Most Common Boy Names in 1937

This is a list of the thousand most common names for baby boys born in the United States in the year 1937.

Names

Rank	Name	# Male Births
1	Robert	61,841
2	James	56,558
3	John	48,751
4	William	40,722
5	Richard	32,974
6	Charles	30,523
7	Donald	27,867
8	David	20,975
9	Thomas	19,770
10	George	18,437
11	Ronald	18,141
12	Joseph	17,323
13	Edward	14,932
14	Kenneth	13,218
15	Paul	12,882
16	Larry	10,320
17	Jerry	10,301
18	Frank	10,127
19	Raymond	9,572
20	Gerald	9,423
21	Harold	8,550
22	Billy	8,300
23	Jack	8,196
24	Bobby	7,747
25	Joe	7,740
26	Walter	7,483
27	Michael	7,095
28	Carl	6,914
29	Gary	6,765
30	Henry	6,668
31	Arthur	6,320
32	Willie	6,229
33	Eugene	5,999
34	Ralph	5,923
35	Fred	5,739
36	Roger	5,711
37	Albert	5,665
38	Lawrence	5,505
39	Daniel	5,123
40	Roy	4,888
41	Harry	4,813
42	Howard	4,699
43	Norman	4,673
44	Wayne	4,614
45	Jimmy	4,517
46	Louis	4,356
47	Anthony	4,338
48	Earl	3,942
49	Marvin	3,912
50	Melvin	3,890
51	Don	3,815
52	Peter	3,809
53	Ernest	3,759
54	Clarence	3,757
55	Francis	3,730
56	Leroy	3,555
57	Stanley	3,484
58	Leonard	3,480
59	Dale	3,339
60	Alfred	3,181
61	Gene	3,165
62	Philip	3,162
63	Dennis	3,159
64	Bill	3,118
65	Herbert	3,039
66	Samuel	3,027
67	Russell	2,897
68	Frederick	2,878
69	Johnny	2,826
70	Bruce	2,809
71	Ray	2,725
72	Jimmie	2,679
73	Bernard	2,671
74	Douglas	2,609
75	Gordon	2,533
76	Allen	2,519
77	Franklin	2,514
78	Lee	2,499
79	Andrew	2,405
80	Floyd	2,386
81	Bob	2,364
82	Eddie	2,348
82	Jim	2,348
84	Tommy	2,328
85	Leon	2,325
86	Theodore	2,315
87	Martin	2,278
88	Edwin	2,263
88	Glenn	2,263
90	Clifford	2,229
91	Lloyd	2,156
92	Stephen	2,133
93	Clyde	2,106
94	Patrick	2,089
95	Harvey	2,081
96	Vernon	2,076
97	Leo	2,015
98	Phillip	2,005
99	Alvin	1,987
100	Jerome	1,979
101	Herman	1,875
102	Jesse	1,865
103	Alan	1,846
104	Lewis	1,837
105	Vincent	1,836
106	Warren	1,822
107	Jackie	1,815
108	Tom	1,808
109	Curtis	1,790
110	Charlie	1,757
111	Arnold	1,724
112	Gilbert	1,684
112	Terry	1,684
114	Cecil	1,636
115	Duane	1,630
116	Lester	1,576
117	Victor	1,542
118	Johnnie	1,477
119	Benjamin	1,422
120	Elmer	1,413
121	Milton	1,385
122	Glen	1,357
123	Keith	1,342
124	Allan	1,338
125	Calvin	1,333
126	Roland	1,318
127	Dean	1,314
128	Ronnie	1,285
129	Chester	1,272
130	Darrell	1,260
131	Leslie	1,237
132	Sam	1,214
133	Wallace	1,190
134	Freddie	1,165
135	Willard	1,163
136	Jay	1,147
137	Claude	1,138
138	Manuel	1,131
139	Joel	1,116
139	Marion	1,116
141	Max	1,105
142	Jose	1,085
143	Hugh	1,070
144	Maurice	1,069
145	Edgar	1,068
146	Wesley	1,066
147	Ted	1,062
148	Jessie	1,042
149	Dan	1,033
150	Jon	1,030
151	Rodney	1,026
152	Danny	1,022
153	Dick	1,008
154	Oscar	988
155	Lowell	982
156	Everett	976
157	Virgil	970
158	Neil	969
159	Nicholas	935
160	Tony	923
161	Delbert	909
162	Karl	907
163	Sidney	905
164	Hubert	893
165	Homer	889
166	Bennie	885
167	Lyle	875
168	Mike	872
169	Luther	864
170	Morris	856
171	Lonnie	855
172	Steve	846
173	Alton	836
174	Earnest	832
175	Ben	814
176	Mark	809
177	Marshall	804
178	Carroll	779
