Top 100 West Virginia Girl Baby Names in 1937

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

The Most Popular West Virginia Girl Baby Names in 1937


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Topping the charts on position #1 this year in West Virginia was Mary. In total there were 19,043 girls born sharing 423 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 girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl 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
1Mary1 in 17 (5.9%)1,129
2Betty1 in 22 (4.5%)861
3Shirley1 in 23 (4.3%)820
4Barbara1 in 33 (3%)576
5Patricia1 in 40 (2.5%)472
6Nancy1 in 51 (2%)375
7Phyllis1 in 62 (1.6%)305
8Margaret1 in 66 (1.5%)288
9Helen1 in 69 (1.5%)277
10Janet1 in 73 (1.4%)261
11Ruth1 in 77 (1.3%)246
12Carol1 in 81 (1.2%)235
13Norma1 in 81 (1.2%)234
14Virginia1 in 85 (1.2%)225
15Dorothy1 in 87 (1.1%)218
16Frances1 in 88 (1.1%)216
17Anna1 in 90 (1.1%)212
18Carolyn1 in 90 (1.1%)211
19Martha1 in 94 (1.1%)202
20Doris1 in 98 (1%)195
21Peggy1 in 101 (1%)188
22Wanda1 in 104 (1%)183
23Joyce1 in 108 (0.9%)176
24Elizabeth1 in 111 (0.9%)172
25Donna1 in 119 (0.8%)160
26Janice1 in 137 (0.7%)139
27Linda1 in 137 (0.7%)139
28Shelby1 in 140 (0.7%)136
29Lois1 in 144 (0.7%)132
30Joan1 in 148 (0.7%)129
31Jo1 in 154 (0.7%)124
32Loretta1 in 155 (0.6%)123
33Alice1 in 159 (0.6%)120
34Delores1 in 159 (0.6%)120
35Sandra1 in 160 (0.6%)119
36Ruby1 in 160 (0.6%)119
37Thelma1 in 166 (0.6%)115
38Charlotte1 in 172 (0.6%)111
39Joann1 in 173 (0.6%)110
40Mildred1 in 173 (0.6%)110
41Wilma1 in 173 (0.6%)110
42Evelyn1 in 176 (0.6%)108
43Jean1 in 178 (0.6%)107
44Sylvia1 in 180 (0.6%)106
45Rose1 in 185 (0.5%)103
46Gloria1 in 200 (0.5%)95
47Emma1 in 203 (0.5%)94
48Juanita1 in 203 (0.5%)94
49Patsy1 in 207 (0.5%)92
50Deloris1 in 207 (0.5%)92
51Patty1 in 209 (0.5%)91
52Eleanor1 in 212 (0.5%)90
53Sue1 in 219 (0.5%)87
54Judith1 in 221 (0.5%)86
55Hazel1 in 221 (0.5%)86
56Edna1 in 227 (0.4%)84
57Beverly1 in 238 (0.4%)80
58Bonnie1 in 241 (0.4%)79
59Violet1 in 244 (0.4%)78
60Geraldine1 in 251 (0.4%)76
61Dolores1 in 251 (0.4%)76
62Gladys1 in 268 (0.4%)71
63Edith1 in 272 (0.4%)70
64Naomi1 in 280 (0.4%)68
65Jane1 in 284 (0.4%)67
66Sarah1 in 284 (0.4%)67
67Pauline1 in 293 (0.3%)65
68Louise1 in 293 (0.3%)65
69Clara1 in 293 (0.3%)65
70Ann1 in 302 (0.3%)63
71Freda1 in 307 (0.3%)62
72Ethel1 in 317 (0.3%)60
73Nellie1 in 317 (0.3%)60
74Sally1 in 323 (0.3%)59
75Ellen1 in 323 (0.3%)59
76Jacqueline1 in 334 (0.3%)57
77Marilyn1 in 334 (0.3%)57
78Carole1 in 340 (0.3%)56
79Lillian1 in 340 (0.3%)56
80Margie1 in 353 (0.3%)54
81Yvonne1 in 359 (0.3%)53
82Elsie1 in 359 (0.3%)53
83Alma1 in 359 (0.3%)53
84Eva1 in 373 (0.3%)51
85Marie1 in 373 (0.3%)51
86Marlene1 in 373 (0.3%)51
87Roberta1 in 381 (0.3%)50
88Ella1 in 381 (0.3%)50
89Catherine1 in 389 (0.3%)49
90Maxine1 in 389 (0.3%)49
91Sharon1 in 389 (0.3%)49
92Kathryn1 in 414 (0.2%)46
93Nina1 in 423 (0.2%)45
94Josephine1 in 423 (0.2%)45
95Irene1 in 423 (0.2%)45
96Lucille1 in 433 (0.2%)44
97Kay1 in 433 (0.2%)44
98Katherine1 in 433 (0.2%)44
99Julia1 in 433 (0.2%)44
100Bertha1 in 433 (0.2%)44


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