Most popular boys’ names in Wisconsin, 1929

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert1,762
2Donald1,292
3John1,069
4Richard1,064
5James1,010
6William905
7Kenneth543
8Charles426
9Eugene415
10Gerald396
11George376
12Thomas373
13Edward369
14Joseph351
15Raymond340
16Harold324
17David320
18Arthur256
19Walter231
20Frank222
21Ronald214
22Paul213
23Roger204
24Ralph203
25Jack200
RankNameBabies
26Marvin188
27Herbert187
28Lawrence184
28Norman184
30Clarence180
31Jerome178
32Earl173
33Gordon168
34Carl166
35Howard153
36Leonard148
37Daniel147
37Francis147
39Melvin136
40Leroy135
41Bernard130
42Russell126
43Louis124
44Henry120
44Lloyd120
46Harry119
47Vernon117
48Wayne116
49Glenn110
50Harvey108
51Alfred106
52Frederick105
52Stanley105
54Duane103
54Roy103
56Albert101
56Arnold101
58Dale99
59Gilbert97
60Norbert95
61Roland91
62Alvin89
62Elmer89
62Leo89
65Clifford88
66Gene87
67Lyle85
68Edwin82
68Fred82
70Theodore81
71Allen79
72Lester76
73Peter75
74Douglas73
75Anthony70
76Philip69
77Victor68
77Warren68
79Jerry65
79Willard65
81Milton64
82Ernest63
82Floyd63
82Keith63
82Patrick63
86Martin61
87Laverne60
88Ervin59
88Leon59
90Dean57
91Wallace53
92Chester50
92Glen50
94Don49
94Herman49
96Michael47
97Allan46
98Delbert44
99Dennis43
100Merlin42