Popular baby names in Oklahoma, 1937

The most popular baby names in Oklahoma in 1937 were Mary for girls (1,093 babies) and James for boys (1,092). James ranked #2 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 39,511 babies born in Oklahoma in 1937 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Oklahoma in 1937

Names given at least 15 times in Oklahoma that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Wynona: 21 babies, 17.9× the national rate
Lawanda: 17 babies, 16.6× the national rate
Cleta: 21 babies, 14.3× the national rate
Oleta: 18 babies, 14.2× the national rate
Dortha: 18 babies, 8.2× the national rate
Darla: 26 babies, 7.7× the national rate
Leta: 17 babies, 7.4× the national rate
Leota: 19 babies, 6.4× the national rate
Ima: 18 babies, 6.4× the national rate
Alta: 33 babies, 5.5× the national rate

Boys

Haskell: 17 babies, 14.8× the national rate
Doyle: 56 babies, 5.2× the national rate
Wilburn: 17 babies, 5.1× the national rate
Carrol: 15 babies, 5.1× the national rate
Frankie: 35 babies, 4.9× the national rate
Charley: 17 babies, 4.8× the national rate
Hershel: 16 babies, 4.8× the national rate
Coy: 17 babies, 4.6× the national rate
Mickey: 15 babies, 4.6× the national rate
Troy: 46 babies, 4.5× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Oklahoma, 1937

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1936	US rank
1	Mary	1,093	–	1
2	Betty	704	↑1	5
3	Barbara	693	↑1	2
4	Shirley	654	↓2	4
5	Wanda	372	–	55
6	Patricia	346	–	3
7	Patsy	299	↑1	54
8	Joyce	283	↑2	11
9	Norma	272	–	33
10	Carolyn	261	↑4	20
11	Helen	250	↑1	12
12	Carol	249	↑8	6
13	Dorothy	239	↓6	8
14	Donna	230	↓1	21
15	Peggy	224	↑3	31
16	Virginia	223	↓5	16
17	Margaret	212	↓2	10
18	Nancy	195	↓1	7
19	Doris	191	–	22
20	Martha	188	↑3	24
21	Jo	176	↑7	73
22	Beverly	163	↑3	14
23	Ruth	163	↓1	15
24	Phyllis	162	↑5	27
25	Frances	160	↓9	19
26	Janice	156	↑17	25
27	Wilma	156	↓6	80
28	Marilyn	146	↑2	13
29	Billie	139	↓5	>100
30	Anna	137	↑1	39
31	Lois	132	↓4	29
32	Bonnie	131	↑3	64
33	Ruby	125	↓7	52
34	Glenda	120	new	>100
35	Sue	117	↓2	>100
36	Alice	111	↓2	28
37	Loretta	109	–	63
38	Juanita	107	↑3	75
39	Elizabeth	105	↑3	17
40	Sandra	100	new	26
41	Linda	99	new	49
42	Edna	98	↑7	74
43	Evelyn	98	↓11	36
44	Jean	94	↓5	23
45	Joann	93	↑1	58
46	Thelma	91	↑1	78
47	Joan	89	↓7	9
48	Bobbie	88	new	>100
49	Ann	85	↓5	30
50	Mildred	84	↓14	43

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1936	US rank
1	James	1,092	–	2
2	Robert	736	↑1	1
3	Charles	712	↓1	6
4	Donald	681	↑1	7
5	John	636	↓1	3
6	Billy	557	–	22
7	William	496	–	4
8	Jerry	480	–	17
9	Bobby	432	–	24
10	Kenneth	369	–	14
11	Jimmy	317	↑2	45
12	David	305	↑4	8
13	Richard	300	↓1	5
14	Joe	291	↓3	25
15	George	262	↓1	10
16	Ronald	244	↑1	11
17	Jack	243	↓2	23
18	Don	230	↑4	51
19	Harold	221	↓1	21
20	Carl	218	↑1	28
21	Paul	217	↑2	15
22	Larry	211	↑6	16
23	Thomas	206	↓4	9
24	Bill	189	–	64
25	Jimmie	187	↓5	72
26	Roy	177	↓1	40
27	Edward	176	↑3	13
28	Raymond	170	↑3	19
29	Gary	157	↑14	29
30	Tommy	150	↑2	84
31	Wayne	134	↑6	44
32	Johnny	131	↓3	69
33	Bob	122	↓7	81
34	Gerald	120	↓7	20
35	Jackie	115	↓2	>100
36	Frank	114	↓2	18
37	Earl	106	↑3	48
38	Floyd	106	↓3	80
39	Jim	105	–	82
40	Dale	103	↑5	59
41	Ralph	103	–	34
42	Albert	102	new	37
43	Melvin	102	↓7	50
44	Vernon	98	new	96
45	Walter	98	↓1	26
46	Leroy	97	new	56
47	Leon	95	new	85
48	Henry	94	↑1	30
49	Gene	92	↓11	61
50	Marvin	90	↓4	49

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