Most popular boys’ names in Washington, 1922

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert803
2John520
3William489
4James368
5Donald345
6Richard277
7George260
8Jack253
9Charles221
10Harold166
11Frank151
12Kenneth148
13Edward141
14Joseph117
15Roy113
16Thomas109
17Harry108
18Arthur104
19Albert102
20Raymond97
21Walter96
22David95
23Ralph94
24Earl90
25Eugene88
RankNameBabies
26Paul87
27Clarence81
27Gordon81
27Howard81
30Fred73
31Lawrence70
32Norman69
33Ernest68
33Ray68
35Henry66
36Joe64
37Warren62
38Gerald61
38Lloyd61
40Bill60
41Wallace57
42Leonard56
43Carl55
44Elmer54
44Vernon54
46Herbert53
47Melvin52
48Glenn49
48Wayne49
50Stanley48
51Louis45
52Floyd44
53Dale43
53Edwin43
55Alfred42
55Clifford42
55Daniel42
58Francis41
59Leroy40
60Russell39
61Don38
62Bob37
62Philip37
64Douglas35
64Harvey35
64Theodore35
67Alvin33
67Bernard33
69Chester32
70Delbert31
71Leslie30
71Wesley30
73Glen28
73Marvin28
75Cecil27
75Lyle27
77Leo26
77Lester26
77Victor26
80Bruce25
80Jim25
80Lewis25
80Ronald25
80Virgil25
85Gene24
86Dean23
86Lee23
88Edgar22
88Everett22
88Keith22
91Maurice21
92Allen20
92Clyde20
94Hugh19
94Tom19
94Willard19
97Samuel18
98Arnold17
98Ben17
98Frederick17
98Gilbert17
98Herman17
98Milton17
98Morris17
98Patrick17