Top Names of 1937

The most popular names recorded in 1937 were Mary for girls and Robert for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Mary55,643
2Barbara34,917
3Patricia26,838
4Shirley26,823
5Betty25,337
6Carol17,336
7Nancy17,074
8Dorothy16,573
9Joan15,301
10Margaret15,143
11Joyce11,809
12Helen11,454
13Marilyn9,739
14Beverly9,632
15Ruth9,602
16Virginia9,516
17Elizabeth9,385
18Janet9,363
19Frances9,057
20Carolyn8,940
21Donna8,887
22Doris8,882
23Jean8,392
24Martha7,954
25Janice7,768
26Sandra7,520
27Phyllis7,245
28Alice7,120
29Lois6,932
30Ann6,713
31Peggy6,378
32Gloria6,334
33Norma6,235
34Judith6,146
35Marie6,075
36Evelyn5,760
37Dolores5,568
38Anna5,450
39Rose5,450
40Marlene5,037
41Sharon4,704
42Jane4,702
43Mildred4,645
44Geraldine4,556
45Elaine4,527
46Annie4,479
47Catherine4,459
48Louise4,381
49Linda4,378
50Sylvia4,371

Boys

#NameBabies
1Robert61,842
2James56,562
3John48,753
4William40,724
5Richard32,975
6Charles30,521
7Donald27,869
8David20,980
9Thomas19,771
10George18,439
11Ronald18,140
12Joseph17,323
13Edward14,930
14Kenneth13,218
15Paul12,880
16Larry10,320
17Jerry10,302
18Frank10,126
19Raymond9,571
20Gerald9,424
21Harold8,551
22Billy8,298
23Jack8,196
24Bobby7,745
25Joe7,744
26Walter7,486
27Michael7,094
28Carl6,914
29Gary6,763
30Henry6,668
31Arthur6,321
32Willie6,231
33Eugene6,000
34Ralph5,922
35Fred5,738
36Roger5,712
37Albert5,664
38Lawrence5,505
39Daniel5,123
40Roy4,888
41Harry4,814
42Howard4,700
43Norman4,673
44Wayne4,613
45Jimmy4,517
46Louis4,355
47Anthony4,339
48Earl3,942
49Marvin3,912
50Melvin3,890