Most popular boys’ names in Texas, 1915

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

RankNameBabies
1James1,780
2William1,527
3John1,471
4Robert1,064
5Charles710
6George692
7Joe552
8Frank511
9Thomas500
10Jack480
11Henry470
12Willie455
13Walter370
14Jose361
15Albert347
16Roy346
17Edward342
18Raymond340
19Joseph338
20Fred261
21Louis259
22Arthur256
23Paul247
24Clarence245
25Richard244
RankNameBabies
26David236
27Manuel232
28Juan231
29Ernest230
29Jesse230
31Carl216
32Charlie203
33Woodrow194
34Eugene192
35Herman191
35Marvin191
37Harold190
38Earl189
39Harry186
40Cecil185
40Jesus185
42Lee180
43Clyde170
43Ralph170
45Johnnie169
46Herbert167
47Howard163
48Jessie159
49Sam158
50Samuel157
51Alfred154
51Alvin154
51Lawrence154
54Leonard152
55Oscar150
56Floyd147
57Leon144
58Elmer143
59Antonio130
59Melvin130
61Willard128
62Edwin127
63Ben126
64Lloyd125
65Vernon124
66Edgar120
67Curtis119
67Homer119
67Pedro119
70Andrew118
71Horace115
72Lester114
73Ray113
74Lewis111
75Chester110
76Eddie108
77Daniel104
78Jim101
78Leo101
80Leroy100
81Morris98
82Clifford97
82Milton97
84Claude96
84Tom96
84Victor96
87Francisco95
88Hubert93
89Virgil91
90Marion90
91Martin89
92Bill88
92Jimmie88
94Clifton86
94Luther86
96Earnest85
96Lonnie85
98Benjamin83
98Francis83
100Kenneth82