Popular Baby Names in 1947

The most popular baby names in 1947.

All Girls Boys
Rank Name Gender Count
1 James Boy 94,763
2 Robert Boy 91,654
3 John Boy 88,321
4 William Boy 67,001
5 Richard Boy 58,531
6 David Boy 57,809
7 Michael Boy 50,505
8 Thomas Boy 44,840
9 Charles Boy 40,779
10 Larry Boy 34,945
11 Ronald Boy 34,900
12 Gary Boy 30,030
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
18 Paul Boy 22,793
19 Edward Boy 20,539
20 Jerry Boy 18,791
21 Stephen Boy 15,328
22 Daniel Boy 15,189
23 Frank Boy 13,995
24 Steven Boy 13,529
25 Roger Boy 12,760
26 Terry Boy 12,751
27 Raymond Boy 12,352
28 Gerald Boy 10,750
29 Bruce Boy 10,524
30 Wayne Boy 10,168
31 Douglas Boy 9,893
32 Lawrence Boy 9,582
33 Gregory Boy 9,327
34 Walter Boy 9,217
35 Harold Boy 8,904
36 Peter Boy 8,590
37 Jack Boy 8,507
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
44 Jimmy Boy 7,881
45 Alan Boy 7,823
46 Henry Boy 7,808
47 Mark Boy 7,773
48 Roy Boy 7,560
49 Johnny Boy 7,442
50 Ralph Boy 7,389
51 Billy Boy 6,932
52 Timothy Boy 6,747
53 Patrick Boy 6,621
54 Harry Boy 6,515
55 Albert Boy 6,462
56 Fred Boy 6,392
57 Philip Boy 6,236
58 Steve Boy 6,231
59 Eugene Boy 6,178
60 Bobby Boy 6,116
61 Ronnie Boy 6,109
62 Howard Boy 6,061
63 Dale Boy 5,936
64 Louis Boy 5,778
65 Mike Boy 5,750
66 Jeffrey Boy 5,666
67 Stanley Boy 5,502
68 Barry Boy 5,472
69 Russell Boy 5,270
70 Glenn Boy 5,157
71 Leonard Boy 5,157
72 Samuel Boy 5,109
73 Allen Boy 5,075
74 Phillip Boy 4,789
75 Ernest Boy 4,786
76 Bill Boy 4,681
77 Jim Boy 4,640
78 Frederick Boy 4,637
79 Tommy Boy 4,594
80 Eddie Boy 4,457
81 Norman Boy 4,410
82 Andrew Boy 4,346
83 Earl Boy 4,242
84 Francis Boy 4,207
85 Melvin Boy 4,168
86 Don Boy 4,005
87 Tom Boy 3,922
88 Clarence Boy 3,920
89 Marvin Boy 3,773
90 Martin Boy 3,724
91 Keith Boy 3,683
92 Lee Boy 3,676
93 Craig Boy 3,640
94 Rodney Boy 3,564
95 Brian Boy 3,450
96 Alfred Boy 3,417
97 Ray Boy 3,378
98 Leroy Boy 3,347
99 Curtis Boy 3,037
100 Bernard Boy 2,994