Most popular boys’ names in Tennessee, 1913

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

RankNameBabies
1James960
2William748
3John653
4Robert453
5Charles315
6George277
7Thomas200
8Willie175
9Henry160
10Frank159
11Edward145
12Joe144
13Walter137
14Joseph129
15Roy124
16Paul120
17Charlie118
18Fred116
19Howard113
20Woodrow112
21Albert107
22Clarence100
23Raymond96
24Carl91
24Ernest91
RankNameBabies
26Harry90
27Jack89
28Earl87
29Samuel80
30Floyd75
31David69
31Elmer69
33Arthur67
34Richard65
35Louis62
36Claude60
37Clyde59
37Herman59
39Jesse58
40Ralph56
41Luther54
42Sam53
43Herbert52
44Lee51
45Ben49
45Homer49
45Jessie49
48Eugene48
48Lawrence48
50Harold47
51Hubert46
52Cecil44
53Hugh43
54Oscar42
55Horace40
55Marvin40
57Clifford38
57Leonard38
57Lester38
60Eddie37
60Edgar37
62Leroy35
62Otis35
64Chester34
65Andrew33
65Johnnie33
67Earnest32
68Kenneth31
68Lewis31
70Glenn30
70Russell30
72Bill29
72Harvey29
74Elbert27
74Grady27
74Jim27
74Vernon27
74Virgil27
79Alvin26
79Buford26
79Jimmie26
79Leslie26
79Ray26
79Tom26
85Bennie25
85Curtis25
85Melvin25
88Will24
88Willis24
90Allen22
90Benjamin22
90Donald22
90Everett22
90Guy22
90Rufus22
90Willard22
90Wilson22
98Alfred21
98Lonnie21
98Milton21