Most Popular Names of 1937
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1937
#1 Mary55,641 births#2 Barbara34,917 births#3 Patricia26,838 births#4 Shirley26,823 births#5 Betty25,337 births#6 Carol17,336 births#7 Nancy17,074 births#8 Dorothy16,572 births#9 Joan15,301 births#10 Margaret15,144 births#11 Joyce11,808 births#12 Helen11,453 births#13 Marilyn9,739 births#14 Beverly9,634 births#15 Ruth9,602 births#16 Virginia9,517 births#17 Elizabeth9,385 births#18 Janet9,363 births#19 Frances9,057 births#20 Carolyn8,941 births#21 Donna8,887 births#22 Doris8,883 births#23 Jean8,392 births#24 Martha7,953 births#25 Janice7,768 births#26 Sandra7,520 births#27 Phyllis7,245 births#28 Alice7,120 births#29 Lois6,932 births#30 Ann6,713 births#31 Peggy6,378 births#32 Gloria6,333 births#33 Norma6,235 births#34 Judith6,146 births#35 Marie6,075 births#36 Evelyn5,760 births#37 Dolores5,568 births#38 Rose5,450 births#39 Anna5,449 births#40 Marlene5,037 births#41 Sharon4,704 births#42 Jane4,702 births#43 Mildred4,646 births#44 Geraldine4,556 births#45 Elaine4,526 births#46 Annie4,479 births#47 Catherine4,459 births#48 Louise4,382 births#49 Linda4,378 births#50 Sylvia4,371 births#51 Joanne4,333 births#52 Ruby4,289 births#53 Eleanor4,275 births#54 Patsy4,243 births#55 Wanda4,202 births#56 Carole4,198 births#57 Marjorie4,091 births#58 Joann3,936 births#59 Sally3,925 births#60 Arlene3,805 births#61 Kathleen3,743 births#62 Irene3,674 births#63 Loretta3,673 births#64 Bonnie3,595 births#65 Sarah3,588 births#66 Roberta3,568 births#67 Charlotte3,536 births#68 Delores3,529 births#69 Rita3,421 births#70 Jacqueline3,400 births#71 June3,378 births#72 Darlene3,285 births#73 Jo3,226 births#74 Edna3,223 births#75 Juanita3,179 births#76 Diane3,175 births#77 Yvonne3,171 births#78 Thelma3,062 births#79 Kay3,010 births#80 Wilma2,977 births#81 Florence2,955 births#82 Josephine2,942 births#83 Lorraine2,940 births#84 Lillian2,899 births#85 Audrey2,889 births#86 Gladys2,872 births#87 Pauline2,818 births#88 Ethel2,763 births#89 Emma2,750 births#90 Jeanette2,741 births#90 Judy2,741 births#92 Anne2,725 births#93 Anita2,714 births#94 Grace2,710 births#95 Theresa2,702 births#96 Edith2,647 births#97 Susan2,641 births#98 Lucille2,636 births#99 Gail2,635 births#100 Clara2,573 births
Popular Boy Names in 1937
#1 Robert61,842 births#2 James56,561 births#3 John48,755 births#4 William40,725 births#5 Richard32,975 births#6 Charles30,520 births#7 Donald27,868 births#8 David20,981 births#9 Thomas19,772 births#10 George18,439 births#11 Ronald18,141 births#12 Joseph17,322 births#13 Edward14,930 births#14 Kenneth13,219 births#15 Paul12,881 births#16 Larry10,320 births#17 Jerry10,301 births#18 Frank10,127 births#19 Raymond9,571 births#20 Gerald9,425 births#21 Harold8,550 births#22 Billy8,301 births#23 Jack8,194 births#24 Bobby7,745 births#24 Joe7,745 births#26 Walter7,488 births#27 Michael7,094 births#28 Carl6,914 births#29 Gary6,763 births#30 Henry6,668 births#31 Arthur6,321 births#32 Willie6,231 births#33 Eugene5,999 births#34 Ralph5,923 births#35 Fred5,738 births#36 Roger5,713 births#37 Albert5,665 births#38 Lawrence5,507 births#39 Daniel5,124 births#40 Roy4,890 births#41 Harry4,814 births#42 Howard4,700 births#43 Norman4,673 births#44 Wayne4,613 births#45 Jimmy4,517 births#46 Louis4,356 births#47 Anthony4,339 births#48 Earl3,942 births#49 Marvin3,913 births#50 Melvin3,890 births#51 Don3,814 births#52 Peter3,809 births#53 Ernest3,759 births#54 Clarence3,755 births#55 Francis3,730 births#56 Leroy3,556 births#57 Stanley3,483 births#58 Leonard3,480 births#59 Dale3,340 births#60 Alfred3,181 births#61 Gene3,165 births#62 Philip3,162 births#63 Dennis3,160 births#64 Bill3,119 births#65 Herbert3,040 births#66 Samuel3,027 births#67 Russell2,895 births#68 Frederick2,878 births#69 Johnny2,826 births#70 Bruce2,810 births#71 Ray2,725 births#72 Jimmie2,679 births#73 Bernard2,672 births#74 Douglas2,610 births#75 Gordon2,533 births#76 Allen2,518 births#77 Franklin2,514 births#78 Lee2,499 births#79 Andrew2,405 births#80 Floyd2,388 births#81 Bob2,364 births#82 Jim2,347 births#83 Eddie2,345 births#84 Tommy2,326 births#85 Leon2,325 births#86 Theodore2,317 births#87 Martin2,278 births#88 Glenn2,263 births#89 Edwin2,262 births#90 Clifford2,229 births#91 Lloyd2,157 births#92 Stephen2,133 births#93 Clyde2,105 births#94 Patrick2,090 births#95 Harvey2,081 births#96 Vernon2,076 births#97 Leo2,015 births#98 Phillip2,005 births#99 Alvin1,986 births#100 Jerome1,979 births