Most popular boys’ names in Wisconsin, 1946

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

RankNameBabies
1James2,189
2Robert1,940
3John1,859
4Richard1,784
5Thomas1,394
6David1,375
7Michael1,244
8William1,143
9Dennis1,036
10Gary967
11Ronald891
12Donald757
13Kenneth675
14Charles550
15Larry530
16Daniel487
17Gerald470
18Roger455
19Paul421
20Wayne332
21Joseph328
22Terry305
23Edward295
24Dale288
25Steven283
RankNameBabies
26Bruce262
27Jerry260
28George255
29Peter254
30Patrick250
31Mark220
32Raymond218
33Lawrence215
34Alan208
35Douglas207
35Gregory207
37Timothy197
38Jeffrey188
39Allen179
39Stephen179
41Jack176
42Eugene175
43Jerome161
44Frank156
45Russell154
46Duane150
47Harold147
48Keith142
49Tom137
50Carl126
50Walter126
52Ralph125
53Gordon116
54Arthur113
54Philip113
56Rodney111
57Dean109
58Frederick108
59Allan101
60Lee100
61Glenn99
61Leroy99
63Gene97
63Jim97
65Anthony93
65Howard93
67Francis89
68Jon86
68Stanley86
70Mike83
70Norman83
72Brian81
72Fred81
74Phillip79
75Bernard78
76Roy76
77Leonard74
78Theodore73
79Clifford71
79Don71
81Randall68
82Marvin67
83Henry65
83Martin65
83Steve65
86Warren64
87Bill63
87Scott63
89Danny59
90Earl57
91Albert56
91Louis56
91Lyle56
94Glen54
94Neil54
96Craig50
96Dan50
98Barry49
98Leon49
98Terrence49