Popular Baby Names in 1947
The most popular baby names in 1947.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 230 | Terrance | Boy | 791 |
| 229 | Mitchell | Boy | 791 |
| 231 | Ross | Boy | 790 |
| 273 | Laurie | Girl | 789 |
| 274 | Terri | Girl | 780 |
| 275 | Hattie | Girl | 779 |
| 232 | Laurence | Boy | 778 |
| 276 | Verna | Girl | 777 |
| 277 | Laurel | Girl | 775 |
| 278 | Alberta | Girl | 772 |
| 279 | Melody | Girl | 759 |
| 233 | Jesus | Boy | 757 |
| 280 | Sharron | Girl | 757 |
| 281 | Miriam | Girl | 756 |
| 234 | Dick | Boy | 755 |
| 235 | Rudy | Boy | 754 |
| 282 | Alicia | Girl | 747 |
| 236 | Jeffery | Boy | 744 |
| 283 | Shelia | Girl | 744 |
| 237 | Horace | Boy | 741 |
| 284 | Bette | Girl | 739 |
| 238 | Pete | Boy | 738 |
| 285 | Bettye | Girl | 738 |
| 239 | Ruben | Boy | 737 |
| 240 | Daryl | Boy | 735 |
| 241 | Hubert | Boy | 732 |
| 286 | Della | Girl | 732 |
| 288 | Jennie | Girl | 731 |
| 287 | Cheri | Girl | 731 |
| 242 | Antonio | Boy | 731 |
| 243 | Neal | Boy | 730 |
| 289 | Jeannie | Girl | 727 |
| 244 | Delbert | Boy | 724 |
| 245 | Pat | Boy | 720 |
| 290 | Marcella | Girl | 720 |
| 291 | Kristine | Girl | 718 |
| 292 | Dana | Girl | 716 |
| 246 | Wendell | Boy | 716 |
| 293 | Pearl | Girl | 713 |
| 294 | Lola | Girl | 710 |
| 295 | Holly | Girl | 708 |
| 247 | Ken | Boy | 707 |
| 296 | Lena | Girl | 706 |
| 297 | Eunice | Girl | 705 |
| 248 | Kerry | Boy | 704 |
| 298 | Gertrude | Girl | 702 |
| 299 | Melinda | Girl | 696 |
| 249 | Rudolph | Boy | 696 |
| 250 | Loren | Boy | 694 |
| 300 | Susanne | Girl | 693 |
| 251 | Kenny | Boy | 692 |
| 301 | Lula | Girl | 689 |
| 302 | Ginger | Girl | 684 |
| 252 | Aaron | Boy | 681 |
| 303 | Debra | Girl | 679 |
| 304 | Daisy | Girl | 678 |
| 253 | Archie | Boy | 676 |
| 254 | Jan | Boy | 676 |
| 256 | Lowell | Boy | 670 |
| 255 | Carroll | Boy | 670 |
| 257 | Brent | Boy | 669 |
| 258 | Tommie | Boy | 669 |
| 259 | Troy | Boy | 669 |
| 305 | Pam | Girl | 667 |
| 306 | Patti | Girl | 663 |
| 260 | Alton | Boy | 659 |
| 261 | Phil | Boy | 659 |
| 262 | Leland | Boy | 656 |
| 263 | Darrel | Boy | 650 |
| 307 | Bettie | Girl | 649 |
| 308 | Myrna | Girl | 646 |
| 264 | Nick | Boy | 646 |
| 265 | Rodger | Boy | 646 |
| 266 | Homer | Boy | 641 |
| 267 | Carlton | Boy | 637 |
| 268 | Edmund | Boy | 633 |
| 309 | Sondra | Girl | 631 |
| 269 | Malcolm | Boy | 630 |
| 270 | Tyrone | Boy | 629 |
| 310 | Violet | Girl | 626 |
| 271 | Oliver | Boy | 624 |
| 272 | Doyle | Boy | 620 |
| 273 | Nathan | Boy | 617 |
| 311 | Monica | Girl | 615 |
| 312 | Glenna | Girl | 613 |
| 274 | Jerald | Boy | 609 |
| 313 | Erma | Girl | 608 |
| 314 | Judi | Girl | 607 |
| 275 | Lance | Boy | 606 |
| 315 | Sallie | Girl | 605 |
| 276 | Julius | Boy | 605 |
| 316 | Laverne | Girl | 603 |
| 317 | Rhonda | Girl | 603 |
| 277 | Bryan | Boy | 602 |
| 278 | Wilbert | Boy | 601 |
| 279 | Willis | Boy | 600 |
| 280 | Isaac | Boy | 599 |
| 318 | Debbie | Girl | 598 |
| 320 | Myrtle | Girl | 596 |
| 282 | Sylvester | Boy | 596 |