Most popular boys’ names in West Virginia, 1911

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	William	183
2	John	151
3	James	146
4	Charles	120
5	Robert	97
6	George	74
7	Harry	60
8	Joseph	57
9	Frank	49
10	Edward	40
11	Paul	39
12	Raymond	38
13	Howard	37
13	Roy	37
15	Ralph	36
15	Thomas	36
17	Albert	35
18	Earl	32
19	Henry	30
20	Harold	28
21	Clarence	27
21	Fred	27
21	Walter	27
24	Carl	26
25	David	25

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kenneth	24
26	Lawrence	24
28	Clyde	22
28	Herbert	22
28	Richard	22
31	Samuel	21
32	Arthur	20
32	Elmer	20
32	Ernest	20
32	Homer	20
36	Donald	19
37	Bernard	18
37	Ray	18
39	Floyd	17
39	Louis	17
41	Everett	16
41	Joe	16
41	Lewis	16
44	Cecil	15
44	Eugene	15
44	Russell	15
44	Virgil	15
48	Clifford	14
48	Luther	14
48	Willie	14
51	Edgar	13
51	Hubert	13
51	Leonard	13
51	Oscar	13
55	Andrew	12
55	Delbert	12
55	Herman	12
55	Lee	12
55	Marvin	12
55	Melvin	12
55	Sam	12
62	Basil	11
62	Chester	11
62	Claude	11
62	Jesse	11
66	Lester	10
66	Lloyd	10
68	Allen	9
68	Alvin	9
68	Arnold	9
68	Jack	9
68	Woodrow	9
73	Alfred	8
73	Earnest	8
73	Edwin	8
73	Glenn	8
73	Michael	8
73	Norman	8
73	Oliver	8
80	Anthony	7
80	Charlie	7
80	Francis	7
80	Guy	7
80	Ira	7
80	Jessie	7
80	Julian	7
80	Lonnie	7
80	Theodore	7
80	Willard	7
90	Archie	6
90	Aubrey	6
90	Dale	6
90	Daniel	6
90	Frederick	6
90	Hobert	6
90	Otis	6
90	Roscoe	6
98	Alonzo	5
98	Arlie	5
98	Ben	5
98	Dana	5
98	Dwight	5
98	Forest	5
98	Forrest	5
98	Franklin	5
98	Garland	5
98	Glen	5
98	Kermit	5
98	Leo	5
98	Leslie	5
98	Marshall	5
98	Okey	5
98	Rex	5
98	Stanley	5
98	Troy	5
98	Wilson	5