Most popular boys’ names in Wisconsin, 1931

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert1,747
2Donald1,271
3Richard1,098
4James1,045
5John1,042
6William796
7Kenneth500
8Gerald466
9Thomas450
10Charles419
11George381
12Eugene368
13Edward362
14David342
15Joseph317
15Roger317
17Raymond314
18Ronald312
19Harold271
20Paul230
21Jerome223
22Jack213
23Ralph208
24Frank204
25Walter200
RankNameBabies
26Wayne198
27Norman192
28Arthur187
29Gordon186
30Lawrence185
31Marvin169
32Duane153
33Carl147
33Leroy147
35Bernard146
36Francis140
37Henry135
38Howard133
39Clarence128
40Daniel125
41Leonard119
42Earl118
43Melvin116
43Russell116
45Glenn115
46Dale112
47Fred110
47Herbert110
49Albert108
50Jerry103
51Stanley101
52Allen100
52Harry100
54Lloyd99
54Louis99
56Lyle94
56Peter94
58Frederick93
58Theodore93
60Harvey91
60Roy91
62Douglas86
63Vernon85
64Clifford84
65Arnold81
65Philip81
67Gene79
68Dean77
68Elmer77
68Leo77
71Alfred76
71Edwin76
73Keith75
73Patrick75
75Alvin74
76Norbert72
77Gilbert71
78Floyd69
78Roland69
80Laverne67
81Allan61
82Lester60
82Michael60
84Anthony59
85Ernest58
86Bruce57
87Don55
87Larry55
89Wallace53
89Warren53
91Ervin52
92Andrew51
93Milton50
93Neil50
93Ray50
93Virgil50
93Willard50
98Dennis49
98Martin49
98Orville49