Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1937
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(61,842) |
Robert |
61,842 |
| 2(56,562) |
James |
56,562 |
| 3(48,753) |
John |
48,753 |
| 4(40,724) |
William |
40,724 |
| 5(32,975) |
Richard |
32,975 |
| 6(30,521) |
Charles |
30,521 |
| 7(27,869) |
Donald |
27,869 |
| 8(20,980) |
David |
20,980 |
| 9(19,771) |
Thomas |
19,771 |
| 10(18,439) |
George |
18,439 |
| 11(18,140) |
Ronald |
18,140 |
| 12(17,323) |
Joseph |
17,323 |
| 13(14,930) |
Edward |
14,930 |
| 14(13,218) |
Kenneth |
13,218 |
| 15(12,880) |
Paul |
12,880 |
| 16(10,320) |
Larry |
10,320 |
| 17(10,302) |
Jerry |
10,302 |
| 18(10,126) |
Frank |
10,126 |
| 19(9,571) |
Raymond |
9,571 |
| 20(9,424) |
Gerald |
9,424 |
| 21(8,551) |
Harold |
8,551 |
| 22(8,298) |
Billy |
8,298 |
| 23(8,196) |
Jack |
8,196 |
| 24(7,745) |
Bobby |
7,745 |
| 25(7,744) |
Joe |
7,744 |
| 26(7,486) |
Walter |
7,486 |
| 27(7,094) |
Michael |
7,094 |
| 28(6,914) |
Carl |
6,914 |
| 29(6,763) |
Gary |
6,763 |
| 30(6,668) |
Henry |
6,668 |
| 31(6,321) |
Arthur |
6,321 |
| 32(6,231) |
Willie |
6,231 |
| 33(6,000) |
Eugene |
6,000 |
| 34(5,922) |
Ralph |
5,922 |
| 35(5,738) |
Fred |
5,738 |
| 36(5,712) |
Roger |
5,712 |
| 37(5,664) |
Albert |
5,664 |
| 38(5,505) |
Lawrence |
5,505 |
| 39(5,123) |
Daniel |
5,123 |
| 40(4,888) |
Roy |
4,888 |
| 41(4,814) |
Harry |
4,814 |
| 42(4,700) |
Howard |
4,700 |
| 43(4,673) |
Norman |
4,673 |
| 44(4,613) |
Wayne |
4,613 |
| 45(4,517) |
Jimmy |
4,517 |
| 46(4,355) |
Louis |
4,355 |
| 47(4,339) |
Anthony |
4,339 |
| 48(3,942) |
Earl |
3,942 |
| 49(3,912) |
Marvin |
3,912 |
| 50(3,890) |
Melvin |
3,890 |
| 51(3,814) |
Don |
3,814 |
| 52(3,809) |
Peter |
3,809 |
| 53(3,759) |
Ernest |
3,759 |
| 54(3,756) |
Clarence |
3,756 |
| 55(3,730) |
Francis |
3,730 |
| 56(3,555) |
Leroy |
3,555 |
| 57(3,484) |
Stanley |
3,484 |
| 58(3,480) |
Leonard |
3,480 |
| 59(3,340) |
Dale |
3,340 |
| 60(3,181) |
Alfred |
3,181 |
| 61(3,165) |
Gene |
3,165 |
| 62(3,162) |
Philip |
3,162 |
| 63(3,160) |
Dennis |
3,160 |
| 64(3,119) |
Bill |
3,119 |
| 65(3,040) |
Herbert |
3,040 |
| 66(3,027) |
Samuel |
3,027 |
| 67(2,895) |
Russell |
2,895 |
| 68(2,878) |
Frederick |
2,878 |
| 69(2,826) |
Johnny |
2,826 |
| 70(2,809) |
Bruce |
2,809 |
| 71(2,725) |
Ray |
2,725 |
| 72(2,679) |
Jimmie |
2,679 |
| 73(2,671) |
Bernard |
2,671 |
| 74(2,610) |
Douglas |
2,610 |
| 75(2,533) |
Gordon |
2,533 |
| 76(2,518) |
Allen |
2,518 |
| 77(2,514) |
Franklin |
2,514 |
| 78(2,499) |
Lee |
2,499 |
| 79(2,405) |
Andrew |
2,405 |
| 80(2,388) |
Floyd |
2,388 |
| 81(2,364) |
Bob |
2,364 |
| 82(2,347) |
Jim |
2,347 |
| 83(2,345) |
Eddie |
2,345 |
| 84(2,327) |
Tommy |
2,327 |
| 85(2,325) |
Leon |
2,325 |
| 86(2,315) |
Theodore |
2,315 |
| 87(2,278) |
Martin |
2,278 |
| 88(2,263) |
Glenn |
2,263 |
| 88(2,263) |
Edwin |
2,263 |
| 90(2,230) |
Clifford |
2,230 |
| 91(2,157) |
Lloyd |
2,157 |
| 92(2,133) |
Stephen |
2,133 |
| 93(2,105) |
Clyde |
2,105 |
| 94(2,090) |
Patrick |
2,090 |
| 95(2,081) |
Harvey |
2,081 |
| 96(2,076) |
Vernon |
2,076 |
| 97(2,015) |
Leo |
2,015 |
| 98(2,005) |
Phillip |
2,005 |
| 99(1,986) |
Alvin |
1,986 |
| 100(1,979) |
