Most popular boys’ names in Vermont, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Richard	186
2	Robert	180
3	John	147
4	David	108
5	James	105
6	William	103
7	Ronald	70
8	Donald	62
9	Charles	56
10	Kenneth	54
11	Paul	51
12	Roger	45
12	Thomas	45
14	Joseph	44
15	George	43
16	Edward	41
17	Francis	39
18	Raymond	38
18	Wayne	38
20	Arthur	33
21	Michael	32
21	Peter	32
23	Harold	31
24	Albert	27
25	Larry	26

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gary	24
26	Norman	24
26	Ralph	24
26	Stephen	24
30	Bruce	23
30	Eugene	23
32	Frank	22
32	Stanley	22
34	Henry	21
35	Gerald	19
36	Douglas	18
36	Philip	18
38	Bernard	17
38	Lawrence	17
38	Louis	17
38	Reginald	17
38	Roland	17
43	Alan	16
43	Daniel	16
43	Gordon	16
43	Leo	16
43	Rodney	16
48	Frederick	15
48	Patrick	15
50	Russell	14
51	Allen	13
51	Clarence	13
51	Theodore	13
51	Walter	13
55	Carl	12
55	Harry	12
55	Howard	12
55	Leonard	12
55	Roy	12
60	Herbert	11
61	Alfred	10
61	Maurice	10
63	Dale	9
63	Fred	9
63	Jerry	9
63	Warren	9
67	Anthony	8
67	Brian	8
67	Chester	8
67	Ernest	8
67	Marvin	8
67	Nelson	8
67	Wendell	8
74	Clifford	7
74	Dennis	7
74	Gene	7
74	Keith	7
74	Lee	7
74	Leon	7
74	Martin	7
81	Alvin	6
81	Andre	6
81	Andrew	6
81	Earl	6
81	Glenn	6
81	Harvey	6
81	Lester	6
81	Ray	6
81	Steven	6
81	Stewart	6
81	Stuart	6
92	Allan	5
92	Armand	5
92	Carlton	5
92	Clifton	5
92	Conrad	5
92	Curtis	5
92	Duane	5
92	Edwin	5
92	Everett	5
92	Glen	5
92	Guy	5
92	Jon	5
92	Lloyd	5
92	Lynn	5
92	Neil	5
92	Phillip	5
92	Rene	5
92	Sidney	5