Names by year · United States
The names of 1937
In 1937, the SSA recorded 2,130,692 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and Robert the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 19 | 55,641 | #125 |
| 2 | Barbara1 in 30 | 34,917 | #968 |
| 3 | Patricia1 in 40 | 26,838 | #1,336 |
| 4 | Shirley1 in 40 | 26,823 | #1,586 |
| 5 | Betty1 in 42 | 25,337 | #1,113 |
| 6 | Carol1 in 61 | 17,336 | #2,242 |
| 7 | Nancy1 in 62 | 17,074 | #967 |
| 8 | Dorothy1 in 64 | 16,572 | #421 |
| 9 | Joan1 in 70 | 15,301 | #1,087 |
| 10 | Margaret1 in 70 | 15,144 | #112 |
| 11 | Joyce1 in 90 | 11,808 | #1,074 |
| 12 | Helen1 in 93 | 11,453 | #462 |
| 13 | Marilyn1 in 109 | 9,739 | #761 |
| 14 | Beverly1 in 110 | 9,634 | #1,018 |
| 15 | Ruth1 in 111 | 9,602 | #173 |
| 16 | Virginia1 in 112 | 9,517 | #526 |
| 17 | Elizabeth1 in 113 | 9,385 | #17 |
| 18 | Janet1 in 114 | 9,363 | #2,791 |
| 19 | Frances1 in 117 | 9,057 | #318 |
| 20 | Carolyn1 in 119 | 8,941 | #1,222 |
| 21 | Donna1 in 120 | 8,887 | #1,965 |
| 22 | Doris1 in 120 | 8,883 | #2,909 |
| 23 | Jean1 in 127 | 8,392 | #2,130 |
| 24 | Martha1 in 134 | 7,953 | #713 |
| 25 | Janice1 in 137 | 7,768 | #2,522 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert1 in 17 | 61,842 | #92 |
| 2 | James1 in 19 | 56,561 | #6 |
| 3 | John1 in 22 | 48,755 | #23 |
| 4 | William1 in 26 | 40,725 | #9 |
| 5 | Richard1 in 32 | 32,975 | #234 |
| 6 | Charles1 in 35 | 30,520 | #48 |
| 7 | Donald1 in 38 | 27,868 | #690 |
| 8 | David1 in 51 | 20,981 | #35 |
| 9 | Thomas1 in 54 | 19,772 | #34 |
| 10 | George1 in 58 | 18,439 | #126 |
| 11 | Ronald1 in 59 | 18,141 | #638 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 62 | 17,322 | #29 |
| 13 | Edward1 in 71 | 14,930 | #224 |
| 14 | Kenneth1 in 81 | 13,219 | #294 |
| 15 | Paul1 in 83 | 12,881 | #262 |
| 16 | Larry1 in 103 | 10,320 | #1,085 |
| 17 | Jerry1 in 104 | 10,301 | #907 |
| 18 | Frank1 in 105 | 10,127 | #514 |
| 19 | Raymond1 in 111 | 9,571 | #395 |
| 20 | Gerald1 in 113 | 9,425 | #1,206 |
| 21 | Harold1 in 125 | 8,550 | #993 |
| 22 | Billy1 in 128 | 8,301 | #1,068 |
| 23 | Jack1 in 130 | 8,194 | #15 |
| 24 | Bobby1 in 138 | 7,745 | #1,097 |
| 25 | Joe1 in 138 | 7,745 | #994 |
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