Most popular boys’ names in Vermont, 1950

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

RankNameBabies
1David212
2John203
3Robert192
4Richard186
5Michael172
6James158
7William122
8Gary115
9Thomas112
10Paul89
11Stephen86
12Ronald68
13Charles63
14Donald62
15Edward60
16Peter58
17Bruce56
18Mark55
18Steven55
20Dennis52
21George47
22Douglas46
22Larry46
24Raymond45
25Kenneth44
RankNameBabies
26Wayne43
27Alan40
27Daniel40
27Lawrence40
30Roger39
31Joseph37
32Gregory36
33Francis35
34Timothy33
35Patrick31
36Brian30
37Arthur28
37Gerald28
39Christopher24
39Dale24
41Kevin23
42Philip22
43Albert20
44Frederick19
44Harold19
44Jeffrey19
44Norman19
48Allen18
48Ernest18
50Scott17
50Stanley17
52Barry16
52Eric16
54Bernard15
54Frank15
54Maurice15
54Ralph15
54Russell15
59Danny14
59Jerry14
59Rodney14
59Terry14
63Dean13
63Leonard13
65Andrew12
65Earl12
65Keith12
65Phillip12
65Roland12
65Roy12
71Anthony11
71Dana11
73Clifford10
73Eugene10
73Jack10
73Nelson10
73Theodore10
73Walter10
79Harry9
79Henry9
79Lee9
79Rene9
79Roderick9
84Allan8
84Arnold8
84Bradley8
84Craig8
84Duane8
84Glenn8
84Gordon8
84Louis8
84Marc8
84Micheal8
94Armand7
94Carl7
94Curtis7
94Fred7
94Gerard7
94Howard7
94Marvin7
94Neil7
94Randall7
94Reginald7
94Wendell7