Most popular boys’ names in South Dakota, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	298
2	James	281
3	Donald	239
4	Richard	205
5	John	164
6	Ronald	124
7	William	116
8	Roger	104
9	Larry	101
10	Kenneth	95
11	Charles	89
12	Gerald	88
13	Marvin	74
14	David	71
15	Jerry	68
16	Dale	67
16	George	67
18	Raymond	65
19	Dennis	63
20	Thomas	62
21	Wayne	61
22	Harold	57
23	Duane	56
24	Edward	53
24	Gary	53

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Eugene	52
27	Dean	50
28	Jack	47
29	Leroy	45
30	Paul	44
31	Joseph	43
32	Melvin	41
33	Gene	40
34	Darrell	38
35	Jerome	37
36	Keith	36
36	Lawrence	36
36	Lyle	36
39	Don	33
40	Daniel	32
40	Francis	32
40	Ralph	32
40	Vernon	32
44	Gordon	30
44	Jim	30
46	Earl	29
46	Norman	29
48	Leonard	28
49	Allen	26
49	Floyd	26
49	Frank	26
49	Howard	26
53	Douglas	25
54	Harvey	24
54	Merle	24
54	Russell	24
57	Bob	23
57	Carl	23
57	Glenn	23
60	Glen	22
60	Terry	22
62	Bill	21
62	Joe	21
62	Lloyd	21
62	Rodney	21
62	Stanley	21
67	Bernard	20
67	Henry	20
67	Lowell	20
70	Dick	19
70	Michael	19
70	Roy	19
73	Albert	18
73	Arthur	18
73	Calvin	18
73	Clarence	18
73	Harlan	18
73	Leo	18
73	Leslie	18
80	Alvin	17
80	Bruce	17
80	Fred	17
80	Lee	17
80	Walter	17
85	Clifford	16
85	Delbert	16
85	Harry	16
85	Loren	16
85	Wesley	16
90	Alfred	15
90	Curtis	15
90	Eldon	15
90	Milton	15
90	Orville	15
90	Tom	15
90	Virgil	15
90	Warren	15
98	Darrel	14
98	Herbert	14
98	Louis	14
98	Milo	14
98	Patrick	14
98	Peter	14