Top 100 West Virginia Boy Baby Names in 1937

// These were the most popular boy baby names in West Virginia, in 1937.

The Most Popular West Virginia Boy Baby Names in 1937


You're currently viewing the most popular boy baby names in 1937.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in West Virginia was James. In total there were 18,531 boys born sharing 360 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1937 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby boy that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of boy baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.


Rank Name How Unique? Total births this year
1James1 in 14 (6.9%)1,283
2Robert1 in 17 (5.8%)1,070
3Charles1 in 21 (4.8%)882
4William1 in 22 (4.5%)829
5John1 in 26 (3.8%)704
6Donald1 in 30 (3.4%)624
7Richard1 in 49 (2%)379
8Thomas1 in 53 (1.9%)352
9Paul1 in 56 (1.8%)330
10George1 in 56 (1.8%)329
11David1 in 57 (1.7%)323
12Ronald1 in 58 (1.7%)318
13Kenneth1 in 69 (1.5%)269
14Billy1 in 79 (1.3%)234
15Harold1 in 87 (1.1%)213
16Larry1 in 87 (1.1%)213
17Bobby1 in 90 (1.1%)207
18Edward1 in 91 (1.1%)204
19Jack1 in 98 (1%)190
20Carl1 in 100 (1%)185
21Joseph1 in 104 (1%)178
22Jerry1 in 107 (0.9%)173
23Roy1 in 112 (0.9%)166
24Franklin1 in 116 (0.9%)160
25Raymond1 in 124 (0.8%)149
26Ralph1 in 131 (0.8%)142
27Harry1 in 136 (0.7%)136
28Howard1 in 140 (0.7%)132
29Frank1 in 145 (0.7%)128
30Jackie1 in 146 (0.7%)127
31Clarence1 in 149 (0.7%)124
32Gary1 in 151 (0.7%)123
33Walter1 in 170 (0.6%)109
34Gerald1 in 170 (0.6%)109
35Earl1 in 170 (0.6%)109
36Eugene1 in 173 (0.6%)107
37Joe1 in 182 (0.6%)102
38Jimmy1 in 191 (0.5%)97
39Henry1 in 199 (0.5%)93
40Fred1 in 199 (0.5%)93
41Ernest1 in 199 (0.5%)93
42Russell1 in 206 (0.5%)90
43Jimmie1 in 211 (0.5%)88
44Arthur1 in 218 (0.5%)85
45Wayne1 in 229 (0.4%)81
46Ray1 in 232 (0.4%)80
47Samuel1 in 241 (0.4%)77
48Gene1 in 244 (0.4%)76
49Lawrence1 in 244 (0.4%)76
50Bill1 in 254 (0.4%)73
51Melvin1 in 254 (0.4%)73
52Johnny1 in 257 (0.4%)72
53Michael1 in 265 (0.4%)70
54Norman1 in 269 (0.4%)69
55Bernard1 in 273 (0.4%)68
56Glenn1 in 281 (0.4%)66
57Roger1 in 281 (0.4%)66
58Dennis1 in 290 (0.3%)64
59Clyde1 in 294 (0.3%)63
60Lewis1 in 294 (0.3%)63
61Cecil1 in 304 (0.3%)61
62Marvin1 in 304 (0.3%)61
63Leonard1 in 309 (0.3%)60
64Albert1 in 309 (0.3%)60
65Daniel1 in 314 (0.3%)59
66Don1 in 320 (0.3%)58
67Darrell1 in 325 (0.3%)57
68Homer1 in 325 (0.3%)57
69Dale1 in 343 (0.3%)54
70Curtis1 in 343 (0.3%)54
71Clifford1 in 350 (0.3%)53
72Herbert1 in 350 (0.3%)53
73Tommy1 in 356 (0.3%)52
74Allen1 in 371 (0.3%)50
75Lloyd1 in 394 (0.3%)47
76Frederick1 in 394 (0.3%)47
77Douglas1 in 403 (0.2%)46
78Floyd1 in 403 (0.2%)46
79Phillip1 in 403 (0.2%)46
80Philip1 in 412 (0.2%)45
81Francis1 in 412 (0.2%)45
82Alfred1 in 421 (0.2%)44
83Eddie1 in 431 (0.2%)43
84Elmer1 in 431 (0.2%)43
85Willard1 in 431 (0.2%)43
86Lowell1 in 441 (0.2%)42
87Jesse1 in 441 (0.2%)42
88Delbert1 in 441 (0.2%)42
89Arnold1 in 441 (0.2%)42
90Junior1 in 452 (0.2%)41
91Herman1 in 452 (0.2%)41
92Glen1 in 452 (0.2%)41
93Freddie1 in 452 (0.2%)41
94Chester1 in 452 (0.2%)41
95Danny1 in 475 (0.2%)39
96Everett1 in 475 (0.2%)39
97Carroll1 in 501 (0.2%)37
98Vernon1 in 501 (0.2%)37
99Willie1 in 529 (0.2%)35
100Teddy1 in 529 (0.2%)35


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