Top baby names in Michigan, 1937
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,958 |
| 2 | Patricia | 1,708 |
| 3 | Barbara | 1,601 |
| 4 | Nancy | 1,115 |
| 5 | Shirley | 1,102 |
| 6 | Carol | 1,028 |
| 7 | Joan | 782 |
| 8 | Marilyn | 727 |
| 9 | Janet | 706 |
| 10 | Betty | 703 |
| 11 | Joyce | 698 |
| 12 | Beverly | 694 |
| 13 | Margaret | 679 |
| 14 | Donna | 673 |
| 15 | Sharon | 486 |
| 16 | Dorothy | 472 |
| 17 | Sandra | 471 |
| 18 | Ruth | 448 |
| 19 | Judith | 424 |
| 20 | Phyllis | 391 |
| 21 | Marlene | 389 |
| 22 | Janice | 386 |
| 23 | Helen | 361 |
| 23 | Virginia | 361 |
| 25 | Carolyn | 345 |
| 26 | Sally | 341 |
| 27 | Joanne | 337 |
| 28 | Lois | 333 |
| 29 | Jean | 327 |
| 30 | Elaine | 310 |
| 31 | Elizabeth | 292 |
| 32 | Alice | 290 |
| 33 | Frances | 289 |
| 34 | Dolores | 279 |
| 35 | Gloria | 263 |
| 36 | Joann | 261 |
| 37 | Arlene | 253 |
| 38 | Doris | 248 |
| 38 | Geraldine | 248 |
| 40 | Norma | 242 |
| 41 | Ann | 237 |
| 41 | Rose | 237 |
| 43 | Kay | 235 |
| 44 | Carole | 234 |
| 45 | Evelyn | 228 |
| 46 | Kathleen | 216 |
| 47 | Marjorie | 213 |
| 48 | Linda | 209 |
| 49 | Marie | 189 |
| 50 | Delores | 187 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 3,145 |
| 2 | James | 2,273 |
| 3 | Richard | 1,923 |
| 4 | John | 1,811 |
| 5 | William | 1,683 |
| 6 | Donald | 1,430 |
| 7 | Ronald | 1,282 |
| 8 | David | 1,235 |
| 9 | Gerald | 1,061 |
| 10 | Charles | 1,043 |
| 11 | Thomas | 996 |
| 12 | Kenneth | 724 |
| 13 | George | 710 |
| 14 | Edward | 622 |
| 15 | Joseph | 597 |
| 16 | Larry | 591 |
| 17 | Paul | 479 |
| 18 | Jack | 468 |
| 19 | Jerry | 436 |
| 20 | Raymond | 417 |
| 21 | Gary | 416 |
| 22 | Michael | 391 |
| 23 | Lawrence | 382 |
| 24 | Roger | 361 |
| 25 | Frank | 350 |
| 26 | Harold | 345 |
| 27 | Carl | 330 |
| 28 | Norman | 296 |
| 29 | Arthur | 287 |
| 30 | Walter | 276 |
| 31 | Fred | 262 |
| 32 | Ralph | 254 |
| 33 | Dale | 249 |
| 34 | Daniel | 246 |
| 35 | Eugene | 242 |
| 36 | Gordon | 241 |
| 37 | Marvin | 234 |
| 38 | Wayne | 233 |
| 39 | Douglas | 210 |
| 40 | Frederick | 198 |
| 41 | Bruce | 196 |
| 42 | Henry | 190 |
| 42 | Stanley | 190 |
| 44 | Duane | 184 |
| 45 | Leonard | 182 |
| 46 | Harry | 178 |
| 47 | Albert | 175 |
| 47 | Howard | 175 |
| 49 | Dennis | 173 |
| 50 | Peter | 165 |