Jerome |
1,979 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(55,643) |
Mary |
55,643 |
| 2(34,917) |
Barbara |
34,917 |
| 3(26,838) |
Patricia |
26,838 |
| 4(26,823) |
Shirley |
26,823 |
| 5(25,337) |
Betty |
25,337 |
| 6(17,336) |
Carol |
17,336 |
| 7(17,074) |
Nancy |
17,074 |
| 8(16,573) |
Dorothy |
16,573 |
| 9(15,301) |
Joan |
15,301 |
| 10(15,143) |
Margaret |
15,143 |
| 11(11,809) |
Joyce |
11,809 |
| 12(11,454) |
Helen |
11,454 |
| 13(9,739) |
Marilyn |
9,739 |
| 14(9,632) |
Beverly |
9,632 |
| 15(9,602) |
Ruth |
9,602 |
| 16(9,516) |
Virginia |
9,516 |
| 17(9,385) |
Elizabeth |
9,385 |
| 18(9,363) |
Janet |
9,363 |
| 19(9,057) |
Frances |
9,057 |
| 20(8,940) |
Carolyn |
8,940 |
| 21(8,887) |
Donna |
8,887 |
| 22(8,882) |
Doris |
8,882 |
| 23(8,392) |
Jean |
8,392 |
| 24(7,954) |
Martha |
7,954 |
| 25(7,768) |
Janice |
7,768 |
| 26(7,520) |
Sandra |
7,520 |
| 27(7,245) |
Phyllis |
7,245 |
| 28(7,120) |
Alice |
7,120 |
| 29(6,932) |
Lois |
6,932 |
| 30(6,713) |
Ann |
6,713 |
| 31(6,378) |
Peggy |
6,378 |
| 32(6,334) |
Gloria |
6,334 |
| 33(6,235) |
Norma |
6,235 |
| 34(6,146) |
Judith |
6,146 |
| 35(6,075) |
Marie |
6,075 |
| 36(5,760) |
Evelyn |
5,760 |
| 37(5,568) |
Dolores |
5,568 |
| 38(5,450) |
Anna |
5,450 |
| 38(5,450) |
Rose |
5,450 |
| 40(5,037) |
Marlene |
5,037 |
| 41(4,704) |
Sharon |
4,704 |
| 42(4,702) |
Jane |
4,702 |
| 43(4,645) |
Mildred |
4,645 |
| 44(4,556) |
Geraldine |
4,556 |
| 45(4,527) |
Elaine |
4,527 |
| 46(4,479) |
Annie |
4,479 |
| 47(4,459) |
Catherine |
4,459 |
| 48(4,381) |
Louise |
4,381 |
| 49(4,378) |
Linda |
4,378 |
| 50(4,371) |
Sylvia |
4,371 |
| 51(4,332) |
Joanne |
4,332 |
| 52(4,289) |
Ruby |
4,289 |
| 53(4,275) |
Eleanor |
4,275 |
| 54(4,243) |
Patsy |
4,243 |
| 55(4,202) |
Wanda |
4,202 |
| 56(4,198) |
Carole |
4,198 |
| 57(4,091) |
Marjorie |
4,091 |
| 58(3,936) |
Joann |
3,936 |
| 59(3,925) |
Sally |
3,925 |
| 60(3,806) |
Arlene |
3,806 |
| 61(3,743) |
Kathleen |
3,743 |
| 62(3,674) |
Irene |
3,674 |
| 63(3,673) |
Loretta |
3,673 |
| 64(3,595) |
Bonnie |
3,595 |
| 65(3,589) |
Sarah |
3,589 |
| 66(3,568) |
Roberta |
3,568 |
| 67(3,537) |
Charlotte |
3,537 |
| 68(3,529) |
Delores |
3,529 |
| 69(3,421) |
Rita |
3,421 |
| 70(3,400) |
Jacqueline |
3,400 |
| 71(3,378) |
June |
3,378 |
| 72(3,285) |
Darlene |
3,285 |
| 73(3,226) |
Jo |
3,226 |
| 74(3,223) |
Edna |
3,223 |
| 75(3,179) |
Juanita |
3,179 |
| 76(3,175) |
Diane |
3,175 |
| 77(3,171) |
Yvonne |
3,171 |
| 78(3,062) |
Thelma |
3,062 |
| 79(3,010) |
Kay |
3,010 |
| 80(2,977) |
Wilma |
2,977 |
| 81(2,955) |
Florence |
2,955 |
| 82(2,942) |
Josephine |
2,942 |
| 83(2,940) |
Lorraine |
2,940 |
| 84(2,899) |
Lillian |
2,899 |
| 85(2,889) |
Audrey |
2,889 |
| 86(2,872) |
Gladys |
2,872 |
| 87(2,818) |
Pauline |
2,818 |
| 88(2,764) |
Ethel |
2,764 |
| 89(2,750) |
Emma |
2,750 |
| 90(2,741) |
Jeanette |
2,741 |
| 90(2,741) |
Judy |
2,741 |
| 92(2,725) |
Anne |
2,725 |
| 93(2,714) |
Anita |
2,714 |
| 94(2,710) |
Grace |
2,710 |
| 95(2,702) |
Theresa |
2,702 |
| 96(2,647) |
Edith |
2,647 |
| 97(2,641) |
Susan |
2,641 |
| 98(2,636) |
Lucille |
2,636 |
| 99(2,635) |
Gail |
2,635 |
| 100(2,573) |
Clara |
2,573 |
