Most popular boys’ names in South Dakota, 1935

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	282
2	Donald	254
3	James	224
4	Richard	206
5	John	180
6	William	139
7	Charles	115
7	Ronald	115
9	Kenneth	102
10	Roger	83
11	Gerald	82
12	David	79
13	Larry	74
14	Dale	72
15	Leroy	69
16	Paul	65
17	Duane	64
17	Jerry	64
19	Marvin	63
20	Dennis	61
21	Eugene	59
22	Wayne	58
23	Lyle	54
24	Harold	53
25	Gary	51

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Thomas	51
27	Raymond	48
28	George	44
28	Jack	44
28	Norman	44
31	Darrell	42
32	Dean	41
32	Edward	41
34	Ralph	40
35	Lawrence	39
36	Gene	37
36	Keith	37
38	Allen	36
38	Melvin	36
40	Lloyd	33
40	Walter	33
42	Frank	32
42	Gordon	32
42	Vernon	32
45	Howard	31
46	Leonard	30
47	Alvin	29
48	Arthur	28
48	Earl	28
48	Stanley	28
51	Don	27
51	Francis	27
51	Jerome	27
51	Leo	27
55	Joseph	26
55	Wesley	26
57	Albert	25
57	Bernard	25
57	Bill	25
57	Clarence	25
57	Douglas	25
62	Bob	24
62	Clifford	24
64	Arnold	23
64	Jim	23
66	Carl	22
66	Edwin	22
66	Floyd	22
69	Rodney	21
69	Roy	21
71	Glen	20
71	Harvey	20
71	Loren	20
74	Darrel	19
75	Leon	18
76	Daniel	17
76	Elmer	17
76	Jimmy	17
76	Lester	17
76	Virgil	17
81	Curtis	16
81	Ernest	16
81	Fred	16
81	Henry	16
81	Philip	16
81	Ray	16
81	Roland	16
88	Clinton	15
88	Glenn	15
88	Harlan	15
88	Joe	15
88	Russell	15
93	Billy	14
93	Clayton	14
93	Delmar	14
93	Jerald	14
93	Merlin	14
93	Myron	14
99	Leland	13
99	Lowell	13
99	Merle	13
99	Tom	13
99	Willis	13