Top baby names of 1937 — the full top 100

The 100 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

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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. Anna5,450
  39. Rose5,450
  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
  51. Joanne4,332
  52. Ruby4,289
  53. Eleanor4,275
  54. Patsy4,243
  55. Wanda4,202
  56. Carole4,198
  57. Marjorie4,091
  58. Joann3,936
  59. Sally3,925
  60. Arlene3,806
  61. Kathleen3,743
  62. Irene3,674
  63. Loretta3,673
  64. Bonnie3,595
  65. Sarah3,589
  66. Roberta3,568
  67. Charlotte3,537
  68. Delores3,529
  69. Rita3,421
  70. Jacqueline3,400
  71. June3,378
  72. Darlene3,285
  73. Jo3,226
  74. Edna3,223
  75. Juanita3,179
  76. Diane3,175
  77. Yvonne3,171
  78. Thelma3,062
  79. Kay3,010
  80. Wilma2,977
  81. Florence2,955
  82. Josephine2,942
  83. Lorraine2,940
  84. Lillian2,899
  85. Audrey2,889
  86. Gladys2,872
  87. Pauline2,818
  88. Ethel2,764
  89. Emma2,750
  90. Jeanette2,741
  91. Judy2,741
  92. Anne2,725
  93. Anita2,714
  94. Grace2,710
  95. Theresa2,702
  96. Edith2,647
  97. Susan2,641
  98. Lucille2,636
  99. Gail2,635
  100. Clara2,573

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
  51. Don3,814
  52. Peter3,809
  53. Ernest3,759
  54. Clarence3,756
  55. Francis3,730
  56. Leroy3,555
  57. Stanley3,484
  58. Leonard3,480
  59. Dale3,340
  60. Alfred3,181
  61. Gene3,165
  62. Philip3,162
  63. Dennis3,160
  64. Bill3,119
  65. Herbert3,040
  66. Samuel3,027
  67. Russell2,895
  68. Frederick2,878
  69. Johnny2,826
  70. Bruce2,809
  71. Ray2,725
  72. Jimmie2,679
  73. Bernard2,671
  74. Douglas2,610
  75. Gordon2,533
  76. Allen2,518
  77. Franklin2,514
  78. Lee2,499
  79. Andrew2,405
  80. Floyd2,388
  81. Bob2,364
  82. Jim2,347
  83. Eddie2,345
  84. Tommy2,327
  85. Leon2,325
  86. Theodore2,315
  87. Martin2,278
  88. Edwin2,263
  89. Glenn2,263
  90. Clifford2,230
  91. Lloyd2,157
  92. Stephen2,133
  93. Clyde2,105
  94. Patrick2,090
  95. Harvey2,081
  96. Vernon2,076
  97. Leo2,015
  98. Phillip2,005
  99. Alvin1,986
  100. Jerome1,979