Most popular boys’ names in West Virginia, 1912

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	328
2	William	280
3	John	265
4	Charles	222
5	Robert	184
6	George	134
7	Harry	117
8	Joseph	109
9	Paul	84
10	Clarence	78
10	Edward	78
12	Carl	77
12	Frank	77
14	Woodrow	72
15	Howard	71
16	Thomas	70
17	Roy	66
18	Harold	64
19	Ralph	60
20	Walter	55
21	Earl	54
22	Fred	52
23	Henry	51
24	Richard	50
25	Eugene	47

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Raymond	46
27	Albert	43
27	Lawrence	43
29	Arthur	39
30	Clyde	37
30	Ernest	37
32	Ray	36
33	Herman	35
34	Herbert	34
35	David	32
35	Russell	32
37	Elmer	31
38	Lewis	30
39	Cecil	29
40	Bernard	28
40	Leonard	28
42	Jack	27
43	Kenneth	26
43	Samuel	26
45	Clifford	25
45	Donald	25
45	Louis	25
45	Theodore	25
45	Virgil	25
50	Andrew	24
50	Delbert	24
50	Homer	24
53	Lester	23
54	Anthony	22
54	Chester	22
54	Luther	22
54	Michael	22
58	Floyd	21
58	Jesse	21
58	Joe	21
61	Everett	20
61	Wilbur	20
63	Glenn	19
64	Edgar	18
64	Lee	18
64	Lloyd	18
67	Glen	17
67	Guy	17
67	Marvin	17
70	Norman	16
70	Stanley	16
70	Wilson	16
73	Alfred	15
73	Basil	15
73	Dennis	15
73	Francis	15
73	Wilbert	15
73	Willie	15
79	Daniel	14
79	Denver	14
79	Frederick	14
79	Hubert	14
79	Oscar	14
79	Roscoe	14
79	Victor	14
79	Willard	14
87	Benjamin	13
87	Irvin	13
87	Leon	13
87	Martin	13
87	Mike	13
92	Charley	12
92	Charlie	12
92	Gerald	12
92	Jacob	12
92	Orville	12
92	Ted	12
98	Leo	11
98	Leslie	11
98	Melvin	11
98	Wayne	11