Most Popular Baby Names of 1937

In 1937, Mary (55,643 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Robert (61,842 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1937
Rank	Name	Births
1	Robert	61,842
2	James	56,562
3	John	48,753
4	William	40,724
5	Richard	32,975
6	Charles	30,521
7	Donald	27,869
8	David	20,980
9	Thomas	19,771
10	George	18,439
11	Ronald	18,140
12	Joseph	17,323
13	Edward	14,930
14	Kenneth	13,218
15	Paul	12,880
16	Larry	10,320
17	Jerry	10,302
18	Frank	10,126
19	Raymond	9,571
20	Gerald	9,424
21	Harold	8,551
22	Billy	8,298
23	Jack	8,196
24	Bobby	7,745
25	Joe	7,744
26	Walter	7,486
27	Michael	7,094
28	Carl	6,914
29	Gary	6,763
30	Henry	6,668
31	Arthur	6,321
32	Willie	6,231
33	Eugene	6,000
34	Ralph	5,922
35	Fred	5,738
36	Roger	5,712
37	Albert	5,664
38	Lawrence	5,505
39	Daniel	5,123
40	Roy	4,888
41	Harry	4,814
42	Howard	4,700
43	Norman	4,673
44	Wayne	4,613
45	Jimmy	4,517
46	Louis	4,355
47	Anthony	4,339
48	Earl	3,942
49	Marvin	3,912
50	Melvin	3,890
51	Don	3,814
52	Peter	3,809
53	Ernest	3,759
54	Clarence	3,756
55	Francis	3,730
56	Leroy	3,555
57	Stanley	3,484
58	Leonard	3,480
59	Dale	3,340
60	Alfred	3,181
61	Gene	3,165
62	Philip	3,162
63	Dennis	3,160
64	Bill	3,119
65	Herbert	3,040
66	Samuel	3,027
67	Russell	2,895
68	Frederick	2,878
69	Johnny	2,826
70	Bruce	2,809
71	Ray	2,725
72	Jimmie	2,679
73	Bernard	2,671
74	Douglas	2,610
75	Gordon	2,533
76	Allen	2,518
77	Franklin	2,514
78	Lee	2,499
79	Andrew	2,405
80	Floyd	2,388
81	Bob	2,364
82	Jim	2,347
83	Eddie	2,345
84	Tommy	2,327
85	Leon	2,325
86	Theodore	2,315
87	Martin	2,278
88	Edwin	2,263
88	Glenn	2,263
90	Clifford	2,230
91	Lloyd	2,157
92	Stephen	2,133
93	Clyde	2,105
94	Patrick	2,090
95	Harvey	2,081
96	Vernon	2,076
97	Leo	2,015
98	Phillip	2,005
99	Alvin	1,986
100	Jerome	1,979

Full Boy list for 1937

Top 100 girl names, 1937
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	55,643
2	Barbara	34,917
3	Patricia	26,838
4	Shirley	26,823
5	Betty	25,337
6	Carol	17,336
7	Nancy	17,074
8	Dorothy	16,573
9	Joan	15,301
10	Margaret	15,143
11	Joyce	11,809
12	Helen	11,454
13	Marilyn	9,739
14	Beverly	9,632
15	Ruth	9,602
16	Virginia	9,516
17	Elizabeth	9,385
18	Janet	9,363
19	Frances	9,057
20	Carolyn	8,940
21	Donna	8,887
22	Doris	8,882
23	Jean	8,392
24	Martha	7,954
25	Janice	7,768
26	Sandra	7,520
27	Phyllis	7,245
28	Alice	7,120
29	Lois	6,932
30	Ann	6,713
31	Peggy	6,378
32	Gloria	6,334
33	Norma	6,235
34	Judith	6,146
35	Marie	6,075
36	Evelyn	5,760
37	Dolores	5,568
38	Anna	5,450
38	Rose	5,450
40	Marlene	5,037
41	Sharon	4,704
42	Jane	4,702
43	Mildred	4,645
44	Geraldine	4,556
45	Elaine	4,527
46	Annie	4,479
47	Catherine	4,459
48	Louise	4,381
49	Linda	4,378
50	Sylvia	4,371
51	Joanne	4,332
52	Ruby	4,289
53	Eleanor	4,275
54	Patsy	4,243
55	Wanda	4,202
56	Carole	4,198
57	Marjorie	4,091
58	Joann	3,936
59	Sally	3,925
60	Arlene	3,806
61	Kathleen	3,743
62	Irene	3,674
63	Loretta	3,673
64	Bonnie	3,595
65	Sarah	3,589
66	Roberta	3,568
67	Charlotte	3,537
68	Delores	3,529
69	Rita	3,421
70	Jacqueline	3,400
71	June	3,378
72	Darlene	3,285
73	Jo	3,226
74	Edna	3,223
75	Juanita	3,179
76	Diane	3,175
77	Yvonne	3,171
78	Thelma	3,062
79	Kay	3,010
80	Wilma	2,977
81	Florence	2,955
82	Josephine	2,942
83	Lorraine	2,940
84	Lillian	2,899
85	Audrey	2,889
86	Gladys	2,872
87	Pauline	2,818
88	Ethel	2,764
89	Emma	2,750
90	Jeanette	2,741
90	Judy	2,741
92	Anne	2,725
93	Anita	2,714
94	Grace	2,710
95	Theresa	2,702
96	Edith	2,647
97	Susan	2,641
98	Lucille	2,636
99	Gail	2,635
100	Clara	2,573

