Most popular boys’ names in Texas, 1921

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,597
2William2,015
3John1,943
4Robert1,640
5Charles1,061
6George991
7Joe868
8Jack768
9Thomas662
10Jose634
11Frank601
12Henry530
13Willie512
14Raymond498
15Edward496
16Roy457
17Walter443
18Manuel434
19Richard414
20Joseph397
21Albert383
22David375
23Paul367
24Arthur346
24Clarence346
RankNameBabies
26Juan341
27Louis339
28Fred326
29Billy325
30Earl308
31Harold305
32Jesus301
33Jesse287
34Howard285
35Ernest277
36Carl267
37Eugene265
38Marvin257
39Charlie229
40Kenneth226
41Harry221
42Pedro220
43Ralph219
44Antonio217
44Herbert217
46Melvin213
47Lee211
48Ray208
49Alfred207
50Warren204
51Clyde203
51Leon203
53Alvin201
53Cecil201
53Francisco201
56Leroy198
57Edwin197
57Samuel197
59Johnnie194
60Andrew192
61Herman190
61Oscar190
63Jessie184
64Elmer178
64Lawrence178
64Leonard178
67Floyd176
68Daniel168
69Ramon167
70Donald158
71Milton157
72Sam151
73Vernon150
74Lewis146
75Lloyd143
76Victor139
77Leo138
78Homer137
79Chester136
80Jimmie135
81Horace134
82Bill133
83Curtis131
83Guadalupe131
83Martin131
86Claude129
87Carlos123
87Edgar123
87Luis123
90Eddie121
91Douglas119
92Lester116
93Billie115
93Clifford115
93Jim115
93Trinidad115
97Roberto114
98Marion112
99Allen111
100Harvey110