Most popular boys’ names in West Virginia, 1913

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	William	386
2	James	352
3	John	327
4	Charles	222
5	Robert	209
6	George	173
7	Paul	125
8	Joseph	120
9	Harry	117
10	Woodrow	107
11	Thomas	96
12	Frank	92
13	Harold	89
14	Carl	80
15	Edward	79
16	Howard	78
16	Ralph	78
18	Raymond	70
18	Roy	70
18	Walter	70
21	Earl	69
21	Richard	69
23	Clarence	67
24	Fred	65
24	Lawrence	65

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Henry	61
27	Clyde	51
28	Arthur	49
29	Cecil	46
29	Donald	46
31	Albert	45
31	Kenneth	45
33	Herbert	44
33	Russell	44
35	Elmer	39
35	Jack	39
35	Joe	39
35	Samuel	39
39	Bernard	37
39	Eugene	37
41	David	36
42	Ernest	35
42	Glenn	35
44	Homer	33
45	Leonard	29
46	Ray	28
47	Alfred	27
48	Andrew	25
48	Everett	25
50	Claude	24
50	Clifford	24
50	Lewis	24
53	Delbert	23
53	Michael	23
53	Orville	23
56	Chester	22
56	Francis	22
56	Louis	22
56	Virgil	22
56	Wilson	22
61	Floyd	21
61	Herman	21
61	Hubert	21
61	Lester	21
61	Oscar	21
61	Theodore	21
61	Wilbur	21
68	Anthony	20
69	Frederick	19
69	Luther	19
71	Archie	18
71	Edgar	18
71	Victor	18
71	Willard	18
75	Jesse	17
75	Leo	17
75	Lloyd	17
75	Wayne	17
75	Willie	17
80	Lee	16
80	Norman	16
82	Arnold	15
82	Benjamin	15
82	Daniel	15
82	Denver	15
82	Marvin	15
82	Melvin	15
82	Stanley	15
89	Basil	14
89	Glen	14
89	Guy	14
92	Edwin	13
92	Roscoe	13
92	Sam	13
92	Steve	13
92	Vernon	13
97	Boyd	12
97	Charlie	12
97	Don	12
97	Ira	12
97	Jacob	12
97	Leslie	12
97	Marion	12
97	Okey	12
97	Otis	12
97	Tony	12