| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 19th century – 20th century – 21st century |
| Decades: | 1900s 1910s 1920s – 1930s – 1940s 1950s 1960s |
| Years: | 1934 1935 1936 – 1937 – 1938 1939 1940 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1937 MCMXXXVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2690 |
| Armenian calendar | 1386 ԹՎ ՌՅՁԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6687 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 93–94 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1858–1859 |
| Bengali calendar | 1344 |
| Berber calendar | 2887 |
| British Regnal year | 1 Geo. 6 – 2 Geo. 6 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2481 |
| Burmese calendar | 1299 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7445–7446 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙子年 (Fire Rat) 4633 or 4573 — to — 丁丑年 (Fire Ox) 4634 or 4574 |
| Coptic calendar | 1653–1654 |
| Discordian calendar | 3103 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1929–1930 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5697–5698 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1993–1994 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1858–1859 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5037–5038 |
| Holocene calendar | 11937 |
| Igbo calendar | 937–938 |
| Iranian calendar | 1315–1316 |
| Islamic calendar | 1355–1356 |
| Japanese calendar | Shōwa 12 (昭和１２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1867–1868 |
| Juche calendar | 26 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 13 days |
| Korean calendar | 4270 |
| Minguo calendar | ROC 26 民國26年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 469 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2479–2480 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火鼠年 (male Fire-Rat) 2063 or 1682 or 910 — to — 阴火牛年 (female Fire-Ox) 2064 or 1683 or 911 |
1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday in the Gregorian calendar, the 937th year of the 2nd millennium, the 37th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1930s decade.