Most popular boys’ names in Washington, 1926

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	714
2	John	469
3	William	431
4	Donald	395
5	Richard	357
6	James	356
7	George	256
8	Jack	253
9	Charles	208
10	Kenneth	150
11	Harold	147
12	David	125
12	Raymond	125
14	Edward	122
15	Frank	118
16	Thomas	112
17	Arthur	105
18	Eugene	98
19	Walter	97
20	Ralph	96
21	Gerald	92
21	Howard	92
23	Paul	86
24	Fred	84
25	Harry	83

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gordon	81
27	Bob	75
28	Albert	73
29	Bill	71
30	Norman	70
31	Roy	69
32	Joseph	68
33	Don	67
34	Earl	66
35	Lawrence	65
35	Stanley	65
37	Carl	63
37	Henry	63
37	Ray	63
40	Clifford	61
41	Clarence	53
41	Gene	53
43	Lloyd	52
44	Jim	50
45	Joe	49
45	Ronald	49
47	Ernest	48
47	Vernon	48
47	Wayne	48
50	Melvin	46
51	Edwin	45
52	Dale	43
52	Dean	43
54	Wallace	42
54	Warren	42
56	Dick	41
57	Alfred	40
57	Douglas	40
57	Louis	40
60	Daniel	39
60	Herbert	39
62	Elmer	38
63	Leonard	37
64	Bruce	36
64	Floyd	36
64	Marvin	36
67	Jerry	35
68	Glen	34
68	Russell	34
70	Francis	33
70	Harvey	33
72	Leroy	31
72	Leslie	31
72	Lester	31
72	Peter	31
72	Philip	31
77	Alvin	30
77	Tom	30
79	Glenn	29
79	Leo	29
79	Lyle	29
82	Keith	28
83	Allen	27
83	Calvin	27
83	Theodore	27
86	Ted	26
87	Delbert	25
87	Frederick	25
87	Lee	25
87	Neil	25
91	Clyde	24
91	Victor	24
91	Wesley	24
94	Andrew	23
94	Duane	23
94	Gilbert	23
94	Larry	23
98	Arnold	22
98	Milton	22
98	Patrick	22