Most popular boys’ names in Wisconsin, 1937

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

RankNameBabies
1Robert1,657
2James1,347
3Richard1,235
4John1,094
5Donald989
6Ronald880
7William823
8David797
9Thomas725
10Gerald611
11Kenneth473
12Charles447
13Roger402
14Edward295
15Joseph292
16George268
17Paul254
18Eugene252
19Gary243
20Wayne242
21Raymond236
22Larry217
23Michael207
24Jerome198
25Harold191
RankNameBabies
25Jerry191
27Lawrence181
28Daniel177
29Dale172
30Jack171
31Ralph156
32Arthur150
33Frank147
34Dennis146
35Duane139
36Marvin138
37Carl137
37Walter137
39Leroy135
40Gordon133
41Russell131
42Peter125
43Norman124
44Bruce111
45Frederick107
46Allen102
46Henry102
48Bernard101
48Francis101
50Gene97
51Fred94
52Philip92
53Douglas87
54Clarence86
55Patrick83
56Stanley82
57Allan80
58Earl79
58Glenn79
60Alan78
60Howard78
62Vernon77
63Albert76
63Arnold76
65Harry73
66Leonard71
66Lloyd71
68Anthony69
68Don69
68Louis69
71Roy67
72Melvin66
73Tom65
74Edwin64
74Keith64
74Theodore64
77Harvey63
77Herbert63
77Lee63
80Dean62
81Lyle58
81Norbert58
83Clifford56
84Neil55
85Jim54
85Leon54
87Martin52
87Phillip52
87Warren52
90Ernest51
90Terry51
92Alfred50
92Leo50
94Rodney48
95Darrell47
95Roland47
97Mark45
98Karl44
99Alvin43
100Lester42