Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1937
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1936.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1936 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 55,641 | 0 |
| 2 | Barbara | 34,917 | +1 |
| 3 | Patricia | 26,838 | +2 |
| 4 | Shirley | 26,823 | -2 |
| 5 | Betty | 25,337 | -1 |
| 6 | Carol | 17,336 | +4 |
| 7 | Nancy | 17,074 | +1 |
| 8 | Dorothy | 16,572 | -2 |
| 9 | Joan | 15,301 | -2 |
| 10 | Margaret | 15,144 | -1 |
| 11 | Joyce | 11,808 | +1 |
| 12 | Helen | 11,453 | -1 |
| 13 | Marilyn | 9,739 | 0 |
| 14 | Beverly | 9,634 | +3 |
| 15 | Ruth | 9,602 | +1 |
| 16 | Virginia | 9,517 | -2 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 9,385 | +1 |
| 18 | Janet | 9,363 | +3 |
| 19 | Frances | 9,057 | 0 |
| 20 | Carolyn | 8,941 | +3 |
| 21 | Donna | 8,887 | +1 |
| 22 | Doris | 8,883 | -7 |
| 23 | Jean | 8,392 | -3 |
| 24 | Martha | 7,953 | 0 |
| 25 | Janice | 7,768 | +6 |
| 26 | Sandra | 7,520 | +12 |
| 27 | Phyllis | 7,245 | -2 |
| 28 | Alice | 7,120 | -1 |
| 29 | Lois | 6,932 | -3 |
| 30 | Ann | 6,713 | -2 |
| 31 | Peggy | 6,378 | +4 |
| 32 | Gloria | 6,333 | 0 |
| 33 | Norma | 6,235 | -4 |
| 34 | Judith | 6,146 | +9 |
| 35 | Marie | 6,075 | -2 |
| 36 | Evelyn | 5,760 | -2 |
| 37 | Dolores | 5,568 | -7 |
| 38 | Rose | 5,450 | -1 |
| 39 | Anna | 5,449 | -3 |
| 40 | Marlene | 5,037 | -1 |
| 41 | Sharon | 4,704 | +19 |
| 42 | Jane | 4,702 | 0 |
| 43 | Mildred | 4,646 | -3 |
| 44 | Geraldine | 4,556 | -3 |
| 45 | Elaine | 4,526 | +5 |
| 46 | Annie | 4,479 | -1 |
| 47 | Catherine | 4,459 | -3 |
| 48 | Louise | 4,382 | -2 |
| 49 | Linda | 4,378 | +48 |
| 50 | Sylvia | 4,371 | +3 |
| 51 | Joanne | 4,333 | -3 |
| 52 | Ruby | 4,289 | -1 |
| 53 | Eleanor | 4,275 | -6 |
| 54 | Patsy | 4,243 | -2 |
| 55 | Wanda | 4,202 | +1 |
| 56 | Carole | 4,198 | +17 |
| 57 | Marjorie | 4,091 | -8 |
| 58 | Joann | 3,936 | -3 |
| 59 | Sally | 3,925 | 0 |
| 60 | Arlene | 3,805 | -6 |
| 61 | Kathleen | 3,743 | +6 |
| 62 | Irene | 3,674 | -5 |
| 63 | Loretta | 3,673 | +7 |
| 64 | Bonnie | 3,595 | +1 |
| 65 | Sarah | 3,588 | -3 |
| 66 | Roberta | 3,568 | -2 |
| 67 | Charlotte | 3,536 | -6 |
| 68 | Delores | 3,529 | -10 |
| 69 | Rita | 3,421 | 0 |
| 70 | Jacqueline | 3,400 | -4 |
| 71 | June | 3,378 | -9 |
| 72 | Darlene | 3,285 | +11 |
| 73 | Jo | 3,226 | -1 |
| 74 | Edna | 3,223 | -3 |
| 75 | Juanita | 3,179 | 0 |
| 76 | Diane | 3,175 | +36 |
| 77 | Yvonne | 3,171 | +4 |
| 78 | Thelma | 3,062 | -4 |
| 79 | Kay | 3,010 | +19 |
| 80 | Wilma | 2,977 | -2 |
| 81 | Florence | 2,955 | -1 |
| 82 | Josephine | 2,942 | -5 |
| 83 | Lorraine | 2,940 | -7 |
| 84 | Lillian | 2,899 | -5 |
| 85 | Audrey | 2,889 | -17 |
| 86 | Gladys | 2,872 | -2 |
| 87 | Pauline | 2,818 | -5 |
| 88 | Ethel | 2,763 | +2 |
| 89 | Emma | 2,750 | -4 |
| 90 | Jeanette | 2,741 | +4 |
| 90 | Judy | 2,741 | +28 |
| 92 | Anne | 2,725 | -3 |
| 93 | Anita | 2,714 | +11 |
| 94 | Grace | 2,710 | -8 |
| 95 | Theresa | 2,702 | -7 |
| 96 | Edith | 2,647 | -9 |
| 97 | Susan | 2,641 | +13 |
| 98 | Lucille | 2,636 | -6 |
| 99 | Gail | 2,635 | +2 |
| 100 | Clara | 2,573 | -9 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.