Most popular boys’ names in Washington, 1919

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert702
2William437
3John427
4George299
5James290
6Richard255
7Charles239
8Donald223
9Jack219
10Harold164
11Frank161
12Walter136
13Edward131
14Harry110
15Raymond105
16Kenneth103
16Thomas103
18Albert101
19Howard99
20Arthur96
20Paul96
22Ralph94
23Henry88
24Joseph87
24Roy87
RankNameBabies
26Carl81
27Earl80
28Eugene79
29Lawrence73
30David72
31Elmer71
32Clarence70
33Fred69
33Leonard69
35Ernest67
36Stanley65
37Norman57
38Ray56
39Gerald52
39Vernon52
41Joe50
42Lloyd49
43Clifford48
43Herbert48
45Edwin46
46Alfred45
46Francis45
46Glenn45
49Gordon43
50Louis42
51Chester41
51Lester41
51Theodore41
54Victor40
55Wayne39
56Clyde38
56Melvin38
58Russell37
59Floyd36
60Daniel35
61Don34
62Bill33
62Leslie33
62Warren33
65Frederick30
65Glen30
65Leroy30
65Marvin30
69Bernard29
69Bob29
71Douglas28
72Harvey27
72Maurice27
72Philip27
75Jim26
76Cecil25
76Lewis25
78Alvin24
78Everett24
80Laurence23
80Leo23
80Roger23
83Andrew22
83Dale22
83Delbert22
83Lee22
83Wallace22
88Ben21
88Martin21
90Herman20
90Lyle20
90Orville20
90Patrick20
90Wesley20
95Max19
95Milton19
97Claude18
97Gene18
97Keith18
97Wilbur18
97Willard18