Most popular boys’ names in Washington, 1921

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert858
2William507
3John504
4James398
5Donald311
6George269
7Richard259
8Charles244
9Jack229
10Harold205
11Frank179
12Edward150
13Kenneth138
14Thomas127
15Walter123
16Harry116
17Arthur115
18David109
19Howard103
20Ralph102
20Raymond102
22Albert101
23Eugene99
24Paul96
25Joseph95
RankNameBabies
25Roy95
27Warren92
28Fred88
29Lawrence83
30Gordon75
31Stanley71
32Henry70
33Francis69
34Carl68
34Leonard68
34Lloyd68
37Earl66
38Gerald64
39Alfred62
40Melvin60
41Clarence59
42Ernest54
43Elmer52
44Joe51
45Glenn49
46Marvin48
46Norman48
46Ray48
49Louis47
50Dale46
51Herbert45
51Theodore45
51Wayne45
54Bill44
54Edwin44
54Vernon44
57Lester41
58Daniel40
59Don39
59Leo39
59Russell39
62Clifford37
62Clyde37
64Douglas36
64Glen36
66Wallace35
67Leroy34
67Leslie34
67Lewis34
67Philip34
71Bernard33
71Floyd33
73Alvin32
73Bob32
75Harvey31
75Victor31
77Allen29
77Bruce29
77Ronald29
80Frederick28
81Arnold27
81Delbert27
83Chester26
84Andrew25
84Cecil25
84Jim25
84Roger25
88Peter24
88Samuel24
88Wesley24
91Keith23
91Patrick23
91Willard23
94Claude22
94Lee22
96Clayton21
96Gene21
96Herman21
96Martin21
96Neil21