Most popular boys’ names in Washington, 1931

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert656
2Richard453
3Donald443
4James381
5John375
5William375
7Charles244
8Jack210
9David180
10George173
11Kenneth150
12Gerald120
13Thomas114
14Ronald112
15Don110
16Frank106
17Harold104
18Edward99
19Bill97
20Jerry93
21Raymond90
22Paul89
23Bob81
24Walter77
25Ralph76
RankNameBabies
26Larry73
26Norman73
28Fred72
28Gordon72
30Joseph69
31Dick67
31Stanley67
33Carl66
33Dale66
35Jim65
35Roy65
37Lawrence63
38Gene62
38Howard62
40Albert60
40Arthur60
42Harry58
43Eugene53
44Herbert52
45Wayne51
46Leonard49
46Ray49
48Joe48
49Douglas46
49Glen46
51Earl45
52Bruce44
52Gary44
54Daniel42
54Roger42
54Vernon42
57Marvin41
58Theodore40
59Clarence39
59Lloyd39
61Ernest38
62Glenn37
63Duane33
63Keith33
63Leroy33
63Philip33
67Allen31
68Billy30
68Edwin30
68Wallace30
71Clifford29
71Lyle29
73Henry28
73Patrick28
73Rodney28
73Tom28
73Warren28
78Dean27
78Leslie27
78Louis27
78Melvin27
82Alan26
82Alvin26
82Arnold26
82Floyd26
86Frederick25
86Jimmy25
88Alfred24
88Bernard24
88Jimmie24
91Darrell23
91Wesley23
93Delbert22
94Everett21
94Russell21
96Lee20
96Neil20
96Ted20
96Tommy20
100Clyde19