Most popular boys’ names in Texas, 1919

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,270
2William1,733
3John1,703
4Robert1,261
5Charles885
6George842
7Joe722
8Jack652
9Thomas609
10Frank586
11Henry533
12Jose526
13Willie504
14Edward451
15Walter432
16Roy424
17Raymond421
18Joseph407
19Manuel372
20Albert353
21David347
22Clarence329
23Richard319
24Juan308
25Louis292
RankNameBabies
26Fred281
27Harold280
28Arthur269
29Charlie268
30Eugene262
31Jesus252
32Jesse249
33Ernest247
34Carl239
35Paul230
36Earl222
37Johnnie221
38Samuel209
39Marvin207
40Antonio203
40Cecil203
42Howard201
42Ralph201
44Oscar197
45Herman192
46Lee191
47Vernon190
48Edwin189
49Harry187
50Lawrence186
50Leonard186
52Herbert183
53Alfred182
53Melvin182
55Clyde180
56Floyd178
57Alvin176
58Woodrow173
59Jessie168
60Ray167
61Leroy165
62Leon163
63Francisco160
64Sam157
65Billy151
66Elmer147
67Daniel142
68Horace136
69Lloyd135
69Milton135
71Kenneth134
72Lewis133
73Andrew132
74Homer131
74Pedro131
76Ramon130
77Ben129
78Edgar128
79Tom125
80Jimmie122
81Curtis121
82Eddie119
83Guadalupe117
84Luther116
85Leo114
86Chester111
86Lester111
88Bill110
88Jim110
88Victor110
91Gilbert106
91Norman106
93Hubert105
94Allen103
95Claude102
96Marion101
97Alton98
98Earnest96
99Harvey95
100Benjamin93