Most popular boys’ names in Texas, 1924

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,866
2William1,977
3John1,968
4Robert1,757
5Charles1,186
6George955
7Joe898
8Jack814
9Billy755
10Jose683
11Thomas664
12Frank649
13Henry589
14Willie568
15Richard504
16Edward493
17Raymond489
18Manuel485
19Roy475
20Juan467
21Walter454
22Harold442
23Joseph404
24David390
25Albert354
RankNameBabies
25Jesus354
27Louis350
28Paul348
29Clarence332
30Fred322
31Arthur321
32Ernest305
33Kenneth300
34Earl282
35Eugene279
36Pedro275
37Jesse271
38Carl270
39Calvin262
40Howard250
40Melvin250
42Antonio247
43Marvin244
44Ralph234
45Lee228
46Charlie227
47Daniel226
47Samuel226
49Alfred221
49Johnnie221
51Oscar219
52Leon214
53Donald212
53Ray212
55Edwin207
56Francisco203
57Harry202
58Billie201
59Jimmie198
60Cecil197
61Alvin195
62Herbert193
63Floyd191
64Lawrence190
65Vernon187
66Jessie185
67Herman183
67Ramon183
69Raul179
70Leonard168
71Bill166
72Leroy165
73Clyde159
74Andrew158
75Elmer154
76Guadalupe151
76Milton151
78Chester150
79Luis149
80Roberto148
80Sam148
82Johnny142
82Lewis142
84Martin139
85Victor138
86Eddie134
87Harvey133
88Ben132
89Lloyd131
90Jim130
91Hubert128
92Marion127
93Clifford126
94Edgar125
95Bobby124
96Claude123
96Gilbert123
98Horace122
99Curtis120
100Felix119