Most popular boys’ names in Washington, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	713
2	Donald	475
3	Richard	427
4	John	395
5	William	380
6	James	368
7	Jack	254
8	George	244
9	Charles	231
10	Kenneth	147
11	David	139
12	Harold	136
13	Frank	123
14	Thomas	103
15	Ronald	100
16	Paul	95
17	Arthur	93
17	Raymond	93
19	Bob	92
20	Edward	91
20	Gerald	91
22	Don	87
23	Eugene	83
23	Harry	83
23	Walter	83

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bill	80
27	Gordon	78
28	Roy	75
29	Norman	73
30	Fred	72
31	Albert	68
31	Ralph	68
33	Carl	66
34	Howard	65
35	Joseph	64
36	Dale	58
36	Lawrence	58
38	Gene	57
39	Jerry	56
40	Clarence	55
40	Leonard	55
42	Herbert	54
43	Earl	53
43	Stanley	53
45	Lloyd	52
46	Dick	50
46	Ray	50
48	Melvin	48
49	Jim	47
49	Marvin	47
49	Vernon	47
52	Bruce	43
52	Ernest	43
54	Douglas	42
54	Henry	42
56	Glenn	39
57	Daniel	37
58	Alfred	36
58	Larry	36
58	Leroy	36
58	Louis	36
58	Warren	36
63	Edwin	35
63	Wayne	35
65	Joe	34
66	Floyd	33
66	Keith	33
66	Russell	33
66	Theodore	33
66	Tom	33
71	Delbert	32
72	Billy	31
72	Dean	31
74	Leo	30
74	Loren	30
74	Roger	30
77	Lyle	29
77	Victor	29
79	Duane	28
79	Glen	28
79	Jimmy	28
79	Michael	28
83	Frederick	27
83	Ted	27
83	Wallace	27
86	Allen	26
86	Arnold	26
86	Elmer	26
86	Francis	26
86	Gilbert	26
86	Jimmie	26
92	Alvin	25
92	Clifford	25
92	Peter	25
95	Clyde	23
95	Patrick	23
95	Wesley	23
98	Allan	22
98	Bernard	22
98	Bert	22
98	Dennis	22