Most popular boys’ names in Wisconsin, 1930

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert1,797
2Donald1,350
3Richard1,185
4John1,155
5James1,061
6William892
7Kenneth528
8Charles450
9Eugene439
10Gerald436
11George419
12Edward405
13Thomas396
14David389
15Joseph364
16Raymond347
17Harold288
18Roger266
18Ronald266
20Paul233
21Jack214
22Ralph213
23Frank212
24Arthur202
25Walter199
RankNameBabies
26Lawrence198
27Gordon193
28Marvin185
29Jerome180
30Howard162
31Norman160
32Clarence158
33Leroy156
34Carl154
35Francis152
36Leonard151
37Earl147
37Russell147
39Dale134
39Vernon134
41Bernard133
42Daniel129
43Herbert124
44Glenn122
45Henry118
46Melvin117
47Lloyd114
48Douglas110
48Roy110
48Wayne110
51Duane104
52Arnold103
53Albert100
53Harry100
55Lyle98
56Alfred97
56Clifford97
56Frederick97
56Stanley97
60Jerry94
60Norbert94
62Edwin93
62Peter93
64Gilbert85
65Alvin84
66Louis83
66Roland83
68Fred82
69Leo81
70Anthony80
71Gene78
72Harvey76
73Allen75
74Ervin74
75Elmer73
75Floyd73
75Philip73
78Theodore69
78Warren69
80Wallace63
81Patrick62
82Laverne61
83Milton60
83Victor60
85Lester59
86Allan58
86Keith58
88Glen56
89Michael55
89Ray55
91Dennis53
91Myron53
93Bruce52
94Don50
95Ernest49
95Martin49
97Merlin48
98Dean47
99Herman44
99Willard44