Most popular boys’ names in Washington, 1912

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	229
2	Robert	166
3	William	156
4	James	123
5	George	109
6	Charles	81
7	Frank	72
8	Edward	71
8	Harold	71
10	Donald	65
11	Richard	60
12	Arthur	57
12	Walter	57
14	Jack	56
15	Howard	50
15	Joseph	50
17	Albert	49
18	Thomas	47
19	Harry	42
19	Kenneth	42
21	Carl	40
22	Henry	39
23	Fred	38
23	Paul	38
23	Raymond	38

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ralph	36
27	Lawrence	34
28	Ernest	31
29	Clarence	30
30	David	29
30	Louis	29
30	Roy	29
33	Elmer	27
34	Alfred	26
34	Eugene	26
36	Earl	23
36	Edwin	23
38	Lester	21
38	Theodore	21
40	Floyd	20
40	Philip	20
42	Clifford	19
42	Gordon	19
42	Lloyd	19
42	Stanley	19
46	Joe	18
46	Melvin	18
46	Ray	18
49	Bernard	17
49	Glenn	17
49	Leonard	17
49	Oscar	17
53	Francis	16
53	Leo	16
55	Chester	15
55	Frederick	15
57	Herbert	13
57	Russell	13
59	Allen	12
59	Daniel	12
59	Glen	12
59	Michael	12
59	Willard	12
59	Woodrow	12
65	Alvin	11
65	Jay	11
65	Marvin	11
65	Norman	11
69	Anthony	10
69	Ben	10
69	Gilbert	10
69	Harvey	10
69	Herman	10
69	Wayne	10
69	Wesley	10
76	Andrew	9
76	Clyde	9
76	Don	9
76	Everett	9
76	Lee	9
76	Martin	9
76	Maurice	9
76	Peter	9
76	Ronald	9
76	Samuel	9
76	Vernon	9
87	Claude	8
87	Dale	8
87	Homer	8
87	Ivan	8
87	Lewis	8
87	Marion	8
87	Merle	8
87	Orville	8
87	Otto	8
87	Victor	8
97	Arnold	7
97	Benjamin	7
97	Leroy	7
97	Leslie	7
97	Oliver	7
97	Roland	7
97	Vincent	7
97	Wallace	7
97	Wilbur	7