Top baby names of 1947

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Linda99,693
  2. Mary71,689
  3. Patricia51,278
  4. Barbara48,800
  5. Sandra34,779
  6. Carol33,543
  7. Nancy32,445
  8. Susan31,951
  9. Sharon28,533
  10. Donna23,518
  11. Kathleen22,095
  12. Judith21,996
  13. Karen21,648
  14. Judy21,036
  15. Carolyn20,741
  16. Margaret20,102
  17. Betty18,964
  18. Diane17,775
  19. Shirley17,647
  20. Joyce15,914
  21. Brenda15,830
  22. Janice15,409
  23. Janet15,236
  24. Cheryl13,890
  25. Elizabeth13,439
  26. Dorothy12,753
  27. Gloria12,626
  28. Pamela12,398
  29. Marilyn11,881
  30. Joan11,276
  31. Beverly11,205
  32. Martha10,652
  33. Cynthia10,530
  34. Virginia10,407
  35. Bonnie10,215
  36. Jane9,942
  37. Phyllis9,187
  38. Helen8,979
  39. Frances8,943
  40. Jean8,940
  41. Ann8,894
  42. Peggy8,877
  43. Connie8,645
  44. Ruth8,481
  45. Christine8,377
  46. Catherine7,889
  47. Alice7,849
  48. Diana7,622
  49. Gail7,242
  50. Elaine7,058

Boys

  1. James94,763
  2. Robert91,654
  3. John88,321
  4. William67,001
  5. Richard58,531
  6. David57,809
  7. Michael50,505
  8. Thomas44,840
  9. Charles40,779
  10. Larry34,945
  11. Ronald34,900
  12. Gary30,030
  13. Donald28,260
  14. Joseph27,521
  15. Kenneth24,584
  16. George23,913
  17. Dennis23,686
  18. Paul22,793
  19. Edward20,539
  20. Jerry18,791
  21. Stephen15,328
  22. Daniel15,189
  23. Frank13,995
  24. Steven13,529
  25. Roger12,760
  26. Terry12,751
  27. Raymond12,352
  28. Gerald10,750
  29. Bruce10,524
  30. Wayne10,168
  31. Douglas9,893
  32. Lawrence9,582
  33. Gregory9,327
  34. Walter9,217
  35. Harold8,904
  36. Peter8,590
  37. Jack8,507
  38. Arthur8,255
  39. Danny8,069
  40. Carl8,051
  41. Anthony8,014
  42. Willie7,995
  43. Joe7,904
  44. Jimmy7,881
  45. Alan7,823
  46. Henry7,808
  47. Mark7,773
  48. Roy7,560
  49. Johnny7,442
  50. Ralph7,389