bernard	29
50	Don	29
50	Jerome	29
53	Alvin	28
53	Floyd	28
55	Fred	27
55	Lowell	27
57	Elmer	26
57	Henry	26
57	Ralph	26
60	Delbert	24
60	Frank	24
60	Jerry	24
63	Dennis	23
64	Carl	22
64	Herbert	22
64	Maurice	22
67	Arnold	21
67	Glenn	21
67	Gordon	21
67	Lester	21
67	Willis	21
72	Ernest	20
72	Laverne	20
72	Myron	20
72	Roy	20
72	Russell	20
72	Wallace	20
78	Bob	19
78	Harlan	19
78	Ray	19
78	Wesley	19
82	Bill	18
82	Everett	18
82	Glen	18
82	Harvey	18
82	Martin	18
82	Virgil	18
88	Calvin	17
88	Edwin	17
88	Joe	17
88	Louis	17
92	Allen	16
92	Dick	16
92	Harry	16
95	Delmar	15
95	Dwayne	15
95	Milton	15
95	Orville	15
95	Willard	15
100	Alfred	14
100	Billy	14
100	Clayton	14
100	Harley	14
100	Leslie	14
100	Maynard	14
100	Roland	14