Most Popular Names of 1947
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1947
#1 Linda99,692 births#2 Mary71,690 births#3 Patricia51,278 births#4 Barbara48,800 births#5 Sandra34,779 births#6 Carol33,543 births#7 Nancy32,445 births#8 Susan31,952 births#9 Sharon28,533 births#10 Donna23,517 births#11 Kathleen22,095 births#12 Judith21,996 births#13 Karen21,648 births#14 Judy21,037 births#15 Carolyn20,742 births#16 Margaret20,101 births#17 Betty18,966 births#18 Diane17,775 births#19 Shirley17,648 births#20 Joyce15,915 births#21 Brenda15,830 births#22 Janice15,409 births#23 Janet15,236 births#24 Cheryl13,890 births#25 Elizabeth13,440 births#26 Dorothy12,753 births#27 Gloria12,627 births#28 Pamela12,398 births#29 Marilyn11,881 births#30 Joan11,277 births#31 Beverly11,205 births#32 Martha10,651 births#33 Cynthia10,530 births#34 Virginia10,407 births#35 Bonnie10,214 births#36 Jane9,943 births#37 Phyllis9,187 births#38 Helen8,979 births#39 Frances8,943 births#40 Jean8,940 births#41 Ann8,894 births#42 Peggy8,877 births#43 Connie8,645 births#44 Ruth8,482 births#45 Christine8,379 births#46 Catherine7,889 births#47 Alice7,849 births#48 Diana7,622 births#49 Gail7,242 births#50 Elaine7,059 births#51 Jo6,724 births#52 Rebecca6,333 births#53 Suzanne6,231 births#54 Paula6,102 births#55 Kathryn6,091 births#56 Joanne6,062 births#57 Marie6,057 births#58 Doris6,029 births#59 Jacqueline6,011 births#60 Rita5,982 births#61 Ellen5,856 births#62 Deborah5,837 births#63 Lois5,717 births#64 Kathy5,697 births#65 Rose5,654 births#66 Wanda5,649 births#67 Sherry5,579 births#68 Charlotte5,386 births#69 Sue5,306 births#70 Sally5,265 births#71 Darlene5,255 births#72 Evelyn5,243 births#73 Sheila5,095 births#74 Laura5,051 births#75 Lynn4,994 births#76 Katherine4,884 births#77 Lynda4,840 births#78 Geraldine4,811 births#79 Maria4,712 births#80 Rosemary4,542 births#81 Marcia4,472 births#82 Norma4,425 births#83 Dianne4,415 births#84 Lorraine4,414 births#85 Theresa4,390 births#86 Jeanne4,364 births#87 Patsy4,344 births#88 Marsha4,339 births#89 Joann4,276 births#90 Roberta4,261 births#91 Eileen4,251 births#92 Anna4,238 births#93 Sarah4,223 births#94 Anita4,187 births#94 Anne4,187 births#96 Glenda4,156 births#97 Sylvia4,100 births#98 Maureen4,085 births#99 Louise4,050 births#100 Constance3,894 births
Popular Boy Names in 1947
#1 James94,767 births#2 Robert91,655 births#3 John88,324 births#4 William67,002 births#5 Richard58,532 births#6 David57,810 births#7 Michael50,506 births#8 Thomas44,842 births#9 Charles40,781 births#10 Larry34,946 births#11 Ronald34,899 births#12 Gary30,029 births#13 Donald28,260 births#14 Joseph27,520 births#15 Kenneth24,586 births#16 George23,916 births#17 Dennis23,686 births#18 Paul22,796 births#19 Edward20,539 births#20 Jerry18,794 births#21 Stephen15,328 births#22 Daniel15,189 births#23 Frank13,994 births#24 Steven13,528 births#25 Roger12,760 births#26 Terry12,751 births#27 Raymond12,352 births#28 Gerald10,750 births#29 Bruce10,524 births#30 Wayne10,169 births#31 Douglas9,895 births#32 Lawrence9,582 births#33 Gregory9,327 births#34 Walter9,218 births#35 Harold8,904 births#36 Peter8,590 births#37 Jack8,507 births#38 Arthur8,255 births#39 Danny8,069 births#40 Carl8,050 births#41 Anthony8,014 births#42 Willie7,997 births#43 Joe7,904 births#44 Jimmy7,881 births#45 Alan7,823 births#46 Henry7,807 births#47 Mark7,773 births#48 Roy7,560 births#49 Johnny7,441 births#50 Ralph7,389 births#51 Billy6,933 births#52 Timothy6,747 births#53 Patrick6,622 births#54 Harry6,515 births#55 Albert6,462 births#56 Fred6,392 births#57 Philip6,235 births#58 Steve6,231 births#59 Eugene6,178 births#60 Bobby6,116 births#61 Ronnie6,110 births#62 Howard6,061 births#63 Dale5,936 births#64 Louis5,778 births#65 Mike5,750 births#66 Jeffrey5,665 births#67 Stanley5,501 births#68 Barry5,472 births#69 Russell5,270 births#70 Glenn5,157 births#71 Leonard5,155 births#72 Samuel5,110 births#73 Allen5,075 births#74 Phillip4,789 births#75 Ernest4,787 births#76 Bill4,681 births#77 Jim4,640 births#78 Frederick4,637 births#79 Tommy4,594 births#80 Eddie4,457 births#81 Norman4,410 births#82 Andrew4,346 births#83 Earl4,242 births#84 Francis4,208 births#85 Melvin4,169 births#86 Don4,007 births#87 Tom3,922 births#88 Clarence3,921 births#89 Marvin3,773 births#90 Martin3,724 births#91 Keith3,684 births#92 Lee3,676 births#93 Craig3,640 births#94 Rodney3,564 births#95 Brian3,450 births#96 Alfred3,417 births#97 Ray3,379 births#98 Leroy3,347 births#99 Curtis3,037 births#100 Bernard2,994 births