Top 100 West Virginia Boy Baby Names in 1941

// These were the most popular boy baby names in West Virginia, in 1941.

The Most Popular West Virginia Boy Baby Names in 1941


You're currently viewing the most popular boy baby names in 1941.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in West Virginia was James. In total there were 19,823 boys born sharing 364 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1941 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby boy that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of boy baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.


Rank Name How Unique? Total births this year
1James1 in 14 (6.9%)1,373
2Robert1 in 20 (4.9%)976
3William1 in 21 (4.8%)947
4Charles1 in 23 (4.3%)853
5John1 in 23 (4.3%)849
6David1 in 35 (2.9%)567
7Richard1 in 38 (2.7%)526
8Larry1 in 40 (2.5%)492
9Donald1 in 44 (2.3%)449
10Jerry1 in 47 (2.1%)421
11Ronald1 in 49 (2%)404
12Thomas1 in 52 (1.9%)382
13George1 in 59 (1.7%)338
14Gary1 in 66 (1.5%)300
15Paul1 in 67 (1.5%)296
16Kenneth1 in 79 (1.3%)250
17Joseph1 in 88 (1.1%)225
18Roger1 in 93 (1.1%)213
19Edward1 in 98 (1%)203
20Carl1 in 105 (0.9%)188
21Billy1 in 107 (0.9%)186
22Harold1 in 109 (0.9%)182
23Bobby1 in 114 (0.9%)174
24Roy1 in 115 (0.9%)173
25Harry1 in 131 (0.8%)151
26Jackie1 in 133 (0.8%)149
27Jack1 in 135 (0.7%)147
28Ralph1 in 135 (0.7%)147
29Raymond1 in 150 (0.7%)132
30Michael1 in 150 (0.7%)132
31Frank1 in 156 (0.6%)127
32Walter1 in 175 (0.6%)113
33Howard1 in 177 (0.6%)112
34Clarence1 in 180 (0.6%)110
35Earl1 in 182 (0.5%)109
36Franklin1 in 192 (0.5%)103
37Gerald1 in 194 (0.5%)102
38Fred1 in 196 (0.5%)101
39Johnny1 in 202 (0.5%)98
40Lawrence1 in 211 (0.5%)94
41Samuel1 in 220 (0.5%)90
42Jimmy1 in 225 (0.4%)88
43Ernest1 in 231 (0.4%)86
44Eugene1 in 231 (0.4%)86
45Joe1 in 236 (0.4%)84
46Russell1 in 242 (0.4%)82
47Albert1 in 242 (0.4%)82
48Arthur1 in 254 (0.4%)78
49Melvin1 in 254 (0.4%)78
50Henry1 in 257 (0.4%)77
51Ronnie1 in 261 (0.4%)76
52Danny1 in 268 (0.4%)74
53Herbert1 in 279 (0.4%)71
54Dennis1 in 279 (0.4%)71
55Leonard1 in 283 (0.4%)70
56Norman1 in 287 (0.3%)69
57Lewis1 in 292 (0.3%)68
58Stanley1 in 296 (0.3%)67
59Douglas1 in 296 (0.3%)67
60Don1 in 300 (0.3%)66
61Wayne1 in 300 (0.3%)66
62Bernard1 in 305 (0.3%)65
63Gene1 in 305 (0.3%)65
64Stephen1 in 320 (0.3%)62
65Clyde1 in 320 (0.3%)62
66Cecil1 in 320 (0.3%)62
67Daniel1 in 330 (0.3%)60
68Darrell1 in 336 (0.3%)59
69Jimmie1 in 342 (0.3%)58
70Dale1 in 342 (0.3%)58
71Marvin1 in 348 (0.3%)57
72Glen1 in 354 (0.3%)56
73Tommy1 in 360 (0.3%)55
74Philip1 in 360 (0.3%)55
75Allen1 in 360 (0.3%)55
76Curtis1 in 381 (0.3%)52
77Glenn1 in 389 (0.3%)51
78Jesse1 in 389 (0.3%)51
79Terry1 in 389 (0.3%)51
80Phillip1 in 396 (0.3%)50
81Lloyd1 in 396 (0.3%)50
82Frederick1 in 396 (0.3%)50
83Chester1 in 422 (0.2%)47
84Willard1 in 422 (0.2%)47
85Bill1 in 431 (0.2%)46
86Eddie1 in 431 (0.2%)46
87Willie1 in 431 (0.2%)46
88Dallas1 in 441 (0.2%)45
89Floyd1 in 451 (0.2%)44
90Vernon1 in 451 (0.2%)44
91Arnold1 in 461 (0.2%)43
92Everett1 in 483 (0.2%)41
93Ray1 in 483 (0.2%)41
94Freddie1 in 496 (0.2%)40
95Alfred1 in 508 (0.2%)39
96Herman1 in 508 (0.2%)39
97Homer1 in 522 (0.2%)38
98Warren1 in 522 (0.2%)38
99Lowell1 in 536 (0.2%)37
100Elmer1 in 536 (0.2%)37


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