Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1947
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(94,763) |
James |
94,763 |
| 2(91,654) |
Robert |
91,654 |
| 3(88,321) |
John |
88,321 |
| 4(67,001) |
William |
67,001 |
| 5(58,531) |
Richard |
58,531 |
| 6(57,809) |
David |
57,809 |
| 7(50,505) |
Michael |
50,505 |
| 8(44,840) |
Thomas |
44,840 |
| 9(40,779) |
Charles |
40,779 |
| 10(34,945) |
Larry |
34,945 |
| 11(34,900) |
Ronald |
34,900 |
| 12(30,030) |
Gary |
30,030 |
| 13(28,260) |
Donald |
28,260 |
| 14(27,521) |
Joseph |
27,521 |
| 15(24,584) |
Kenneth |
24,584 |
| 16(23,913) |
George |
23,913 |
| 17(23,686) |
Dennis |
23,686 |
| 18(22,793) |
Paul |
22,793 |
| 19(20,539) |
Edward |
20,539 |
| 20(18,791) |
Jerry |
18,791 |
| 21(15,328) |
Stephen |
15,328 |
| 22(15,189) |
Daniel |
15,189 |
| 23(13,995) |
Frank |
13,995 |
| 24(13,529) |
Steven |
13,529 |
| 25(12,760) |
Roger |
12,760 |
| 26(12,751) |
Terry |
12,751 |
| 27(12,352) |
Raymond |
12,352 |
| 28(10,750) |
Gerald |
10,750 |
| 29(10,524) |
Bruce |
10,524 |
| 30(10,168) |
Wayne |
10,168 |
| 31(9,893) |
Douglas |
9,893 |
| 32(9,582) |
Lawrence |
9,582 |
| 33(9,327) |
Gregory |
9,327 |
| 34(9,217) |
Walter |
9,217 |
| 35(8,904) |
Harold |
8,904 |
| 36(8,590) |
Peter |
8,590 |
| 37(8,507) |
Jack |
8,507 |
| 38(8,255) |
Arthur |
8,255 |
| 39(8,069) |
Danny |
8,069 |
| 40(8,051) |
Carl |
8,051 |
| 41(8,014) |
Anthony |
8,014 |
| 42(7,995) |
Willie |
7,995 |
| 43(7,904) |
Joe |
7,904 |
| 44(7,881) |
Jimmy |
7,881 |
| 45(7,823) |
Alan |
7,823 |
| 46(7,808) |
Henry |
7,808 |
| 47(7,773) |
Mark |
7,773 |
| 48(7,560) |
Roy |
7,560 |
| 49(7,442) |
Johnny |
7,442 |
| 50(7,389) |
Ralph |
7,389 |
| 51(6,932) |
Billy |
6,932 |
| 52(6,747) |
Timothy |
6,747 |
| 53(6,621) |
Patrick |
6,621 |
| 54(6,515) |
Harry |
6,515 |
| 55(6,462) |
Albert |
6,462 |
| 56(6,392) |
Fred |
6,392 |
| 57(6,236) |
Philip |
6,236 |
| 58(6,231) |
Steve |
6,231 |
| 59(6,178) |
Eugene |
6,178 |
| 60(6,116) |
Bobby |
6,116 |
| 61(6,109) |
Ronnie |
6,109 |
| 62(6,061) |
Howard |
6,061 |
| 63(5,936) |
Dale |
5,936 |
| 64(5,778) |
Louis |
5,778 |
| 65(5,750) |
Mike |
5,750 |
| 66(5,666) |
Jeffrey |
5,666 |
| 67(5,502) |
Stanley |
5,502 |
| 68(5,472) |
Barry |
5,472 |
| 69(5,270) |
Russell |
5,270 |
| 70(5,157) |
Glenn |
5,157 |
| 70(5,157) |
Leonard |
5,157 |
| 72(5,109) |
Samuel |
5,109 |
| 73(5,075) |
Allen |
5,075 |
| 74(4,789) |
Phillip |
4,789 |
| 75(4,786) |
Ernest |
4,786 |
| 76(4,681) |
Bill |
4,681 |
| 77(4,640) |
Jim |
4,640 |
| 78(4,637) |
Frederick |
4,637 |
| 79(4,594) |
Tommy |
4,594 |
| 80(4,457) |
Eddie |
4,457 |
| 81(4,410) |
Norman |
4,410 |
| 82(4,346) |
Andrew |
4,346 |
| 83(4,242) |
Earl |
4,242 |
| 84(4,207) |
Francis |
4,207 |
| 85(4,168) |
Melvin |
4,168 |
| 86(4,005) |
Don |
4,005 |
| 87(3,922) |
Tom |
3,922 |
| 88(3,920) |
Clarence |
3,920 |
| 89(3,773) |
Marvin |
3,773 |
| 90(3,724) |
Martin |
3,724 |
| 91(3,683) |
Keith |
3,683 |
| 92(3,676) |
Lee |
3,676 |
| 93(3,640) |
Craig |
3,640 |
| 94(3,564) |
Rodney |
3,564 |
| 95(3,450) |
Brian |
3,450 |
| 96(3,417) |
Alfred |
3,417 |
| 97(3,378) |
Ray |
3,378 |
| 98(3,347) |
Leroy |
3,347 |
| 99(3,037) |
Curtis |
3,037 |
| 100(2,994) |
Bernard |
