Most popular boys’ names in Washington, 1918

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	646
2	John	455
3	William	415
4	James	331
5	George	276
6	Donald	222
7	Charles	220
8	Jack	212
9	Richard	188
10	Harold	172
11	Edward	145
12	Frank	133
13	Harry	132
14	Walter	131
15	Arthur	126
16	Raymond	117
17	Thomas	109
18	Albert	106
19	Kenneth	103
20	Howard	98
21	Paul	96
22	Joseph	94
23	Ralph	91
24	Fred	83
25	Henry	82

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Roy	78
27	Carl	77
27	David	77
29	Earl	76
30	Clarence	74
31	Ernest	72
32	Eugene	67
32	Lloyd	67
34	Lawrence	66
34	Norman	66
36	Stanley	60
37	Gordon	57
38	Elmer	56
39	Alfred	53
39	Herbert	53
41	Edwin	52
42	Leonard	51
43	Louis	50
44	Francis	49
45	Vernon	48
46	Lester	47
47	Glenn	44
48	Clifford	43
48	Joe	43
50	Ray	42
51	Melvin	39
52	Floyd	37
52	Leo	37
52	Philip	37
55	Clyde	36
55	Leslie	36
55	Victor	36
58	Lewis	35
59	Alvin	34
59	Gerald	34
59	Russell	34
59	Warren	34
59	Wayne	34
64	Harvey	33
64	Samuel	33
66	Andrew	32
67	Arnold	31
67	Theodore	31
69	Glen	30
69	Wesley	30
71	Bruce	29
71	Dale	29
71	Daniel	29
71	Leroy	29
71	Willard	29
76	Chester	28
76	Claude	28
76	Douglas	28
79	Everett	27
80	Bernard	26
80	Cecil	26
82	Allen	25
82	Frederick	25
84	Bob	23
84	Lee	23
84	Milton	23
84	Sam	23
84	Woodrow	23
89	Delbert	21
89	Marvin	21
91	Benjamin	20
91	Don	20
91	Herman	20
91	Hugh	20
91	Ted	20
91	Virgil	20
97	Archie	19
97	Bill	19
97	Ivan	19
97	Jim	19
97	Martin	19
97	Maurice	19
97	Roger	19
97	Wilbur	19