179	Benny	760
180	Horace	745
181	Guy	732
182	Barry	726
182	Wilbur	726
184	Willis	724
185	Billie	712
186	Lynn	703
186	Nathaniel	703
188	Clayton	701
189	Otis	681
190	Roosevelt	679
191	Alexander	675
192	Timothy	673
193	Clifton	669
194	Nelson	661
195	Clinton	659
196	Archie	648
197	Rudolph	630
198	Stuart	623
199	Donnie	620
200	Oliver	609
201	Matthew	606
202	Fredrick	602
203	Rex	601
204	Bobbie	597
205	Dave	593
206	Wendell	583
207	Doyle	576
207	Ira	576
209	Juan	573
210	Alex	565
210	Julius	565
212	Junior	562
213	Leland	555
214	Wilbert	553
215	Buddy	551
215	Tommie	551
217	Carlton	548
218	Ivan	546
219	Perry	544
220	Sherman	543
221	Troy	541
222	Salvatore	537
223	Jacob	536
224	Steven	535
225	Carlos	531
226	Edmund	523
227	Byron	521
228	Brian	519
228	Merle	519
230	Orville	516
231	Myron	513
232	Pete	510
233	Jesus	509
234	Gregory	507
235	Grady	503
236	Malcolm	502
237	Eldon	490
238	Ruben	489
239	Loren	486
240	Pat	483
241	Dewey	479
241	Rufus	479
243	Gerard	478
244	Sylvester	476
245	Elbert	475
246	Mack	472
246	Ramon	472
248	Sammy	471
249	Aaron	465
249	Ross	465
251	Irvin	455
252	Ellis	451
253	Julian	449
254	Laurence	448
255	Isaac	447
256	Antonio	446
257	Sheldon	436
258	Nathan	434
258	Teddy	434
260	Clark	433
261	Neal	430
262	Ervin	422
263	Forrest	420
264	Boyd	419
265	Conrad	418
266	Angelo	414
267	Owen	412
268	Burton	411
268	Jerald	411
270	Dallas	407
271	Dwight	406
272	Kent	405
273	Felix	397
273	Wilfred	397
275	Nick	395
276	Reginald	389
277	Bert	387
278	Frankie	383
279	Aubrey	376
280	Darrel	375
280	Noel	375
282	Garland	373
283	Loyd	372
284	Harley	364
285	Preston	360
286	Percy	356
287	Woodrow	355
288	Randall	354
289	Wilson	352
290	Marlin	346
291	Rudy	344
292	Irving	338
293	Shirley	337
294	Louie	333
294	Norbert	333
296	Harlan	332
297	Craig	330
298	Elwood	326
298	Royce	326
300	Pedro	325
301	Emmett	320
301	Travis	320
303	Wade	310
304	Laverne	305
305	Johnie	304
306	Sammie	303
307	August	300
307	Eric	300
307	Randolph	300
310	Darwin	299
311	Francisco	297
312	Christopher	294
312	Grover	294
312	Kermit	294
315	Garry	292
315	Roberto	292
317	Irwin	289
317	Ned	289
317	Phil	289
320	Amos	288
320	Mary	288
322	Gale	284
323	Cornelius	279
324	Carol	278
324	Maynard	278
324	Moses	278
327	Emil	275
327	Grant	275
329	Otto	274
330	Mario	271
331	Alfonso	270
332	Millard	265
333	Ed	264
333	Edmond	264
333	Luis	264
333	Raul	264
337	Dominic	260
338	Delmar	259
339	Merlin	257
340	Thurman	256
341	Murray	251
342	Dominick	250
342	Stewart	250
344	Mitchell	249
345	Lionel	247
346	Cleveland	246
346	Terrence	246
348	Jan	245
349	Austin	239
350	Elton	234
350	Weldon	234
352	Andy	232
352	Norris	232
354	Elvin	231
355	Will	230
356	Daryl	229
357	Sanford	227
358	Alonzo	226
358	Marcus	226
360	Freddy	225
361	Adrian	224
362	Darryl	223
363	Adam	222
363	Wiley	222
365	Melvyn	221
365	Merrill	221
365	Rodger	221
368	Lamar	220
368	Roscoe	220
370	Jasper	219
371	Gail	218
371	Morton	218
371	Scott	218
374	Abraham	217
374	Ollie	217
376	Bradley	216
377	Carmen	215
378	Huey	214
379	Odell	213
380	Lorenzo	212
381	Elijah	211
