Most popular boys’ names in Virginia, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	2,284
2	William	1,703
3	Robert	1,445
4	John	1,369
5	Charles	1,025
6	Thomas	696
7	Richard	632
8	George	601
9	David	567
10	Donald	449
11	Joseph	435
12	Douglas	430
13	Jerry	365
14	Edward	356
15	Kenneth	345
15	Ronald	345
17	Larry	296
18	Walter	269
19	Paul	259
20	Bobby	248
21	Henry	238
22	Roy	233
23	Raymond	232
24	Harold	225
25	Clarence	219

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Billy	214
27	Frank	207
27	Roger	207
29	Harry	204
29	Samuel	204
31	Earl	201
31	Willie	201
33	Ralph	195
34	Wayne	186
35	Melvin	182
36	Arthur	171
37	Howard	168
38	Lawrence	164
39	Carl	163
39	Michael	163
41	Ernest	156
42	Fred	155
43	Albert	144
44	Gerald	137
45	Herbert	135
46	Gary	132
47	Daniel	130
48	Charlie	129
49	Joe	125
50	Curtis	124
51	Jimmy	122
51	Norman	122
53	Eugene	118
54	Franklin	114
55	Jack	113
55	Lewis	113
57	Clyde	108
58	Louis	106
59	Jesse	104
60	Russell	103
61	Ronnie	102
62	Johnny	101
63	Herman	99
64	Cecil	95
64	Marvin	95
66	Dennis	91
67	Alfred	89
68	Ray	87
69	Bernard	86
69	Leon	86
71	Stephen	85
72	Floyd	81
72	Warren	81
74	Glenn	80
74	Leonard	80
74	Leroy	80
74	Phillip	80
78	Andrew	79
78	Lloyd	79
78	Stanley	79
81	Calvin	77
82	Tommy	76
83	Gene	75
84	Allen	74
84	Claude	74
86	Eddie	73
86	Linwood	73
88	Alvin	71
88	Milton	71
90	Benjamin	70
90	Carroll	70
92	Jackie	69
93	Philip	68
94	Danny	67
94	Frederick	67
96	Vernon	63
97	Barry	59
98	Elmer	57
98	Harvey	57
100	Clifton	56