Most popular boys’ names in Texas, 1944
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 3,873 |
| 2 | Robert | 2,866 |
| 3 | John | 2,702 |
| 4 | Charles | 2,011 |
| 5 | William | 2,001 |
| 6 | David | 1,730 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,509 |
| 8 | Joe | 1,452 |
| 9 | Jerry | 1,442 |
| 10 | Larry | 1,215 |
| 11 | Thomas | 1,038 |
| 12 | Michael | 1,003 |
| 13 | George | 994 |
| 14 | Billy | 985 |
| 15 | Jose | 956 |
| 16 | Donald | 955 |
| 17 | Jimmy | 891 |
| 18 | Ronald | 873 |
| 19 | Kenneth | 838 |
| 20 | Johnny | 806 |
| 21 | Gary | 803 |
| 22 | Juan | 687 |
| 23 | Bobby | 612 |
| 24 | Frank | 611 |
| 25 | Roy | 606 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Edward | 595 |
| 27 | Tommy | 576 |
| 28 | Paul | 545 |
| 29 | Raymond | 530 |
| 30 | Henry | 493 |
| 31 | Manuel | 490 |
| 32 | Willie | 473 |
| 33 | Ronnie | 448 |
| 34 | Joseph | 442 |
| 35 | Jesse | 421 |
| 36 | Jack | 409 |
| 37 | Daniel | 384 |
| 38 | Jesus | 381 |
| 39 | Walter | 366 |
| 40 | Harold | 365 |
| 41 | Don | 363 |
| 42 | Arthur | 354 |
| 43 | Roger | 350 |
| 44 | Roberto | 329 |
| 45 | Mike | 327 |
| 46 | Albert | 322 |
| 47 | Carl | 318 |
| 48 | Gerald | 316 |
| 49 | Eddie | 310 |
| 50 | Bill | 294 |
| 51 | Fred | 289 |
| 52 | Danny | 288 |
| 52 | Louis | 288 |
| 54 | Douglas | 285 |
| 55 | Pedro | 284 |
| 56 | Guadalupe | 282 |
| 57 | Dennis | 273 |
| 58 | Ernest | 271 |
| 59 | Antonio | 270 |
| 60 | Jimmie | 262 |
| 60 | Raul | 262 |
| 62 | Ralph | 257 |
| 63 | Terry | 254 |
| 64 | Carlos | 252 |
| 64 | Samuel | 252 |
| 66 | Ramon | 241 |
| 67 | Eugene | 235 |
| 67 | Marvin | 235 |
| 67 | Wayne | 235 |
| 70 | Lawrence | 231 |
| 71 | Melvin | 226 |
| 72 | Ruben | 218 |
| 73 | Ray | 217 |
| 73 | Stephen | 217 |
| 75 | Francisco | 216 |
| 76 | Howard | 208 |
| 77 | Clarence | 206 |
| 78 | Harry | 201 |
| 78 | Jim | 201 |
| 80 | Alfred | 197 |
| 80 | Luis | 197 |
| 82 | Jackie | 192 |
| 83 | Oscar | 191 |
| 84 | Gilbert | 190 |
| 85 | Curtis | 189 |
| 86 | Earl | 183 |
| 87 | Arturo | 178 |
| 87 | Leonard | 178 |
| 89 | Tony | 177 |
| 89 | Victor | 177 |
| 91 | Lee | 174 |
| 92 | Alfredo | 172 |
| 92 | Johnnie | 172 |
| 94 | Sammy | 169 |
| 95 | Freddie | 168 |
| 96 | Glenn | 164 |
| 97 | Floyd | 162 |
| 98 | Steve | 159 |
| 99 | Anthony | 157 |
| 99 | Martin | 157 |