Most popular boys’ names in West Virginia, 1932

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,133
2	Robert	1,083
3	William	835
4	Charles	790
5	John	662
6	Donald	496
7	Richard	334
8	George	314
9	Paul	272
10	Jack	258
11	Thomas	252
12	Billy	246
12	Harold	246
14	Kenneth	228
15	Carl	190
16	David	184
17	Harry	170
18	Edward	164
19	Frank	161
20	Ronald	160
21	Bobby	159
22	Joseph	148
23	Raymond	147
23	Roy	147
25	Eugene	144

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Franklin	142
27	Clarence	141
28	Ralph	140
29	Earl	130
30	Walter	122
31	Howard	121
32	Ray	106
33	Joe	98
34	Russell	95
35	Ernest	94
36	Lawrence	93
37	Albert	90
38	Arthur	87
39	Fred	86
40	Herbert	80
41	Jackie	79
42	Bill	74
42	Cecil	74
42	Junior	74
45	Bernard	72
46	Glenn	70
47	Gene	66
47	Henry	66
49	Samuel	64
50	Clyde	61
50	Delbert	61
50	Jimmie	61
53	Dale	60
53	Melvin	60
55	Don	59
56	Jerry	58
57	Alfred	57
58	Gerald	55
59	Curtis	54
59	Stanley	54
61	Leonard	53
61	Lewis	53
63	Marvin	52
63	Norman	52
65	Clifford	50
65	Daniel	50
67	Lloyd	49
68	Elmer	47
68	Willard	47
70	Jimmy	46
71	Homer	45
71	Vernon	45
73	Arnold	44
74	Herman	43
75	Chester	39
75	Edgar	39
75	Floyd	39
75	Glen	39
75	Ira	39
75	Lee	39
75	Lester	39
75	Roger	39
83	Johnny	38
83	Louis	38
83	Lowell	38
86	Darrell	37
86	Larry	37
86	Virgil	37
89	Dallas	36
89	Leroy	36
91	Andrew	35
91	Eddie	35
93	Dennis	34
94	Alvin	33
94	Everett	33
96	Bob	32
96	Carroll	32
96	Claude	32
96	Freddie	32
96	Jesse	32
96	Philip	32
96	Tommy	32