Most popular boys’ names in Texas, 1914

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

RankNameBabies
1James1,397
2John1,234
3William1,184
4Robert838
5George571
6Charles477
7Joe451
8Thomas407
9Jack390
10Henry384
11Frank377
12Willie374
13Joseph301
14Jose299
15Walter292
16Edward276
17Raymond265
18Roy256
19Albert252
20Fred250
21Clarence218
22Manuel202
23Louis201
24Ernest198
25Arthur193
RankNameBabies
25Richard193
27Juan189
28Paul185
29Carl176
30Woodrow166
31Cecil165
32Charlie160
32David160
34Eugene156
35Earl149
36Jesse145
37Alfred139
38Clyde138
38Herman138
38Sam138
41Ralph137
42Harold134
42Harry134
42Samuel134
45Herbert133
45Lee133
47Jesus131
47Marvin131
49Floyd125
49Lawrence125
51Vernon123
52Lewis117
53Howard116
53Oscar116
55Alvin115
56Edwin113
56Elmer113
58Antonio111
58Johnnie111
60Andrew109
61Leon108
62Daniel107
62Pedro107
64Jessie105
64Ray105
66Leonard102
67Edgar99
68Chester98
68Curtis98
70Francisco97
70Melvin97
72Homer95
73Tom93
74Claude92
75Leroy87
75Luther87
77Milton85
78Jim84
78Leo84
80Alton79
80Horace79
82Bill78
82Eddie78
84Hubert77
85Lester76
85Lloyd76
87Guadalupe73
87Martin73
89Clifford72
89Felix72
89Virgil72
92Ben71
92Benjamin71
94Ramon70
95Marion68
96Clifton67
96Jimmie67
98Victor64
99Otis62
100Grady61
100Harvey61
100Weldon61