Most popular boys’ names in West Virginia, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,266
2	William	879
3	Robert	836
4	John	779
5	Charles	735
6	David	585
7	Larry	526
8	Roger	465
9	Richard	444
10	Thomas	399
11	Gary	370
12	Donald	330
13	Ronald	321
14	Michael	298
15	Jerry	294
16	Paul	285
17	George	272
18	Kenneth	246
19	Edward	191
20	Joseph	190
21	Harold	185
22	Roy	174
23	Carl	162
24	Danny	157
25	Harry	143

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Daniel	127
27	Frank	123
28	Bobby	119
28	Jack	119
30	Billy	115
31	Douglas	113
32	Ralph	112
33	Dennis	111
34	Johnny	105
35	Raymond	104
36	Stephen	97
37	Walter	95
38	Terry	90
39	Howard	88
40	Jimmy	84
40	Samuel	84
42	Ernest	83
43	Franklin	81
44	Gerald	80
44	Ronnie	80
46	Russell	77
47	Darrell	75
48	Clarence	74
48	Jackie	74
50	Lawrence	72
51	Henry	70
52	Earl	69
53	Eugene	67
54	Fred	66
55	Lewis	65
56	Joe	64
57	Ray	62
58	Wayne	60
59	Eddie	58
60	Dale	55
60	Frederick	55
62	Leonard	54
63	Arthur	53
64	Herbert	52
65	Rodney	51
66	Albert	50
67	Bill	48
67	Melvin	48
69	Clyde	47
69	Marvin	47
71	Glen	45
71	Tommy	45
73	Allen	44
73	Bernard	44
75	Stanley	43
76	Clifford	42
77	Floyd	41
78	Curtis	40
78	Virgil	40
80	Cecil	39
80	Glenn	39
80	Philip	39
80	Steve	39
80	Willie	39
85	Bruce	38
86	Dallas	37
87	Lloyd	36
87	Phillip	36
89	Chester	34
89	Don	34
89	Norman	34
92	Freddie	33
92	Garry	33
92	Johnnie	33
95	Herman	32
95	Jesse	32
95	Willard	32
98	Alfred	31
98	Delbert	31
98	Donnie	31
98	Jimmie	31