Most popular boys’ names in Washington, 1923

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert784
2William493
3John477
4Donald345
5James341
6Richard310
7Jack284
8George257
9Charles224
10Harold176
11Kenneth169
12Frank144
13Edward113
14Thomas111
15Joseph109
16Walter104
17Roy103
18David101
19Howard100
20Eugene98
21Ralph95
22Harry90
23Arthur87
24Fred85
25Albert84
RankNameBabies
26Paul81
27Gordon79
28Carl77
29Earl75
29Raymond75
31Lawrence74
32Stanley70
33Norman65
34Warren64
35Wallace62
36Gerald61
36Lloyd61
38Clarence59
38Henry59
38Melvin59
38Vernon59
42Wayne58
43Leonard53
44Ray52
45Dale49
45Ernest49
45Herbert49
48Glenn47
49Alfred46
49Floyd46
51Elmer45
52Bill42
52Joe42
52Louis42
52Philip42
52Russell42
52Theodore42
58Daniel41
59Don40
59Francis40
59Glen40
62Leo39
63Bob38
64Clifford37
65Edwin36
66Frederick32
66Marvin32
68Bernard31
69Delbert30
69Gene30
69Leslie30
69Wesley30
73Lester29
73Roger29
75Clyde28
75Lee28
75Lewis28
75Ronald28
79Allen27
79Andrew27
79Harvey27
79Leroy27
83Alvin26
83Dean26
83Douglas26
83Victor26
87Tom25
88Jim24
89Martin23
90Calvin22
91Chester21
92Bruce20
92Jerry20
92Loren20
92Maurice20
92Milton20
92Patrick20
92Samuel20
92Wilbur20
100Ivan19
100Phillip19