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Baby Names from 1937

2,130,670 registered births | 1,066,633 boys | 1,064,037 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1937

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Robert
61,842 births
2 James
56,562 births
3 John
48,753 births
4 William
40,724 births
5 Richard
32,975 births
6 Charles
30,521 births
7 Donald
27,869 births
8 David
20,980 births
9 Thomas
19,771 births
10 George
18,439 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
55,643 births
2 Barbara
34,917 births
3 Patricia
26,838 births
4 Shirley
26,823 births
5 Betty
25,337 births
6 Carol
17,336 births
7 Nancy
17,074 births
8 Dorothy
16,573 births
9 Joan
15,301 births
10 Margaret
15,143 births

Top Unisex Names of 1937

Willie
6,231 boys 2,194 girls
Marion
1,116 boys 2,309 girls
Jimmie
2,679 boys 553 girls
Lee
2,499 boys 438 girls
Jackie
1,815 boys 899 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1937

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

B Timothy
#253 → #192 (+61)
G Shelby
#178 → #119 (+59)

New to the Top 200 in 1937

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Deanna #139 Diana #157 Stuart #198 Donnie #199
1936 All Years 1938