381	Harrison	211
383	Barney	209
384	Al	205
385	Dwayne	203
385	Ken	203
385	Lavern	203
385	Reuben	203
385	Shelby	203
390	Rolland	201
391	Kenny	199
392	Clair	198
392	Denis	198
394	Coy	197
394	Emanuel	197
394	Erwin	197
394	Jonathan	197
398	Chris	196
398	Ricardo	196
400	Simon	195
401	Hollis	194
401	Monroe	194
401	Truman	194
401	Van	194
401	Winston	194
406	Buford	193
406	Frederic	193
408	Mervin	192
408	Monte	192
410	Adolph	191
410	Hal	191
412	Armand	189
412	Linwood	189
414	Charley	188
414	Clement	188
414	Roderick	188
417	Emory	186
417	Guadalupe	186
419	Nolan	183
419	Russel	183
421	Armando	181
421	Wilmer	181
423	Spencer	180
424	Wilburn	179
425	Kevin	178
426	Alfredo	177
426	Hershel	177
428	Rene	176
429	Lanny	174
430	Delmer	172
430	Gabriel	172
430	Jake	172
430	Mickey	172
434	Kennith	171
435	Fredric	170
436	Levi	168
437	Gerry	167
438	Denver	166
438	Sterling	166
440	Wilford	164
441	Tim	163
442	Cleo	159
442	Jackson	159
444	Harris	158
444	Winfred	158
446	Carrol	157
446	Dudley	157
448	Ernie	156
448	Jean	156
448	Jess	156
451	Alva	155
451	Hector	155
453	Elliott	154
454	Jeff	153
454	Vern	153
456	Fernando	150
457	Ward	149
458	Freeman	147
458	Miles	147
458	Terrance	147
461	Dewayne	146
461	Warner	146
463	Arlen	145
463	Basil	145
463	Earle	145
463	Gayle	145
463	Seymour	145
468	Barbara	144
468	Bernie	144
468	Eli	144
468	Gus	144
472	Forest	143
472	Micheal	143
472	Miguel	143
472	Milford	143
472	Noah	143
477	Salvador	142
478	Denny	141
478	Emery	141
480	Dalton	140
481	Arturo	139
481	Olin	139
481	Riley	139
481	Ronny	139
485	Galen	138
485	Solomon	138
487	Jerrold	137
487	Ron	137
487	Vance	137
490	Enrique	136
490	Errol	136
490	Lenard	136
493	Booker	135
493	Delano	135
493	Kurt	135
496	Pablo	134
496	Vito	134
498	Dana	133
499	Alden	132
499	Bryan	132
499	Herschel	132
499	Rogers	132
503	Royal	131
504	Bradford	130
504	Bud	130
506	Kay	129
507	Blaine	128
507	Elmo	128
507	Elroy	128
507	Rocco	128
511	Alberto	127
511	Burl	127
513	Connie	126
513	Jerold	126
513	Kelly	126
516	Normand	125
517	Anton	124
517	Rayford	124
517	Sonny	124
517	Wilton	124
521	Gilberto	123
521	Tomas	123
523	Alphonso	122
523	Betty	122
523	Ulysses	122
526	Everette	121
526	Odis	121
526	Thaddeus	121
529	Evan	120
529	Terence	120
531	Cletus	119
532	Arden	118
532	Dickie	118
532	Julio	118
535	Claud	117
535	Clay	117
535	Cyril	117
535	Davis	117
539	Buster	116
539	Emerson	116
541	Andre	115
541	Carmine	115
541	Rodolfo	115
541	Shelton	115
545	Gaylord	114
545	Isaiah	114
547	Luke	113
547	Olen	113
547	Saul	113
550	Elias	112
550	Pasquale	112
552	Eddy	111
552	Gearld	111
552	Milo	111
555	Barton	110
556	Columbus	109
556	Hoyt	109
556	Jeremiah	109
556	Silas	109
560	Domingo	107
560	Fletcher	107
562	Lyman	106
562	Rafael	106
562	Vaughn	106
565	Dwain	105
565	Kyle	105
567	Angel	103
567	Ernesto	103
567	Merlyn	103
570	Foster	102
570	Graham	102
570	Morgan	102
573	Lacy	101
573	Orval	101
573	Raymon	101
576	Boyce	100
576	Dewitt	100
576	Hiram	100
579	Carson	99
579	Carter	99
581	Chuck	98
581	Felton	98
581	Patricia	98
