Most popular boys’ names in South Dakota, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	253
2	James	218
3	Larry	190
4	Richard	177
5	Donald	165
6	John	152
7	William	131
8	Ronald	123
9	Gary	114
10	Roger	113
11	David	108
12	Jerry	103
13	Kenneth	101
14	Dennis	91
15	Gerald	90
16	Charles	89
17	Thomas	69
18	Dale	63
19	Eugene	61
20	George	58
21	Duane	53
21	Paul	53
23	Marvin	50
24	Gene	44
24	Leroy	44

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Edward	42
27	Harold	41
27	Michael	41
29	Wayne	40
30	Lawrence	39
31	Raymond	37
32	Gordon	36
32	Stanley	36
34	Joseph	35
35	Harlan	32
36	Douglas	31
36	Jack	31
36	Jim	31
36	Lyle	31
40	Jerome	29
40	Leonard	29
42	Darrell	28
43	Terry	27
44	Clifford	25
44	Melvin	25
44	Vernon	25
47	Dean	24
48	Allen	23
48	Francis	23
48	Frank	23
48	Lloyd	23
48	Norman	23
53	Keith	22
54	Clarence	21
54	Lowell	21
54	Ralph	21
57	Arthur	20
57	Bruce	20
57	Jerald	20
60	Joe	19
60	Leslie	19
60	Russell	19
63	Curtis	18
63	Lee	18
63	Merle	18
63	Patrick	18
63	Rodney	18
68	Arnold	17
68	Fred	17
68	Vincent	17
68	Walter	17
72	Allan	16
72	Alvin	16
72	Bernard	16
72	Carl	16
72	Daniel	16
72	Neil	16
78	Bill	15
78	Don	15
80	Albert	14
80	Darrel	14
80	Dick	14
80	Earl	14
80	Glen	14
80	Glenn	14
80	Herbert	14
80	Leo	14
80	Loren	14
80	Stephen	14
90	Billy	13
90	Elmer	13
90	Leland	13
90	Leon	13
90	Myron	13
90	Virgil	13
90	Warren	13
90	Wesley	13
98	Peter	12
98	Samuel	12
100	Darwin	11
100	Floyd	11
100	Harry	11
100	Henry	11
100	Howard	11
100	Maurice	11
100	Ray	11