Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1937
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1936.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1936 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 62,065 | 0 |
| 2 | James | 56,812 | 0 |
| 3 | Mary | 55,929 | 0 |
| 4 | John | 48,973 | 0 |
| 5 | William | 40,889 | 0 |
| 6 | Barbara | 35,061 | +2 |
| 7 | Richard | 33,093 | 0 |
| 8 | Charles | 30,696 | +1 |
| 9 | Donald | 27,949 | +1 |
| 10 | Shirley | 27,160 | -4 |
| 11 | Patricia | 26,936 | +1 |
| 12 | Betty | 25,459 | -1 |
| 13 | David | 21,051 | +3 |
| 14 | Thomas | 19,838 | -1 |
| 15 | George | 18,583 | -1 |
| 16 | Ronald | 18,197 | +3 |
| 17 | Carol | 17,614 | +4 |
| 18 | Joseph | 17,383 | -1 |
| 19 | Nancy | 17,160 | +1 |
| 20 | Dorothy | 16,645 | -5 |
| 21 | Joan | 15,389 | -3 |
| 22 | Margaret | 15,212 | 0 |
| 23 | Edward | 14,989 | 0 |
| 24 | Kenneth | 13,255 | 0 |
| 25 | Paul | 12,925 | 0 |
| 26 | Joyce | 11,894 | +1 |
| 27 | Helen | 11,519 | -1 |
| 28 | Jerry | 10,723 | +2 |
| 29 | Larry | 10,351 | +20 |
| 30 | Frank | 10,179 | -1 |
| 31 | Marilyn | 9,784 | -3 |
| 32 | Beverly | 9,731 | +4 |
| 33 | Ruth | 9,651 | +1 |
| 34 | Raymond | 9,609 | -2 |
| 35 | Virginia | 9,551 | -4 |
| 36 | Gerald | 9,476 | -1 |
| 37 | Elizabeth | 9,435 | 0 |
| 38 | Janet | 9,405 | +7 |
| 39 | Frances | 9,142 | 0 |
| 40 | Carolyn | 8,985 | +7 |
| 41 | Doris | 8,974 | -8 |
| 42 | Donna | 8,925 | +4 |
| 43 | Harold | 8,586 | -1 |
| 44 | Jean | 8,548 | -4 |
| 45 | Willie | 8,425 | -1 |
| 46 | Billy | 8,386 | -5 |
| 47 | Jack | 8,220 | -9 |
| 48 | Martha | 7,982 | +3 |
| 49 | Joe | 7,971 | -6 |
| 50 | Bobby | 7,953 | -2 |
| 51 | Janice | 7,802 | +11 |
| 52 | Sandra | 7,554 | +22 |
| 53 | Walter | 7,539 | -3 |
| 54 | Phyllis | 7,272 | -2 |
| 55 | Alice | 7,161 | -1 |
| 56 | Michael | 7,141 | +12 |
| 57 | Lois | 6,976 | -4 |
| 58 | Carl | 6,950 | -1 |
| 59 | Gary | 6,801 | +18 |
| 60 | Ann | 6,741 | -5 |
| 61 | Henry | 6,737 | -3 |
| 62 | Peggy | 6,406 | +4 |
| 63 | Arthur | 6,379 | -2 |
| 64 | Gloria | 6,373 | 0 |
| 65 | Norma | 6,268 | -9 |
| 66 | Judith | 6,181 | +20 |
| 67 | Marie | 6,110 | -4 |
| 68 | Eugene | 6,030 | -8 |
| 69 | Ralph | 5,942 | -2 |
| 70 | Evelyn | 5,794 | -5 |
| 71 | Fred | 5,764 | +2 |
| 72 | Roger | 5,734 | 0 |
| 73 | Albert | 5,694 | -4 |
| 74 | Dolores | 5,607 | -15 |
| 75 | Lawrence | 5,531 | 0 |
| 76 | Rose | 5,492 | -5 |
| 77 | Anna | 5,467 | -7 |
| 78 | Daniel | 5,140 | +5 |
| 79 | Marlene | 5,053 | -3 |
| 80 | Roy | 4,920 | +2 |
| 81 | Harry | 4,837 | -2 |
| 82 | Sharon | 4,755 | +36 |
| 83 | Jane | 4,723 | +1 |
| 84 | Howard | 4,722 | -4 |
| 85 | Norman | 4,696 | 0 |
| 86 | Mildred | 4,666 | -8 |
| 87 | Wayne | 4,636 | +3 |
| 88 | Geraldine | 4,574 | -7 |
| 89 | Jimmy | 4,555 | +9 |
| 90 | Elaine | 4,548 | +6 |
| 91 | Annie | 4,527 | -4 |
| 92 | Catherine | 4,482 | -4 |
| 93 | Louise | 4,421 | -2 |
| 94 | Linda | 4,397 | +86 |
| 95 | Sylvia | 4,389 | +5 |
| 96 | Louis | 4,383 | -7 |
| 97 | Anthony | 4,363 | +5 |
| 98 | Joanne | 4,355 | -5 |
| 99 | Ruby | 4,342 | -3 |
| 100 | Patsy | 4,340 | -6 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.