Popular Baby Names in 1947
The most popular baby names in 1947.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | Girl | 99,693 |
| 1 | James | Boy | 94,763 |
| 2 | Robert | Boy | 91,654 |
| 3 | John | Boy | 88,321 |
| 2 | Mary | Girl | 71,689 |
| 4 | William | Boy | 67,001 |
| 5 | Richard | Boy | 58,531 |
| 6 | David | Boy | 57,809 |
| 3 | Patricia | Girl | 51,278 |
| 7 | Michael | Boy | 50,505 |
| 4 | Barbara | Girl | 48,800 |
| 8 | Thomas | Boy | 44,840 |
| 9 | Charles | Boy | 40,779 |
| 10 | Larry | Boy | 34,945 |
| 11 | Ronald | Boy | 34,900 |
| 5 | Sandra | Girl | 34,779 |
| 6 | Carol | Girl | 33,543 |
| 7 | Nancy | Girl | 32,445 |
| 8 | Susan | Girl | 31,951 |
| 12 | Gary | Boy | 30,030 |
| 9 | Sharon | Girl | 28,533 |
| 13 | Donald | Boy | 28,260 |
| 14 | Joseph | Boy | 27,521 |
| 15 | Kenneth | Boy | 24,584 |
| 16 | George | Boy | 23,913 |
| 17 | Dennis | Boy | 23,686 |
| 10 | Donna | Girl | 23,518 |
| 18 | Paul | Boy | 22,793 |
| 11 | Kathleen | Girl | 22,095 |
| 12 | Judith | Girl | 21,996 |
| 13 | Karen | Girl | 21,648 |
| 14 | Judy | Girl | 21,036 |
| 15 | Carolyn | Girl | 20,741 |
| 19 | Edward | Boy | 20,539 |
| 16 | Margaret | Girl | 20,102 |
| 17 | Betty | Girl | 18,964 |
| 20 | Jerry | Boy | 18,791 |
| 18 | Diane | Girl | 17,775 |
| 19 | Shirley | Girl | 17,647 |
| 20 | Joyce | Girl | 15,914 |
| 21 | Brenda | Girl | 15,830 |
| 22 | Janice | Girl | 15,409 |
| 21 | Stephen | Boy | 15,328 |
| 23 | Janet | Girl | 15,236 |
| 22 | Daniel | Boy | 15,189 |
| 23 | Frank | Boy | 13,995 |
| 24 | Cheryl | Girl | 13,890 |
| 24 | Steven | Boy | 13,529 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | Girl | 13,439 |
| 25 | Roger | Boy | 12,760 |
| 26 | Dorothy | Girl | 12,753 |
| 26 | Terry | Boy | 12,751 |
| 27 | Gloria | Girl | 12,626 |
| 28 | Pamela | Girl | 12,398 |
| 27 | Raymond | Boy | 12,352 |
| 29 | Marilyn | Girl | 11,881 |
| 30 | Joan | Girl | 11,276 |
| 31 | Beverly | Girl | 11,205 |
| 28 | Gerald | Boy | 10,750 |
| 32 | Martha | Girl | 10,652 |
| 33 | Cynthia | Girl | 10,530 |
| 29 | Bruce | Boy | 10,524 |
| 34 | Virginia | Girl | 10,407 |
| 35 | Bonnie | Girl | 10,215 |
| 30 | Wayne | Boy | 10,168 |
| 36 | Jane | Girl | 9,942 |
| 31 | Douglas | Boy | 9,893 |
| 32 | Lawrence | Boy | 9,582 |
| 33 | Gregory | Boy | 9,327 |
| 34 | Walter | Boy | 9,217 |
| 37 | Phyllis | Girl | 9,187 |
| 38 | Helen | Girl | 8,979 |
| 39 | Frances | Girl | 8,943 |
| 40 | Jean | Girl | 8,940 |
| 35 | Harold | Boy | 8,904 |
| 41 | Ann | Girl | 8,894 |
| 42 | Peggy | Girl | 8,877 |
| 43 | Connie | Girl | 8,645 |
| 36 | Peter | Boy | 8,590 |
| 37 | Jack | Boy | 8,507 |
| 44 | Ruth | Girl | 8,481 |
| 45 | Christine | Girl | 8,377 |
| 38 | Arthur | Boy | 8,255 |
| 39 | Danny | Boy | 8,069 |
| 40 | Carl | Boy | 8,051 |
| 41 | Anthony | Boy | 8,014 |
| 42 | Willie | Boy | 7,995 |
| 43 | Joe | Boy | 7,904 |
| 46 | Catherine | Girl | 7,889 |
| 44 | Jimmy | Boy | 7,881 |
| 47 | Alice | Girl | 7,849 |
| 45 | Alan | Boy | 7,823 |
| 46 | Henry | Boy | 7,808 |
| 47 | Mark | Boy | 7,773 |
| 48 | Diana | Girl | 7,622 |
| 48 | Roy | Boy | 7,560 |
| 49 | Johnny | Boy | 7,442 |
| 50 | Ralph | Boy | 7,389 |
| 49 | Gail | Girl | 7,242 |
| 50 | Elaine | Girl | 7,058 |