Most popular boys’ names in Washington, 1915

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert436
2John386
3William360
4James255
5George251
6Donald179
7Charles175
8Harold158
9Richard147
10Edward142
10Jack142
12Frank135
13Arthur122
14Joseph110
15Kenneth108
16Albert105
17Walter102
18Howard98
19Harry93
20Ralph88
20Roy88
22Lawrence86
23Carl85
24Thomas84
25Fred76
RankNameBabies
25Paul76
27Henry73
28David67
29Raymond66
30Earl65
31Clarence63
32Francis58
33Ernest56
34Elmer50
34Eugene50
36Lloyd47
37Melvin46
38Stanley45
39Leonard44
40Clifford42
40Joe42
40Norman42
43Alfred41
43Louis41
45Chester40
45Edwin40
47Herbert38
48Gerald37
49Vernon36
50Floyd35
51Frederick34
51Glenn34
51Gordon34
54Alvin33
55Victor32
56Lester31
57Ray29
58Clyde28
59Harvey27
59Martin27
61Don26
61Russell26
61Wayne26
64Arnold24
64Willard24
66Bruce23
67Benjamin22
67Daniel22
67Gilbert22
67Glen22
67Lee22
67Theodore22
73Cecil21
73Herman21
73Leo21
73Oscar21
73Philip21
78Everett20
78Warren20
80Allen19
80Andrew19
80Marvin19
80Samuel19
84Delbert18
84Leslie18
84Lyle18
84Marion18
84Maurice18
84Ronald18
84Wesley18
84Wilbur18
92Bernard17
92Lewis17
92Roland17
95Dale16
95Hugh16
95Mike16
95Orville16
95Sam16
100Leroy15
100Peter15
100Vincent15
100Wallace15