Popular Baby Names in 1947
The most popular baby names in 1947.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | Girl | 99,693 |
| 2 | Mary | Girl | 71,689 |
| 3 | Patricia | Girl | 51,278 |
| 4 | Barbara | Girl | 48,800 |
| 5 | Sandra | Girl | 34,779 |
| 6 | Carol | Girl | 33,543 |
| 7 | Nancy | Girl | 32,445 |
| 8 | Susan | Girl | 31,951 |
| 9 | Sharon | Girl | 28,533 |
| 10 | Donna | Girl | 23,518 |
| 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 |
| 16 | Margaret | Girl | 20,102 |
| 17 | Betty | Girl | 18,964 |
| 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 |
| 23 | Janet | Girl | 15,236 |
| 24 | Cheryl | Girl | 13,890 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | Girl | 13,439 |
| 26 | Dorothy | Girl | 12,753 |
| 27 | Gloria | Girl | 12,626 |
| 28 | Pamela | Girl | 12,398 |
| 29 | Marilyn | Girl | 11,881 |
| 30 | Joan | Girl | 11,276 |
| 31 | Beverly | Girl | 11,205 |
| 32 | Martha | Girl | 10,652 |
| 33 | Cynthia | Girl | 10,530 |
| 34 | Virginia | Girl | 10,407 |
| 35 | Bonnie | Girl | 10,215 |
| 36 | Jane | Girl | 9,942 |
| 37 | Phyllis | Girl | 9,187 |
| 38 | Helen | Girl | 8,979 |
| 39 | Frances | Girl | 8,943 |
| 40 | Jean | Girl | 8,940 |
| 41 | Ann | Girl | 8,894 |
| 42 | Peggy | Girl | 8,877 |
| 43 | Connie | Girl | 8,645 |
| 44 | Ruth | Girl | 8,481 |
| 45 | Christine | Girl | 8,377 |
| 46 | Catherine | Girl | 7,889 |
| 47 | Alice | Girl | 7,849 |
| 48 | Diana | Girl | 7,622 |
| 49 | Gail | Girl | 7,242 |
| 50 | Elaine | Girl | 7,058 |
| 51 | Jo | Girl | 6,724 |
| 52 | Rebecca | Girl | 6,333 |
| 53 | Suzanne | Girl | 6,231 |
| 54 | Paula | Girl | 6,102 |
| 55 | Kathryn | Girl | 6,091 |
| 56 | Joanne | Girl | 6,063 |
| 57 | Marie | Girl | 6,057 |
| 58 | Doris | Girl | 6,029 |
| 59 | Jacqueline | Girl | 6,011 |
| 60 | Rita | Girl | 5,982 |
| 61 | Ellen | Girl | 5,856 |
| 62 | Deborah | Girl | 5,837 |
| 63 | Lois | Girl | 5,717 |
| 64 | Kathy | Girl | 5,697 |
| 65 | Rose | Girl | 5,654 |
| 66 | Wanda | Girl | 5,649 |
| 67 | Sherry | Girl | 5,579 |
| 68 | Charlotte | Girl | 5,386 |
| 69 | Sue | Girl | 5,306 |
| 70 | Sally | Girl | 5,265 |
| 71 | Darlene | Girl | 5,255 |
| 72 | Evelyn | Girl | 5,243 |
| 73 | Sheila | Girl | 5,095 |
| 74 | Laura | Girl | 5,051 |
| 75 | Lynn | Girl | 4,994 |
| 76 | Katherine | Girl | 4,885 |
| 77 | Lynda | Girl | 4,840 |
| 78 | Geraldine | Girl | 4,811 |
| 79 | Maria | Girl | 4,712 |
| 80 | Rosemary | Girl | 4,542 |
| 81 | Marcia | Girl | 4,472 |
| 82 | Norma | Girl | 4,425 |
| 83 | Dianne | Girl | 4,415 |
| 84 | Lorraine | Girl | 4,414 |
| 85 | Theresa | Girl | 4,390 |
| 86 | Jeanne | Girl | 4,364 |
| 87 | Patsy | Girl | 4,344 |
| 88 | Marsha | Girl | 4,339 |
| 89 | Joann | Girl | 4,276 |
| 90 | Roberta | Girl | 4,261 |
| 91 | Eileen | Girl | 4,251 |
| 92 | Anna | Girl | 4,238 |
| 93 | Sarah | Girl | 4,223 |
| 94 | Anita | Girl | 4,187 |
| 95 | Anne | Girl | 4,187 |
| 96 | Glenda | Girl | 4,156 |
| 97 | Sylvia | Girl | 4,100 |
| 98 | Maureen | Girl | 4,085 |
| 99 | Louise | Girl | 4,050 |
| 100 | Constance | Girl | 3,894 |