Most popular boys’ names in West Virginia, 1935

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,250
2	Robert	1,065
3	William	840
4	Charles	819
5	John	706
6	Donald	598
7	Richard	420
8	Paul	315
9	George	304
10	Thomas	300
11	David	282
12	Billy	265
13	Ronald	252
14	Kenneth	238
15	Harold	234
16	Jack	214
17	Bobby	204
18	Joseph	194
19	Carl	189
20	Edward	183
21	Franklin	179
22	Harry	161
23	Raymond	152
24	Joe	146
25	Ralph	143

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Howard	140
27	Frank	134
28	Eugene	131
28	Jerry	131
28	Roy	131
31	Earl	121
32	Walter	120
33	Jackie	113
34	Ray	111
35	Clarence	110
36	Jimmie	106
37	Larry	102
38	Jimmy	94
39	Lawrence	91
40	Fred	89
41	Arthur	84
42	Henry	82
43	Albert	81
43	Gerald	81
45	Leonard	80
46	Clyde	79
47	Cecil	78
47	Gary	78
49	Ernest	77
50	Lewis	74
50	Russell	74
52	Norman	72
53	Bernard	68
54	Bill	66
54	Marvin	66
54	Melvin	66
57	Gene	65
58	Johnny	63
59	Samuel	62
60	Herbert	60
61	Roger	58
62	Willard	57
63	Curtis	56
64	Clifford	53
64	Glenn	53
66	Dale	52
67	Glen	49
67	Homer	49
69	Tommy	48
70	Dennis	47
70	Don	47
72	Darrell	46
72	Junior	46
72	Lloyd	46
72	Wayne	46
76	Stanley	45
77	Arnold	44
77	Daniel	44
77	Jesse	44
77	Lowell	44
77	Phillip	44
82	Delbert	43
83	Floyd	40
84	Alfred	39
84	Carroll	39
84	Denver	39
84	Elmer	39
84	Everett	39
84	Philip	39
84	Vernon	39
91	Douglas	38
91	Herman	38
91	Virgil	38
94	Leo	37
95	Freddie	36
95	Leroy	36
97	Claude	35
97	Earnest	35
99	Buddy	34
99	Edwin	34
99	Frederick	34