Full Girl list for 1937

Biggest movers since 1936

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1936 to 1937
Name	Births 1936	Births 1937	Change	Rank 1936 → 1937
Larry	7,612	10,320	+36%	25 → 16
Danny	758	1,022	+35%	176 → 152
Terry	1,291	1,684	+30%	126 → 112
Gary	5,192	6,763	+30%	38 → 29
Jon	816	1,030	+26%	168 → 150
Alton	674	836	+24%	189 → 173
Michael	5,800	7,094	+22%	33 → 27
Ronnie	1,057	1,285	+22%	147 → 128
Dennis	2,627	3,160	+20%	74 → 63
David	17,477	20,980	+20%	10 → 8

Falling boy names, 1936 to 1937
Name	Births 1936	Births 1937	Change	Rank 1936 → 1937
Franklin	2,939	2,514	-14%	64 → 77
Billie	823	712	-13%	167 → 185
Roland	1,490	1,317	-12%	118 → 126
Max	1,248	1,106	-11%	129 → 141
Roosevelt	738	680	-8%	179 → 190
Warren	1,976	1,822	-8%	95 → 106
Jack	8,857	8,196	-7%	20 → 23
Maurice	1,154	1,069	-7%	137 → 144
Dick	1,088	1,008	-7%	141 → 153
Ray	2,939	2,725	-7%	64 → 71

Rising girl names, 1936 to 1937
Name	Births 1936	Births 1937	Change	Rank 1936 → 1937
Shelby	1,071	1,997	+86%	178 → 119
Linda	2,440	4,378	+79%	97 → 49
Diane	2,146	3,175	+48%	112 → 76
Judy	1,987	2,741	+38%	118 → 90
Sandra	5,526	7,520	+36%	38 → 26
Judith	4,580	6,146	+34%	43 → 34
Rosalie	845	1,116	+32%	200 → 179
Sharon	3,573	4,704	+32%	60 → 41
Carole	3,199	4,198	+31%	73 → 56
Karen	1,718	2,232	+30%	132 → 113

Falling girl names, 1936 to 1937
Name	Births 1936	Births 1937	Change	Rank 1936 → 1937
Shirley	35,162	26,823	-24%	2 → 4
Joy	1,483	1,236	-17%	144 → 162
Audrey	3,345	2,889	-14%	68 → 85
Dolores	6,417	5,568	-13%	30 → 37
Marilyn	11,064	9,739	-12%	13 → 13
Claire	1,083	959	-11%	176 → 191
Agnes	1,592	1,421	-11%	139 → 153
Marion	2,580	2,309	-11%	93 → 109
Joan	17,071	15,301	-10%	7 → 9
Lola	960	866	-10%	187 → 199

