Most popular boys’ names in Tennessee, 1932

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,214
2William1,380
3Robert1,259
4Charles1,235
5John1,038
6Billy824
7Bobby569
8George476
9Thomas471
10Joe454
11Jack323
12Paul308
13Harold301
14Donald293
15Willie272
16Kenneth271
17Roy267
18Edward261
19Richard254
20David235
21Carl231
22Frank229
23Ralph218
24Walter217
25Fred210
RankNameBabies
26Raymond189
27Henry188
28Eugene187
29Clarence181
29Howard181
31Joseph176
32Earl174
33Jimmy165
34Ray160
35Albert144
36Billie142
37Ernest132
38Jerry131
39Jimmie126
40Herbert123
41Charlie122
42Bill121
43Clyde120
44Samuel117
45Harry116
46Arthur109
47Floyd102
47Franklin102
47Gene102
50Johnny101
51Leonard94
52Jesse93
53Wayne91
54Cecil85
55Tommy84
56Gerald82
56Lawrence82
56Marvin82
59Jessie81
60Hubert77
60Sam77
62Curtis76
62Herman76
64Eddie75
65Johnnie73
66Claude72
67Clifford71
67Hugh71
67Junior71
70Norman70
71Elmer69
71Melvin69
73Douglas67
74Andrew66
75Lee65
75Lloyd65
75Louis65
78Lewis64
79Oscar63
80Don62
81Alfred61
81Alvin61
83Homer60
83Leon60
83Luther60
83Ronald60
83Willard60
88Leroy59
89Lester55
89Vernon55
91Dewey54
92Glenn53
93Allen52
94Glen51
94Larry51
96Chester50
96Earnest50
96Horace50
96Jackie50
100Calvin49