The 1937 Baby Name Report

2,130,670 babies, 7,968 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1937

👑 #1 girls: Mary (58 years running) 👑 #1 boys: Robert (14 years running) 187 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary55,643
  2. Barbara34,917
  3. Patricia26,838
  4. Shirley26,823
  5. Betty25,337
  6. Carol17,336
  7. Nancy17,074
  8. Dorothy16,573
  9. Joan15,301
  10. Margaret15,143

Top boys

  1. Robert61,842
  2. James56,562
  3. John48,753
  4. William40,724
  5. Richard32,975
  6. Charles30,521
  7. Donald27,869
  8. David20,980
  9. Thomas19,771
  10. George18,439

Full top-50 rankings for 1937 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Deanne #1,601 → #427 (+1,174)
  2. Deanna #769 → #139 (+630)
  3. Sonja #479 → #263 (+216)
  4. Shelba #506 → #341 (+165)
  5. Melvyn #515 → #365 (+150)
  6. Toni #541 → #446 (+95)
  7. Marsha #349 → #261 (+88)
  8. Brenda #511 → #423 (+88)
  9. Craig #384 → #297 (+87)
  10. Rosalind #459 → #377 (+82)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Marylyn #418 → #593 (−175)
  2. Huey #288 → #378 (−90)
  3. Darla #410 → #480 (−70)
  4. Charley #350 → #414 (−64)
  5. Annabelle #440 → #499 (−59)
  6. Isabelle #432 → #489 (−57)
  7. Goldie #347 → #400 (−53)
  8. Eleanore #399 → #450 (−51)
  9. Millie #407 → #458 (−51)
  10. Erwin #346 → #396 (−50)

✨ Never recorded before 1937

Deeann (18) Noreda (17) Norrita (16) Loueen (15) Kenlyn (14) Starlene (12) Kirsten (10) Shirlean (10) Wyonda (10) Caryol (9)

187 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1937.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1937?
Mary was the #1 girl name and Robert the #1 boy name in 1937, out of 2,130,670 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1937?
Deanne made the biggest jump in 1937, climbing 1,174 spots to #427.
How many new baby names appeared in 1937?
187 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1937.