Top baby names of 1937

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

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
  11. Joyce11,809
  12. Helen11,454
  13. Marilyn9,739
  14. Beverly9,632
  15. Ruth9,602
  16. Virginia9,516
  17. Elizabeth9,385
  18. Janet9,363
  19. Frances9,057
  20. Carolyn8,940
  21. Donna8,887
  22. Doris8,882
  23. Jean8,392
  24. Martha7,954
  25. Janice7,768
  26. Sandra7,520
  27. Phyllis7,245
  28. Alice7,120
  29. Lois6,932
  30. Ann6,713
  31. Peggy6,378
  32. Gloria6,334
  33. Norma6,235
  34. Judith6,146
  35. Marie6,075
  36. Evelyn5,760
  37. Dolores5,568
  38. Rose5,450
  39. Anna5,450
  40. Marlene5,037
  41. Sharon4,704
  42. Jane4,702
  43. Mildred4,645
  44. Geraldine4,556
  45. Elaine4,527
  46. Annie4,479
  47. Catherine4,459
  48. Louise4,381
  49. Linda4,378
  50. Sylvia4,371

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
  11. Ronald18,140
  12. Joseph17,323
  13. Edward14,930
  14. Kenneth13,218
  15. Paul12,880
  16. Larry10,320
  17. Jerry10,302
  18. Frank10,126
  19. Raymond9,571
  20. Gerald9,424
  21. Harold8,551
  22. Billy8,298
  23. Jack8,196
  24. Bobby7,745
  25. Joe7,744
  26. Walter7,486
  27. Michael7,094
  28. Carl6,914
  29. Gary6,763
  30. Henry6,668
  31. Arthur6,321
  32. Willie6,231
  33. Eugene6,000
  34. Ralph5,922
  35. Fred5,738
  36. Roger5,712
  37. Albert5,664
  38. Lawrence5,505
  39. Daniel5,123
  40. Roy4,888
  41. Harry4,814
  42. Howard4,700
  43. Norman4,673
  44. Wayne4,613
  45. Jimmy4,517
  46. Louis4,355
  47. Anthony4,339
  48. Earl3,942
  49. Marvin3,912
  50. Melvin3,890