Most popular boys’ names in West Virginia, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,210
2	Robert	1,048
3	Charles	859
4	William	842
5	John	775
6	David	485
7	Donald	477
8	Richard	432
9	Ronald	394
10	Thomas	364
11	Paul	339
12	George	325
13	Larry	313
14	Kenneth	295
15	Jerry	286
16	Harold	244
17	Joseph	208
18	Carl	207
19	Gary	199
20	Billy	185
21	Bobby	176
21	Edward	176
23	Jack	174
24	Ralph	163
25	Jackie	159

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Harry	147
27	Roy	143
28	Frank	132
29	Howard	127
30	Raymond	121
31	Clarence	116
32	Earl	107
32	Michael	107
34	Franklin	104
35	Gerald	102
35	Roger	102
35	Walter	102
38	Arthur	96
39	Eugene	94
40	Lawrence	92
41	Joe	91
42	Jimmy	89
43	Fred	84
43	Melvin	84
45	Samuel	82
46	Marvin	81
47	Gene	78
47	Leonard	78
49	Daniel	77
50	Ernest	76
51	Johnny	74
52	Wayne	72
53	Bernard	69
53	Norman	69
53	Russell	69
56	Lewis	68
57	Cecil	67
57	Henry	67
59	Dennis	66
60	Darrell	62
60	Ronnie	62
62	Jimmie	60
62	Lowell	60
64	Clyde	58
64	Curtis	58
64	Tommy	58
64	Willard	58
68	Dale	57
68	Don	57
70	Glen	56
71	Freddie	55
71	Ray	55
73	Arnold	54
73	Glenn	54
75	Herbert	52
76	Albert	51
77	Clifford	50
78	Douglas	49
78	Elmer	49
78	Stanley	49
81	Allen	48
81	Eddie	48
83	Bill	47
83	Danny	47
85	Frederick	44
86	Lloyd	43
86	Phillip	43
88	Vernon	40
89	Keith	39
89	Virgil	39
91	Delbert	38
92	Alfred	36
92	Herman	36
92	Leroy	36
95	Alvin	35
95	Bob	35
97	Dewey	34
97	Floyd	34
97	Gordon	34
97	Homer	34
97	Lee	34
97	Terry	34
97	Warren	34