Most popular boys’ names in West Virginia, 1933

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,091
2	Robert	945
3	William	765
4	Charles	743
5	John	669
6	Donald	529
7	Richard	361
8	Franklin	340
9	Paul	282
9	Thomas	282
11	George	276
12	Harold	235
13	Jack	224
14	Billy	210
14	David	210
16	Kenneth	200
17	Carl	172
18	Ronald	166
19	Bobby	164
20	Edward	154
21	Joseph	152
22	Raymond	145
23	Frank	141
24	Howard	140
25	Ralph	139

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Eugene	134
27	Harry	131
28	Roy	118
29	Clarence	101
30	Earl	95
31	Joe	91
32	Jackie	89
33	Walter	86
34	Lawrence	83
35	Herbert	80
35	Ray	80
37	Ernest	75
38	Russell	74
39	Clyde	73
40	Jimmy	72
41	Norman	71
42	Cecil	69
43	Marvin	66
44	Albert	65
44	Arthur	65
44	Fred	65
44	Gerald	65
44	Jimmie	65
49	Glenn	64
50	Bernard	63
50	Henry	63
50	Jerry	63
50	Melvin	63
54	Gene	60
54	Samuel	60
56	Homer	58
56	Leonard	58
58	Daniel	54
58	Glen	54
60	Lewis	53
61	Arnold	52
61	Bill	52
61	Herman	52
64	Gary	51
65	Junior	49
66	Larry	48
66	Wayne	48
68	Dennis	46
68	Francis	46
68	Jesse	46
68	Johnny	46
72	Clifford	44
73	Dale	43
73	Don	43
73	Everett	43
76	Willard	42
77	Floyd	41
78	Keith	40
78	Lloyd	40
78	Louis	40
81	Delbert	39
81	Douglas	39
81	Theodore	39
81	Tommy	39
85	Darrell	37
85	Frederick	37
85	Virgil	37
88	Chester	36
88	Claude	36
88	Vernon	36
91	Elmer	35
92	Edgar	34
92	Leo	34
94	Andrew	33
94	Billie	33
94	Dallas	33
97	Alfred	32
97	Roger	32
99	Bob	31
99	Eddie	31