584	Beverly	97
584	Kirby	97
584	Mckinley	97
584	Patsy	97
588	Dee	96
588	Denzil	96
588	Ignacio	96
588	Newton	96
588	Verlin	96
593	Elden	95
593	Ellsworth	95
593	Houston	95
593	Jules	95
593	Lupe	95
598	Monty	94
598	Orlando	94
600	Felipe	93
600	Major	93
600	Robin	93
600	Sydney	93
600	Theron	93
605	Augustus	92
605	Dannie	92
605	Harmon	92
605	Joshua	92
609	Abel	91
609	Brent	91
609	Doris	91
609	Emilio	91
609	Jere	91
609	Maxie	91
609	Ramiro	91
616	Arlie	90
616	Lemuel	90
618	Elliot	89
618	Joesph	89
620	Joan	88
621	Augustine	87
621	Carlo	87
621	Hilton	87
621	Jeffrey	87
621	Lauren	87
621	Otha	87
621	Reynaldo	87
621	Roman	87
621	Tracy	87
630	Alphonse	86
630	Carey	86
630	Dexter	86
630	Haywood	86
630	Joyce	86
630	Nancy	86
636	Anderson	85
636	Arther	85
636	Bennett	85
636	Christian	85
636	Emile	85
636	Frances	85
636	Hermon	85
636	Hobert	85
636	Isiah	85
636	King	85
636	Stanford	85
636	Taylor	85
648	Noble	84
648	Raleigh	84
650	Arvin	83
650	Garth	83
650	Harland	83
650	Sherwood	83
650	Walker	83
655	Benito	82
655	Hayward	82
655	Marlyn	82
655	Reynold	82
655	Santiago	82
655	Waymon	82
661	Jason	81
661	Lucius	81
661	Santos	81
661	Talmadge	81
665	Bruno	80
665	Coleman	80
665	Randy	80
665	Rayburn	80
665	Regis	80
665	Winford	80
671	Lon	79
671	Rosevelt	79
671	Sandy	79
671	Vicente	79
675	Andres	78
675	Art	78
675	Eduardo	78
675	Emmitt	78
675	Ivory	78
675	Judson	78
675	Rollin	78
682	Cyrus	77
682	Fritz	77
682	Hugo	77
682	Kendall	77
682	Melton	77
687	Alford	76
687	Bertram	76
687	Bonnie	76
687	Omer	76
691	Garrett	75
691	Jewel	75
691	Lincoln	75
691	Mathew	75
691	Merton	75
691	Myles	75
697	Alejandro	74
697	Buck	74
697	Stan	74
700	Cary	73
700	Dorothy	73
700	Ezra	73
700	Jefferson	73
700	Loy	73
700	Palmer	73
700	Verne	73
707	Bryant	72
707	Franklyn	72
707	Justin	72
707	Kirk	72
707	Lynwood	72
712	Alvis	71
712	Arvid	71
712	Darold	71
712	Duncan	71
712	Granville	71
712	Jordan	71
712	Leeroy	71
712	Mason	71
712	Tyrone	71
712	Val	71
722	Delton	70
722	Donn	70
722	Hardy	70
722	Israel	70
722	Lance	70
722	Mac	70
722	Wilber	70
729	Alvie	69
729	Artis	69
729	Burt	69
729	Clarance	69
729	Damon	69
729	Farrell	69
729	Hans	69
729	Marcel	69
737	Donal	68
737	Elwin	68
737	Margaret	68
737	Ottis	68
737	Wally	68
742	Avery	67
742	Benedict	67
742	Bryce	67
742	Glynn	67
742	Guillermo	67
742	Mose	67
742	Napoleon	67
742	Ora	67
742	Reed	67
742	Terrell	67
752	Arlo	66
752	Dillard	66
752	Helen	66
752	Toby	66
752	Walton	66
757	Asa	65
757	Carleton	65
757	Dorsey	65
757	Eldridge	65
757	Kerry	65
757	Oren	65
757	Porter	65
764	Cliff	64
764	Donovan	64
764	Dwaine	64
764	Glendon	64
764	Lawerence	64
764	Valentine	64
764	Werner	64
771	Abe	63
771	Ambrose	63
771	Brooks	63
771	Fidel	63
771	Milan	63
771	Pierre	63
771	Raphael	63
771	Stanton	63
771	Waldo	63
771	Winfield	63
781	Curtiss	62
781	Dayton	62
781	Ferdinand	62
781	Loran	62
781	Prince	62
781	Sebastian	62
787	Arvil	61
787	Domenic	61
787	Haskell	61
787	Howell	61
787	Mahlon	61
787	Merritt	61
793	Adolfo	60
793	Cruz	60
793	Jacky	60
793	Landon	60
793	Lindsey	60
793	Lucious	60
