Most popular boys’ names in Texas, 1923

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,735
2William1,994
3John1,918
4Robert1,618
5Charles1,090
6George955
7Joe850
8Jack770
9Jose656
10Thomas642
11Frank575
12Willie531
13Henry512
14Raymond509
15Edward495
16Billy491
17Richard456
18Roy443
19Walter437
20Manuel422
21David413
22Joseph383
23Juan376
24Harold373
25Albert367
RankNameBabies
26Jesus343
27Paul341
28Clarence339
29Louis320
30Jesse291
31Arthur288
31Fred288
33Earl258
34Eugene255
35Ernest252
36Antonio243
36Carl243
38Ralph240
39Howard234
40Kenneth232
41Marvin227
42Lee223
43Samuel221
44Pedro215
45Melvin211
46Edwin210
47Charlie206
47Leroy206
49Lawrence203
50Johnnie201
51Ray199
52Cecil194
53Oscar193
54Alvin192
54Francisco192
56Alfred186
56Daniel186
58Floyd185
59Vernon183
60Clyde181
61Harry178
62Leonard172
63Herman170
64Billie169
65Herbert166
66Jessie164
67Donald163
68Luis160
69Leon157
70Ramon155
71Sam153
72Lloyd152
73Milton151
74Guadalupe150
75Roberto148
76Calvin146
77Curtis144
78Jimmie143
79Tom137
80Horace135
80Victor135
82Andrew133
82Edgar133
84Norman130
85Elmer129
86Raul128
87Leo127
88Bill126
88Martin126
90Douglas123
90Jim123
92Alton121
92Ben121
92Carlos121
92Warren121
96Claude119
96Johnny119
98Homer117
99Allen113
99Chester113