Most popular boys’ names in West Virginia, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,068
2	Robert	1,022
3	William	800
4	Charles	787
5	John	623
6	Donald	487
7	Richard	378
8	Paul	300
9	George	299
10	Jack	298
11	Harold	261
12	Billy	256
13	Thomas	225
14	Kenneth	208
15	Edward	192
16	Joseph	189
17	David	182
18	Carl	160
19	Harry	158
20	Howard	148
20	Ralph	148
20	Raymond	148
23	Eugene	147
24	Bobby	143
25	Frank	139

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Roy	128
27	Clarence	123
28	Walter	115
29	Ronald	113
30	Earl	111
31	Ray	109
32	Fred	94
32	Joe	94
34	Ernest	89
35	Henry	88
35	Lawrence	88
37	Albert	83
38	Arthur	81
39	Herbert	78
40	Junior	76
41	Bill	74
42	Russell	72
43	Clyde	71
43	Samuel	71
45	Gene	68
46	Norman	67
47	Don	66
48	Melvin	65
49	Bernard	63
49	Gerald	63
51	Clifford	62
51	Jackie	62
53	Lewis	61
54	Jerry	57
54	Jimmie	57
56	Elmer	56
57	Glenn	55
58	Leonard	54
59	Herman	53
59	Marvin	53
61	Cecil	51
61	Homer	51
63	Virgil	49
64	Dale	48
64	Glen	48
66	Arnold	47
66	Lloyd	47
68	Everett	46
69	Alfred	45
69	Dennis	45
71	Tommy	44
72	Jimmy	43
72	Willard	43
74	Lester	42
75	Vernon	41
76	Curtis	40
76	Francis	40
76	Theodore	40
79	Daniel	39
80	Floyd	38
80	Luther	38
82	Edwin	37
82	Stanley	37
82	Wayne	37
85	Claude	36
85	Franklin	36
87	Andrew	35
87	Delbert	35
87	Willie	35
90	Chester	34
91	Darrell	33
91	Lee	33
91	Louis	33
94	Lowell	32
95	Alvin	31
95	Bob	31
95	Jesse	31
98	Eddie	30
98	Philip	30
100	Allen	29
100	Larry	29
100	Leo	29
100	Leroy	29
100	Roger	29