West Virginia · 1937

Top 100 names in West Virginia, 1937, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,129
#2	Betty	860
#3	Shirley	820
#4	Barbara	576
#5	Patricia	472
#6	Nancy	376
#7	Phyllis	305
#8	Margaret	288
#9	Helen	277
#10	Janet	261
#11	Ruth	246
#12	Norma	235
#13	Carol	235
#14	Virginia	225
#15	Dorothy	218
#16	Frances	216
#17	Anna	213
#18	Carolyn	211
#19	Martha	202
#20	Doris	195
#21	Peggy	189
#22	Wanda	184
#23	Joyce	175
#24	Elizabeth	172
#25	Donna	160
#26	Janice	140
#27	Linda	139
#28	Shelby	136
#29	Lois	132
#30	Joan	129
#31	Jo	124
#32	Loretta	123
#33	Delores	120
#34	Alice	120
#35	Ruby	119
#36	Sandra	119
#37	Thelma	115
#38	Charlotte	111
#39	Mildred	110
#40	Wilma	110
#41	Joann	110
#42	Evelyn	108
#43	Jean	107
#44	Sylvia	106
#45	Rose	103
#46	Gloria	95
#47	Emma	94
#48	Juanita	94
#49	Deloris	92
#50	Patsy	92
#51	Eleanor	91
#52	Patty	91
#53	Sue	87
#54	Hazel	87
#55	Judith	86
#56	Edna	84
#57	Beverly	80
#58	Bonnie	79
#59	Violet	78
#60	Dolores	76
#61	Geraldine	76
#62	Gladys	71
#63	Edith	70
#64	Naomi	68
#65	Jane	67
#66	Sarah	67
#67	Louise	65
#68	Pauline	65
#69	Clara	65
#70	Ann	63
#71	Freda	62
#72	Nellie	60
#73	Ethel	60
#74	Ellen	59
#75	Sally	59
#76	Jacqueline	57
#77	Marilyn	57
#78	Carole	56
#79	Lillian	56
#80	Margie	54
#81	Alma	53
#82	Yvonne	53
#83	Elsie	53
#84	Marie	51
#85	Marlene	51
#86	Eva	50
#87	Ella	50
#88	Roberta	50
#89	Catherine	49
#90	Maxine	49
#91	Sharon	49
#92	Kathryn	46
#93	Josephine	45
#94	Irene	45
#95	Nina	45
#96	Julia	44
#97	Lucille	44
#98	Anita	44
#99	Kay	44
#100	Katherine	44

Uniquely popular in West Virginia

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Shelva	43	23	2
Freda	62	33	5
Deloris	92	48	9
Wilda	21	11	2
Shelba	30	16	3
Glenna	43	23	5
Goldie	22	12	2
Patty	91	48	10
Violet	78	41	11
Shelby	136	71	19
Opal	40	21	6
Naomi	68	36	11

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.