Popular Baby Names in 1947
The most popular baby names in 1947.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 221 | Rosemarie | Girl | 1,148 |
| 222 | Myra | Girl | 1,141 |
| 181 | Maurice | Boy | 1,140 |
| 223 | Cindy | Girl | 1,133 |
| 224 | Mattie | Girl | 1,124 |
| 182 | Kent | Boy | 1,120 |
| 183 | Rick | Boy | 1,120 |
| 184 | Karl | Boy | 1,119 |
| 185 | Chris | Boy | 1,116 |
| 186 | Oscar | Boy | 1,111 |
| 187 | Nathaniel | Boy | 1,100 |
| 188 | Terrence | Boy | 1,100 |
| 189 | Sidney | Boy | 1,099 |
| 225 | Nora | Girl | 1,096 |
| 190 | Alexander | Boy | 1,081 |
| 226 | Rosalie | Girl | 1,078 |
| 227 | Susie | Girl | 1,071 |
| 228 | Dixie | Girl | 1,063 |
| 191 | Benny | Boy | 1,061 |
| 192 | Marc | Boy | 1,061 |
| 193 | Edgar | Boy | 1,056 |
| 194 | Perry | Boy | 1,053 |
| 195 | Jessie | Boy | 1,051 |
| 229 | Minnie | Girl | 1,051 |
| 230 | Lydia | Girl | 1,050 |
| 196 | Matthew | Boy | 1,045 |
| 231 | Dora | Girl | 1,041 |
| 232 | Francine | Girl | 1,040 |
| 197 | Carlos | Boy | 1,032 |
| 198 | Willard | Boy | 1,025 |
| 233 | Bessie | Girl | 1,012 |
| 199 | Jeff | Boy | 1,007 |
| 200 | Morris | Boy | 1,002 |
| 234 | Renee | Girl | 1,001 |
| 235 | Nina | Girl | 999 |
| 201 | Elmer | Boy | 997 |
| 236 | Johnnie | Girl | 995 |
| 237 | Jeannette | Girl | 994 |
| 238 | Antoinette | Girl | 992 |
| 239 | Deloris | Girl | 990 |
| 202 | Gerard | Boy | 983 |
| 203 | Earnest | Boy | 982 |
| 240 | Trudy | Girl | 975 |
| 241 | Wendy | Girl | 974 |
| 242 | Cecilia | Girl | 973 |
| 243 | Madeline | Girl | 972 |
| 204 | Clifton | Boy | 965 |
| 205 | Randolph | Boy | 963 |
| 206 | Marion | Boy | 962 |
| 244 | Elsie | Girl | 953 |
| 207 | Clinton | Boy | 946 |
| 208 | Dana | Boy | 945 |
| 245 | Robin | Girl | 936 |
| 246 | Geneva | Girl | 925 |
| 209 | Bennie | Boy | 923 |
| 210 | Ron | Boy | 922 |
| 247 | Sharyn | Girl | 919 |
| 211 | Fredrick | Boy | 917 |
| 248 | Michelle | Girl | 914 |
| 212 | Lyle | Boy | 904 |
| 213 | Everett | Boy | 897 |
| 214 | Reginald | Boy | 896 |
| 249 | Cecelia | Girl | 890 |
| 215 | Ben | Boy | 887 |
| 216 | Ira | Boy | 884 |
| 250 | Nellie | Girl | 876 |
| 217 | Otis | Boy | 870 |
| 218 | Max | Boy | 869 |
| 251 | Ramona | Girl | 869 |
| 252 | Iris | Girl | 865 |
| 253 | Mae | Girl | 859 |
| 255 | Olivia | Girl | 857 |
| 254 | Lee | Girl | 857 |
| 219 | Virgil | Boy | 854 |
| 256 | Doreen | Girl | 853 |
| 257 | Irma | Girl | 853 |
| 258 | Marguerite | Girl | 853 |
| 259 | Cora | Girl | 848 |
| 260 | Velma | Girl | 848 |
| 261 | Betsy | Girl | 847 |
| 220 | Rex | Boy | 846 |
| 262 | Hilda | Girl | 843 |
| 263 | Naomi | Girl | 840 |
| 264 | Agnes | Girl | 839 |
| 265 | Ernestine | Girl | 838 |
| 221 | Bradley | Boy | 830 |
| 223 | Luther | Boy | 826 |
| 222 | Darryl | Boy | 826 |
| 266 | Vicky | Girl | 824 |
| 267 | Dale | Girl | 817 |
| 268 | Leona | Girl | 815 |
| 224 | Nelson | Boy | 814 |
| 270 | Viola | Girl | 813 |
| 269 | Saundra | Girl | 813 |
| 225 | Clayton | Boy | 812 |
| 226 | Rickey | Boy | 809 |
| 227 | Byron | Boy | 799 |
| 271 | Gale | Girl | 796 |
| 272 | Penelope | Girl | 796 |
| 228 | Alex | Boy | 794 |