Popular Baby Names

Based on US Social Security Administration data

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Top Names in 1937

Rising Stars

Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1936

Deanna Girl 629 Errol Boy 422 Shelva Girl 239 Sonja Girl 216 Shelba Girl 166 Melvyn Boy 151 Ronny Boy 129 Ron Boy 116 Kenny Boy 100 Toni Girl 94

Top Boy Names

#	Name	Babies
1	Robert	61,842
2	James	56,562
3	John	48,753
4	William	40,724
5	Richard	32,975
6	Charles	30,521
7	Donald	27,869
8	David	20,980
9	Thomas	19,771
10	George	18,439
11	Ronald	18,140
12	Joseph	17,323
13	Edward	14,930
14	Kenneth	13,218
15	Paul	12,880
16	Larry	10,320
17	Jerry	10,302
18	Frank	10,126
19	Raymond	9,571
20	Gerald	9,424

Top Girl Names

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	55,643
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	16,573
9	Joan	15,301
10	Margaret	15,143
11	Joyce	11,809
12	Helen	11,454
13	Marilyn	9,739
14	Beverly	9,632
15	Ruth	9,602
16	Virginia	9,516
17	Elizabeth	9,385
18	Janet	9,363
19	Frances	9,057
20	Carolyn	8,940

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