Most popular boys’ names in West Virginia, 1934

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,270
2	Robert	1,023
3	William	845
4	Charles	831
5	John	721
6	Donald	594
7	Richard	441
8	Thomas	305
9	George	301
10	Franklin	282
11	Paul	281
12	Jack	264
13	Ronald	251
14	Billy	250
15	Harold	246
16	David	245
16	Kenneth	245
18	Carl	223
19	Bobby	180
20	Edward	177
21	Joseph	163
22	Raymond	159
22	Roy	159
24	Frank	150
25	Eugene	145

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ralph	144
27	Harry	142
28	Howard	137
29	Earl	125
30	Clarence	122
31	Walter	120
32	Jackie	110
33	Jerry	98
34	Joe	96
35	Gerald	94
36	Bernard	91
37	Arthur	90
38	Fred	89
38	Jimmie	89
40	Henry	88
41	Lawrence	80
41	Ray	80
43	Gene	79
43	Norman	79
45	Jimmy	78
46	Herbert	77
47	Ernest	76
47	Russell	76
47	Samuel	76
50	Albert	69
51	Bill	68
51	Johnny	68
53	Clyde	67
53	Leonard	67
55	Cecil	63
55	Darrell	63
55	Melvin	63
58	Don	62
58	Gary	62
60	Junior	61
60	Larry	61
62	Clifford	60
62	Lewis	60
64	Dale	58
64	Lowell	58
66	Glen	54
66	Marvin	54
68	Glenn	53
69	Alfred	52
70	Virgil	48
71	Wayne	46
72	Floyd	45
73	Arnold	44
73	Douglas	44
73	Elmer	44
73	Willard	44
77	Edgar	43
78	Dennis	42
78	Homer	42
78	Tommy	42
81	Leroy	41
82	Louis	40
83	Eddie	39
84	Frederick	38
84	Roger	38
86	Curtis	37
87	Chester	36
87	Daniel	36
87	Everett	36
87	Vernon	36
91	Lee	35
91	Lloyd	35
91	Stanley	35
91	Willis	35
95	Theodore	34
96	Calvin	33
96	Dallas	33
96	Michael	33
99	Earnest	32
99	Philip	32