Most popular boys’ names in Texas, 1928

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,622
2Robert1,890
3John1,801
4William1,655
5Billy1,576
6Charles1,413
7Joe1,075
8Jose924
9George872
10Jack754
11Thomas629
12Frank588
13Richard577
14Willie568
15Bobby553
16Edward527
17Henry517
18Raymond511
19Juan488
20Manuel485
21David471
22Kenneth449
23Roy442
24Harold440
25Donald437
RankNameBabies
26Walter421
27Jesus390
28Paul342
29Albert339
29Joseph339
31Clarence330
32Eugene318
33Billie308
34Herbert303
35Louis292
36Arthur291
37Jesse282
37Marvin282
39Pedro275
40Earl272
41Antonio259
41Francisco259
41Fred259
44Johnnie256
45Carl255
46Ernest248
47Alfred245
47Jimmie245
49Daniel236
50Melvin230
51Floyd218
52Lee215
53Ramon207
54Jerry204
55Bill203
55Carlos203
55Ray203
58Howard199
58Oscar199
60Charlie197
61Gene188
61Raul188
63Samuel186
64Leroy184
65Johnny183
66Ralph179
66Roberto179
68Alvin178
68Clyde178
70Vernon174
71Guadalupe173
72Edwin171
73Leon170
74Leonard169
75Herman166
76Cecil163
77Eddie160
77Milton160
79Sam158
80Jimmy157
81Harry156
82Elmer154
82Luis154
84Curtis152
84Jessie152
84Tommy152
87Don148
88Calvin145
89Gerald143
89Lawrence143
91Homer141
92Rodolfo140
93Alfredo137
94Victor136
95Martin133
95Wayne133
97Alton132
98Domingo130
99Norman129
100Gilbert128