The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1937

4,930 different girls’ names were recorded in 1937, covering 1,064,033 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	55,641
2	Barbara	34,917
3	Patricia	26,838
4	Shirley	26,823
5	Betty	25,337
6	Carol	17,336
7	Nancy	17,074
8	Dorothy	16,572
9	Joan	15,301
10	Margaret	15,144
11	Joyce	11,808
12	Helen	11,453
13	Marilyn	9,739
14	Beverly	9,634
15	Ruth	9,602
16	Virginia	9,517
17	Elizabeth	9,385
18	Janet	9,363
19	Frances	9,057
20	Carolyn	8,941
21	Donna	8,887
22	Doris	8,883
23	Jean	8,392
24	Martha	7,953
25	Janice	7,768
26	Sandra	7,520
27	Phyllis	7,245
28	Alice	7,120
29	Lois	6,932
30	Ann	6,713
31	Peggy	6,378
32	Gloria	6,333
33	Norma	6,235
34	Judith	6,146
35	Marie	6,075
36	Evelyn	5,760
37	Dolores	5,568
38	Rose	5,450
39	Anna	5,449
40	Marlene	5,037
41	Sharon	4,704
42	Jane	4,702
43	Mildred	4,646
44	Geraldine	4,556
45	Elaine	4,526
46	Annie	4,479
47	Catherine	4,459
48	Louise	4,382
49	Linda	4,378
50	Sylvia	4,371
51	Joanne	4,333
52	Ruby	4,289
53	Eleanor	4,275
54	Patsy	4,243
55	Wanda	4,202
56	Carole	4,198
57	Marjorie	4,091
58	Joann	3,936
59	Sally	3,925
60	Arlene	3,805
61	Kathleen	3,743
62	Irene	3,674
63	Loretta	3,673
64	Bonnie	3,595
65	Sarah	3,588
66	Roberta	3,568
67	Charlotte	3,536
68	Delores	3,529
69	Rita	3,421
70	Jacqueline	3,400
71	June	3,378
72	Darlene	3,285
73	Jo	3,226
74	Edna	3,223
75	Juanita	3,179
76	Diane	3,175
77	Yvonne	3,171
78	Thelma	3,062
79	Kay	3,010
80	Wilma	2,977
81	Florence	2,955
82	Josephine	2,942
83	Lorraine	2,940
84	Lillian	2,899
85	Audrey	2,889
86	Gladys	2,872
87	Pauline	2,818
88	Ethel	2,763
89	Emma	2,750
90	Jeanette	2,741
90	Judy	2,741
92	Anne	2,725
93	Anita	2,714
94	Grace	2,710
95	Theresa	2,702
96	Edith	2,647
97	Susan	2,641
98	Lucille	2,636
99	Gail	2,635
100	Clara	2,573
101	Sue	2,504
102	Ellen	2,499
103	Katherine	2,484
104	Bernice	2,384
105	Laura	2,363
106	Hazel	2,346
107	Eileen	2,345
108	Kathryn	2,326
109	Marion	2,309
110	Rosemary	2,307
111	Margie	2,287
112	Julia	2,284
113	Karen	2,232
114	Willie	2,194
115	Annette	2,158
116	Esther	2,156
117	Eva	2,059
118	Constance	2,029
119	Shelby	1,997
120	Beatrice	1,987
121	Bertha	1,955
122	Maria	1,953
122	Bobbie	1,953
124	Marcia	1,948
125	Elsie	1,938
126	Billie	1,937
127	Vivian	1,910
128	Connie	1,908
129	Marian	1,904
130	Sara	1,901
131	Lillie	1,899
132	Georgia	1,812
133	Ida	1,784
134	Ella	1,748
135	Christine	1,742
136	Maxine	1,730
137	Myrna	1,652
138	Alma	1,626
139	Deanna	1,624
140	Nellie	1,590
141	Charlene	1,581
142	Sheila	1,573
143	Bessie	1,550
143	Jessie	1,550
145	Suzanne	1,546
146	Glenda	1,536
147	Pat	1,529
148	Mattie	1,497
149	Vera	1,496
149	Jeanne	1,496
151	Lucy	1,449
152	Rosa	1,440
153	Agnes	1,421
153	Harriet	1,421
155	Maureen	1,395
156	Minnie	1,378
157	Diana	1,333
158	Geneva	1,331
159	Gertrude	1,319
160	Faye	1,300
161	Emily	1,293
162	Joy	1,236
163	Rachel	1,229
164	Velma	1,218
165	Paula	1,212
166	Rebecca	1,210
167	Maryann	1,206
168	Naomi	1,202
169	Myrtle	1,194
170	Cynthia	1,181
171	Rosemarie	1,180
172	Carrie	1,176
173	Leona	1,173
174	Dixie	1,161
175	Viola	1,158
176	Cora	1,141
177	Violet	1,139
178	Rosie	1,121
179	Rosalie	1,116
180	Patty	1,112
181	Caroline	1,094
182	Lula	1,087
183	Dora	1,086
184	Gwendolyn	1,084
185	Mae	1,071
186	Eunice	1,042
187	Pearl	1,024
188	Ramona	1,018
189	Jeannette	1,012
190	Alberta	998
191	Claire	959
192	Verna	934
193	Hattie	931
193	Deloris	931
195	Stella	916
196	Nina	901
197	Jackie	899
198	Johnnie	880
199	Lola	866
200	Fannie	849

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1937 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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