2,994 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(99,693) |
Linda |
99,693 |
| 2(71,689) |
Mary |
71,689 |
| 3(51,278) |
Patricia |
51,278 |
| 4(48,800) |
Barbara |
48,800 |
| 5(34,779) |
Sandra |
34,779 |
| 6(33,543) |
Carol |
33,543 |
| 7(32,445) |
Nancy |
32,445 |
| 8(31,951) |
Susan |
31,951 |
| 9(28,533) |
Sharon |
28,533 |
| 10(23,518) |
Donna |
23,518 |
| 11(22,095) |
Kathleen |
22,095 |
| 12(21,996) |
Judith |
21,996 |
| 13(21,648) |
Karen |
21,648 |
| 14(21,036) |
Judy |
21,036 |
| 15(20,741) |
Carolyn |
20,741 |
| 16(20,102) |
Margaret |
20,102 |
| 17(18,964) |
Betty |
18,964 |
| 18(17,775) |
Diane |
17,775 |
| 19(17,647) |
Shirley |
17,647 |
| 20(15,914) |
Joyce |
15,914 |
| 21(15,830) |
Brenda |
15,830 |
| 22(15,409) |
Janice |
15,409 |
| 23(15,236) |
Janet |
15,236 |
| 24(13,890) |
Cheryl |
13,890 |
| 25(13,439) |
Elizabeth |
13,439 |
| 26(12,753) |
Dorothy |
12,753 |
| 27(12,626) |
Gloria |
12,626 |
| 28(12,398) |
Pamela |
12,398 |
| 29(11,881) |
Marilyn |
11,881 |
| 30(11,276) |
Joan |
11,276 |
| 31(11,205) |
Beverly |
11,205 |
| 32(10,652) |
Martha |
10,652 |
| 33(10,530) |
Cynthia |
10,530 |
| 34(10,407) |
Virginia |
10,407 |
| 35(10,215) |
Bonnie |
10,215 |
| 36(9,942) |
Jane |
9,942 |
| 37(9,187) |
Phyllis |
9,187 |
| 38(8,979) |
Helen |
8,979 |
| 39(8,943) |
Frances |
8,943 |
| 40(8,940) |
Jean |
8,940 |
| 41(8,894) |
Ann |
8,894 |
| 42(8,877) |
Peggy |
8,877 |
| 43(8,645) |
Connie |
8,645 |
| 44(8,481) |
Ruth |
8,481 |
| 45(8,377) |
Christine |
8,377 |
| 46(7,889) |
Catherine |
7,889 |
| 47(7,849) |
Alice |
7,849 |
| 48(7,622) |
Diana |
7,622 |
| 49(7,242) |
Gail |
7,242 |
| 50(7,058) |
Elaine |
7,058 |
| 51(6,724) |
Jo |
6,724 |
| 52(6,333) |
Rebecca |
6,333 |
| 53(6,231) |
Suzanne |
6,231 |
| 54(6,102) |
Paula |
6,102 |
| 55(6,091) |
Kathryn |
6,091 |
| 56(6,063) |
Joanne |
6,063 |
| 57(6,057) |
Marie |
6,057 |
| 58(6,029) |
Doris |
6,029 |
| 59(6,011) |
Jacqueline |
6,011 |
| 60(5,982) |
Rita |
5,982 |
| 61(5,856) |
Ellen |
5,856 |
| 62(5,837) |
Deborah |
5,837 |
| 63(5,717) |
Lois |
5,717 |
| 64(5,697) |
Kathy |
5,697 |
| 65(5,654) |
Rose |
5,654 |
| 66(5,649) |
Wanda |
5,649 |
| 67(5,579) |
Sherry |
5,579 |
| 68(5,386) |
Charlotte |
5,386 |
| 69(5,306) |
Sue |
5,306 |
| 70(5,265) |
Sally |
5,265 |
| 71(5,255) |
Darlene |
5,255 |
| 72(5,243) |
Evelyn |
5,243 |
| 73(5,095) |
Sheila |
5,095 |
| 74(5,051) |
Laura |
5,051 |
| 75(4,994) |
Lynn |
4,994 |
| 76(4,885) |
Katherine |
4,885 |
| 77(4,840) |
Lynda |
4,840 |
| 78(4,811) |
Geraldine |
4,811 |
| 79(4,712) |
Maria |
4,712 |
| 80(4,542) |
Rosemary |
4,542 |
| 81(4,472) |
Marcia |
4,472 |
| 82(4,425) |
Norma |
4,425 |
| 83(4,415) |
Dianne |
4,415 |
| 84(4,414) |
Lorraine |
4,414 |
| 85(4,390) |
Theresa |
4,390 |
| 86(4,364) |
Jeanne |
4,364 |
| 87(4,344) |
Patsy |
4,344 |
| 88(4,339) |
Marsha |
4,339 |
| 89(4,276) |
Joann |
4,276 |
| 90(4,261) |
Roberta |
4,261 |
| 91(4,251) |
Eileen |
4,251 |
| 92(4,238) |
Anna |
4,238 |
| 93(4,223) |
Sarah |
4,223 |
| 94(4,187) |
Anita |
4,187 |
| 94(4,187) |
Anne |
4,187 |
| 96(4,156) |
Glenda |
4,156 |
| 97(4,100) |
Sylvia |
4,100 |
| 98(4,085) |
Maureen |
4,085 |
| 99(4,050) |
Louise |
4,050 |
| 100(3,894) |
Constance |
3,894 |
