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Top baby names of 1937

Mary and Robert led the year. Climbing fast: Shelby (up 59), Linda (up 48), Danny (up 24), Ronnie (up 19).

Girls

#NameBirthsvs 1936
1 Mary 55,641 ·
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 ·
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 ·
20 Carolyn 8,941 ▲ 3
21 Donna 8,887 ▲ 1
22 Doris 8,883 ▼ 7
23 Jean 8,392 ▼ 3
24 Martha 7,953 ·
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 ·
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 ·
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 ·
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 ▼ 2
66 Roberta 3,568 ▼ 2
67 Charlotte 3,536 ▼ 6
68 Delores 3,529 ▼ 10
69 Rita 3,421 ·
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 ·
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
91 Judy 2,741 ▲ 27
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

Boys

#NameBirthsvs 1936
1 Robert 61,842 ·
2 James 56,561 ·
3 John 48,755 ·
4 William 40,725 ·
5 Richard 32,975 ·
6 Charles 30,520 ·
7 Donald 27,868 ·
8 David 20,981 ▲ 2
9 Thomas 19,772 ▼ 1
10 George 18,439 ▼ 1
11 Ronald 18,141 ▲ 1
12 Joseph 17,322 ▼ 1
13 Edward 14,930 ·
14 Kenneth 13,219 ·
15 Paul 12,881 ·
16 Larry 10,320 ▲ 9
17 Jerry 10,301 ▲ 1
18 Frank 10,127 ▼ 2
19 Raymond 9,571 ▼ 2
20 Gerald 9,425 ▼ 1
21 Harold 8,550 ·
22 Billy 8,301 ·
23 Jack 8,194 ▼ 3
24 Bobby 7,745 ·
25 Joe 7,745 ▼ 2
26 Walter 7,488 ·
27 Michael 7,094 ▲ 6
28 Carl 6,914 ▼ 1
29 Gary 6,763 ▲ 9
30 Henry 6,668 ▼ 2
31 Arthur 6,321 ▼ 1
32 Willie 6,231 ·
33 Eugene 5,999 ▼ 4
34 Ralph 5,923 ▼ 3
35 Fred 5,738 ▲ 1
36 Roger 5,713 ▼ 1
37 Albert 5,665 ▼ 3
38 Lawrence 5,507 ▼ 1
39 Daniel 5,124 ▲ 2
40 Roy 4,890 ▲ 2
41 Harry 4,814 ▼ 2
42 Howard 4,700 ▼ 2
43 Norman 4,673 ·
44 Wayne 4,613 ▲ 1
45 Jimmy 4,517 ▲ 1
46 Louis 4,356 ▼ 2
47 Anthony 4,339 ▲ 1
48 Earl 3,942 ▼ 1
49 Marvin 3,913 ·
50 Melvin 3,890 ▲ 3
51 Don 3,814 ·
52 Peter 3,809 ▲ 4
53 Ernest 3,759 ▲ 2
54 Clarence 3,755 ▼ 2
55 Francis 3,730 ▼ 5
56 Leroy 3,556 ▲ 1
57 Stanley 3,483 ▲ 1
58 Leonard 3,480 ▼ 4
59 Dale 3,340 ·
60 Alfred 3,181 ·
61 Gene 3,165 ▲ 5
62 Philip 3,162 ▲ 1
63 Dennis 3,160 ▲ 11
64 Bill 3,119 ▼ 3
65 Herbert 3,040 ▼ 3
66 Samuel 3,027 ▲ 1
67 Russell 2,895 ▲ 2
68 Frederick 2,878 ▲ 2
69 Johnny 2,826 ▲ 3
70 Bruce 2,810 ▲ 3
71 Ray 2,725 ▼ 6
72 Jimmie 2,679 ▼ 1
73 Bernard 2,672 ▼ 5
74 Douglas 2,610 ▲ 4
75 Gordon 2,533 ·
76 Allen 2,518 ▲ 5
77 Franklin 2,514 ▼ 13
78 Lee 2,499 ▼ 2
79 Andrew 2,405 ▲ 4
80 Floyd 2,388 ▲ 6
81 Bob 2,364 ▼ 4
82 Jim 2,347 ▲ 3
83 Eddie 2,345 ▼ 4
84 Tommy 2,326 ▲ 7
85 Leon 2,325 ▼ 3
86 Theodore 2,317 ▲ 1
87 Martin 2,278 ▲ 5
88 Glenn 2,263 ▼ 8
89 Edwin 2,262 ▼ 5
90 Clifford 2,229 ·
91 Lloyd 2,157 ▼ 3
92 Stephen 2,133 ▲ 7
93 Clyde 2,105 ▼ 4
94 Patrick 2,090 ▲ 6
95 Harvey 2,081 ▲ 2
96 Vernon 2,076 ▼ 3
97 Leo 2,015 ▼ 3
98 Phillip 2,005 ▲ 4
99 Alvin 1,986 ▼ 3
100 Jerome 1,979 ▼ 2

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