Most popular boys’ names in West Virginia, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,182
2	David	1,046
3	Robert	946
4	Michael	859
5	John	846
6	William	796
7	Charles	681
8	Richard	611
9	Gary	527
10	Thomas	466
11	Larry	440
12	Donald	428
13	Roger	392
14	Ronald	338
15	Terry	331
16	Steven	330
17	Mark	310
18	Joseph	297
19	Kenneth	296
20	Jerry	281
21	Stephen	276
22	Paul	268
23	Danny	249
24	Daniel	247
25	Gregory	245

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Randy	221
27	George	213
27	Timothy	213
29	Dennis	199
30	Edward	196
31	Douglas	165
32	Jeffrey	148
32	Randall	148
32	Ricky	148
35	Carl	147
36	Harold	130
36	Johnny	130
38	Roy	129
39	Billy	128
40	Jack	123
41	Rodney	122
42	Ralph	121
43	Samuel	115
44	Raymond	108
45	Keith	106
46	Bruce	104
47	Darrell	101
48	Howard	92
49	Frank	86
49	Ronnie	86
51	Phillip	85
52	Bobby	84
53	Gerald	83
54	Allen	81
54	Stanley	81
56	Harry	80
57	Jackie	79
58	Dale	75
58	Kevin	75
58	Russell	75
61	Lawrence	73
62	Walter	72
63	Wayne	71
64	Arthur	70
65	Philip	68
66	Clarence	66
66	Rickey	66
68	Jimmy	65
69	Patrick	64
70	Barry	63
70	Ernest	63
72	Anthony	61
72	Steve	61
74	Eddie	60
75	Earl	59
76	Joe	58
76	Micheal	58
78	Eugene	57
79	Glenn	53
80	Alan	52
80	Clifford	52
80	Curtis	52
83	Leonard	51
83	Marvin	51
85	Dana	50
86	Henry	48
86	Melvin	48
88	Andrew	47
89	Albert	46
89	Franklin	46
89	Frederick	46
89	Tommy	46
93	Clyde	45
94	Lewis	44
94	Lloyd	44
96	Herbert	43
97	Calvin	42
97	Fred	42
97	Rick	42
100	Cecil	41
100	Jeffery	41