793	Quentin	60
793	Romeo	60
793	Seth	60
793	Theadore	60
803	Durwood	59
803	Edd	59
803	Junius	59
803	Lane	59
807	Benton	58
807	Claudie	58
807	Enoch	58
807	Gerold	58
807	Kim	58
807	Rosario	58
813	Derald	57
813	Jewell	57
813	Leigh	57
813	Williams	57
817	Arlan	56
817	Arlin	56
817	Bertrand	56
817	Marc	56
817	Oneal	56
817	Thad	56
817	Virgle	56
824	Cedric	55
824	Early	55
824	Gregorio	55
824	Hosea	55
824	Mervyn	55
824	Nicolas	55
830	Bart	54
830	Berry	54
830	Garfield	54
830	Obie	54
830	Rollie	54
830	Rupert	54
836	Clovis	53
836	Dorris	53
836	Duwayne	53
836	Eldred	53
836	Lonzo	53
836	Maxwell	53
836	Meredith	53
836	Murphy	53
836	Ruby	53
845	Aron	52
845	Auther	52
845	Colin	52
845	Cornell	52
845	Gaylon	52
845	June	52
845	Leander	52
845	Milburn	52
845	Newell	52
845	Rubin	52
845	Sal	52
845	Sherrill	52
845	Von	52
845	Wardell	52
859	Geoffrey	51
859	Issac	51
859	Lafayette	51
859	Nickolas	51
859	Norton	51
859	Omar	51
859	Sharon	51
859	Todd	51
859	Webster	51
859	Wylie	51
869	Author	50
869	Brady	50
869	Burnell	50
869	Clint	50
869	Elizabeth	50
869	Estel	50
869	Ian	50
869	Leamon	50
869	Lucian	50
869	Orin	50
869	Reid	50
880	Agustin	49
880	Bernice	49
880	Donny	49
880	Elvis	49
880	Evert	49
880	Garold	49
880	Gustave	49
880	Ismael	49
880	Jarvis	49
880	Matt	49
880	Refugio	49
880	Ruth	49
880	Tillman	49
880	Weston	49
880	Windell	49
880	Zane	49
896	Arley	48
896	Clem	48
896	Dorman	48
896	Elisha	48
896	Farris	48
896	Jerrell	48
896	Loyal	48
896	Orrin	48
896	Raymundo	48
905	Allyn	47
905	Annie	47
905	Blair	47
905	Clare	47
905	Dell	47
905	Delmas	47
905	Domenick	47
905	Dwane	47
905	Ezell	47
905	Fay	47
905	Florian	47
905	Lucien	47
905	Miller	47
905	Norwood	47
905	Pierce	47
905	Wayland	47
921	Adan	46
921	Carlyle	46
921	Douglass	46
921	Duke	46
921	Eloy	46
921	Herb	46
921	Llewellyn	46
921	Parker	46
921	Rogelio	46
921	Verl	46
921	Willam	46
932	Allison	45
932	Dennie	45
932	Doug	45
932	Jennings	45
932	Jonas	45
932	Kenton	45
932	Marilyn	45
932	Marty	45
932	Pearl	45
941	Carolyn	44
941	Courtney	44
941	Durward	44
941	Elmore	44
941	Elwyn	44
941	Ferrell	44
941	Harrell	44
941	Hobart	44
941	Jorge	44
941	Joy	44
941	Lois	44
941	Mariano	44
941	Merl	44
941	Norval	44
941	Santo	44
941	Willian	44
957	Clarke	43
957	Darvin	43
957	Eliseo	43
957	Elzie	43
957	Evans	43
957	Gino	43
957	Lenwood	43
957	Levon	43
957	Lovell	43
957	Mel	43
967	Arland	42
967	Casimir	42
967	Chauncey	42
967	Deane	42
967	Delvin	42
967	Derrell	42
967	Janet	42
967	Leopoldo	42
967	Lindsay	42
967	Margarito	42
967	Ozell	42
967	Reese	42
967	Rose	42
967	Verlyn	42
981	Adolphus	41
981	Alice	41
981	Aloysius	41
981	Arlis	41
981	Audrey	41
981	Bailey	41
981	Beryl	41
981	Buddie	41
981	Del	41
981	Dempsey	41
981	Dock	41
981	Federico	41
981	Gaylen	41
981	Giles	41
981	Heyward	41
981	Lamont	41
981	Lawson	41
981	Sid	41
999	Armond	40
999	Cloyd	40
999	Earlie	40
999	Garnett	40
999	General	40
999	Gloria	40
999	Hazel	40
999	Joaquin	40
999	Lary	40
999	Lindell	40
999	Sol	40
999	Theo	40
999	Verle	40
999	Vernell	40
999	Vernie	40
999	Worth	40