Most popular boys’ names in Tennessee, 1934

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,267
2William1,265
3Robert1,155
4Charles1,141
5John927
6Billy893
7Bobby675
8Thomas488
9Joe483
10George436
11Donald363
12Paul319
13Kenneth314
14Harold313
15David308
16Willie286
17Jimmy273
18Jack265
19Edward263
20Richard262
21Roy249
22Frank235
23Jerry228
24Carl215
25Ralph210
RankNameBabies
26Walter208
27Franklin192
28Joseph185
29Fred183
29Raymond183
31Clarence179
32Eugene176
33Howard174
34Henry166
35Earl161
36Ray153
37Jimmie143
38Clyde121
39Johnny120
40Ernest116
41Tommy115
42Charlie114
43Albert112
44Ronald111
44Wayne111
46Billie110
47Samuel107
48Herbert104
49Marvin101
50Floyd100
51Bill99
51Don99
53Gene98
54Harry97
55Jesse96
56Herman95
57Lawrence89
58Larry85
59Glenn84
60Cecil83
61Leonard81
61Melvin81
63Elmer78
63Gerald78
63Lee78
66Jackie74
67Arthur71
68Claude70
69Hugh69
70Leroy67
70Louis67
72Alvin66
72Eddie66
72Glen66
72Jessie66
76Horace65
76Lewis65
78Curtis61
79Clifford59
80Norman58
80Vernon58
82Sam57
83Daniel56
83Junior56
85Hubert55
86Johnnie54
87Ben52
87Bob52
87Douglas52
87Leon52
91Alfred51
91Lester51
93Earnest50
93Lloyd50
95Harvey49
95Willard49
97Oscar47
98Calvin46
98Gordon46
100Allen45
100Andrew45
100Homer45