Top 100 boy names, 1937

Rank

Name

Births

Robert

61,842

James

56,562

John

48,753

William

40,724

Richard

32,975

30,521

27,869

20,980

19,771

18,439

18,140

17,323

14,930

13,218

12,880

Larry

10,320

Jerry

10,302

Frank

10,126

Raymond

9,571

Gerald

9,424

Harold

8,551

Billy

8,298

Jack

8,196

Bobby

7,745

Joe

7,744

Walter

7,486

Michael

7,094

Carl

6,914

Gary

6,763

Henry

6,668

Arthur

6,321

Willie

6,231

Eugene

6,000

Ralph

5,922

Fred

5,738

Roger

5,712

Albert

5,664

Lawrence

5,505

Daniel

5,123

Roy

4,888

Harry

4,814

Howard

4,700

Norman

4,673

Wayne

4,613

Jimmy

4,517

Louis

4,355

Anthony

4,339

Earl

3,942

Marvin

3,912

Melvin

3,890

Don

3,814

3,809

3,759

3,756

3,730

Leroy

3,555

Stanley

3,484

Leonard

3,480

Dale

3,340

Alfred

3,181

Gene

3,165

Philip

3,162

Dennis

3,160

Bill

3,119

Herbert

3,040

Samuel

3,027

Russell

2,895

Frederick

2,878

Johnny

2,826

Bruce

2,809

Ray

2,725

Jimmie

2,679

Bernard

2,671

Douglas

2,610

Gordon

2,533

Allen

2,518

Franklin

2,514

Lee

2,499

Andrew

2,405

Floyd

2,388

Bob

2,364

Jim

2,347

Eddie

2,345

Tommy

2,327

Leon

2,325

Theodore

2,315

Martin

2,278

Edwin

2,263

Glenn

2,263

Clifford

2,230

Lloyd

2,157

Stephen

2,133

Clyde

2,105

2,090

2,081

2,076

2,015

Phillip

2,005

Alvin

1,986

100

Jerome

1,979

Top 100 girl names, 1937

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

55,643

Barbara

34,917

Patricia

26,838

Shirley

26,823

Betty

25,337

Carol

17,336

Nancy

17,074

Dorothy

16,573

Joan

15,301

Margaret

15,143

Joyce

11,809

Helen

11,454

Marilyn

9,739

Beverly

9,632

Ruth

9,602

Virginia

9,516

Elizabeth

9,385

Janet

9,363

Frances

9,057

Carolyn

8,940

Donna

8,887

Doris

8,882

Jean

8,392

Martha

7,954

Janice

7,768

Sandra

7,520

Phyllis

7,245

Alice

7,120

Lois

6,932

Ann

6,713

Peggy

6,378

Gloria

6,334

Norma

6,235

Judith

6,146

Marie

6,075

Evelyn

5,760

Dolores

5,568

Anna

5,450

Rose

5,450

Marlene

5,037

Sharon

4,704

Jane

4,702

Mildred

4,645

Geraldine

4,556

Elaine

4,527

Annie

4,479

Catherine

4,459

Louise

4,381

Linda

4,378

Sylvia

4,371

Joanne

4,332

Ruby

4,289

Eleanor

4,275

Patsy

4,243

Wanda

4,202

Carole

4,198

Marjorie

4,091

Joann

3,936

Sally

3,925

Arlene

3,806

Kathleen

3,743

Irene

3,674

Loretta

3,673

Bonnie

3,595

Sarah

3,589

Roberta

3,568

Charlotte

3,537

Delores

3,529

Rita

3,421

Jacqueline

3,400

June

3,378

Darlene

3,285

3,226

Edna

3,223

Juanita

3,179

Diane

3,175

Yvonne

3,171

Thelma

3,062

Kay

3,010

Wilma

2,977

Florence

2,955

Josephine

2,942

Lorraine

2,940

Lillian

2,899

Audrey

2,889

Gladys

2,872

Pauline

2,818

Ethel

2,764

Emma

2,750

Jeanette

2,741

2,741

2,725

2,714

2,710

Theresa

2,702

Edith

2,647

Susan

2,641

Lucille

2,636

Gail

2,635

100

Clara

2,573

Biggest movers since 1936

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1936 to 1937
Name	Births 1936	Births 1937	Change	Rank 1936 → 1937
Larry	7,612	10,320	+36%	25 → 16
Danny	758	1,022	+35%	176 → 152
Terry	1,291	1,684	+30%	126 → 112
Gary	5,192	6,763	+30%	38 → 29
Jon	816	1,030	+26%	168 → 150
Alton	674	836	+24%	189 → 173
Michael	5,800	7,094	+22%	33 → 27
Ronnie	1,057	1,285	+22%	147 → 128
Dennis	2,627	3,160	+20%	74 → 63
David	17,477	20,980	+20%	10 → 8

Falling boy names, 1936 to 1937
Name	Births 1936	Births 1937	Change	Rank 1936 → 1937
Franklin	2,939	2,514	-14%	64 → 77
Billie	823	712	-13%	167 → 185
Roland	1,490	1,317	-12%	118 → 126
Max	1,248	1,106	-11%	129 → 141
Roosevelt	738	680	-8%	179 → 190
Warren	1,976	1,822	-8%	95 → 106
Jack	8,857	8,196	-7%	20 → 23
Maurice	1,154	1,069	-7%	137 → 144
Dick	1,088	1,008	-7%	141 → 153
Ray	2,939	2,725	-7%	64 → 71

Rising girl names, 1936 to 1937
Name	Births 1936	Births 1937	Change	Rank 1936 → 1937
Shelby	1,071	1,997	+86%	178 → 119
Linda	2,440	4,378	+79%	97 → 49
Diane	2,146	3,175	+48%	112 → 76
Judy	1,987	2,741	+38%	118 → 90
Sandra	5,526	7,520	+36%	38 → 26
Judith	4,580	6,146	+34%	43 → 34
Rosalie	845	1,116	+32%	200 → 179
Sharon	3,573	4,704	+32%	60 → 41
Carole	3,199	4,198	+31%	73 → 56
Karen	1,718	2,232	+30%	132 → 113

Falling girl names, 1936 to 1937
Name	Births 1936	Births 1937	Change	Rank 1936 → 1937
Shirley	35,162	26,823	-24%	2 → 4
Joy	1,483	1,236	-17%	144 → 162
Audrey	3,345	2,889	-14%	68 → 85
Dolores	6,417	5,568	-13%	30 → 37
Marilyn	11,064	9,739	-12%	13 → 13
Claire	1,083	959	-11%	176 → 191
Agnes	1,592	1,421	-11%	139 → 153
Marion	2,580	2,309	-11%	93 → 109
Joan	17,071	15,301	-10%	7 → 9
Lola	960	866	-10%	187 → 199

Top 100 boy names of 1937

Top 100 girl names of 1937

Biggest movers since 1936

Top 100 boy names of 1937

Top 100 girl names of 1937

Biggest movers since 1936