Top baby names of 1947

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1947, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1James94,763
  2. 2Robert91,654
  3. 3John88,321
  4. 4William67,001
  5. 5Richard58,531
  6. 6David57,809
  7. 7Michael50,505
  8. 8Thomas44,840
  9. 9Charles40,779
  10. 10Larry34,945
  11. 11Ronald34,900
  12. 12Gary30,030
  13. 13Donald28,260
  14. 14Joseph27,521
  15. 15Kenneth24,584
  16. 16George23,913
  17. 17Dennis23,686
  18. 18Paul22,793
  19. 19Edward20,539
  20. 20Jerry18,791
  21. 21Stephen15,328
  22. 22Daniel15,189
  23. 23Frank13,995
  24. 24Steven13,529
  25. 25Roger12,760
  26. 26Terry12,751
  27. 27Raymond12,352
  28. 28Gerald10,750
  29. 29Bruce10,524
  30. 30Wayne10,168
  31. 31Douglas9,893
  32. 32Lawrence9,582
  33. 33Gregory9,327
  34. 34Walter9,217
  35. 35Harold8,904
  36. 36Peter8,590
  37. 37Jack8,507
  38. 38Arthur8,255
  39. 39Danny8,069
  40. 40Carl8,051
  41. 41Anthony8,014
  42. 42Willie7,995
  43. 43Joe7,904
  44. 44Jimmy7,881
  45. 45Alan7,823
  46. 46Henry7,808
  47. 47Mark7,773
  48. 48Roy7,560
  49. 49Johnny7,442
  50. 50Ralph7,389
  51. 51Billy6,932
  52. 52Timothy6,747
  53. 53Patrick6,621
  54. 54Harry6,515
  55. 55Albert6,462
  56. 56Fred6,392
  57. 57Philip6,236
  58. 58Steve6,231
  59. 59Eugene6,178
  60. 60Bobby6,116
  61. 61Ronnie6,109
  62. 62Howard6,061
  63. 63Dale5,936
  64. 64Louis5,778
  65. 65Mike5,750
  66. 66Jeffrey5,666
  67. 67Stanley5,502
  68. 68Barry5,472
  69. 69Russell5,270
  70. 70Glenn5,157
  71. 71Leonard5,157
  72. 72Samuel5,109
  73. 73Allen5,075
  74. 74Phillip4,789
  75. 75Ernest4,786
  76. 76Bill4,681
  77. 77Jim4,640
  78. 78Frederick4,637
  79. 79Tommy4,594
  80. 80Eddie4,457
  81. 81Norman4,410
  82. 82Andrew4,346
  83. 83Earl4,242
  84. 84Francis4,207
  85. 85Melvin4,168
  86. 86Don4,005
  87. 87Tom3,922
  88. 88Clarence3,920
  89. 89Marvin3,773
  90. 90Martin3,724
  91. 91Keith3,683
  92. 92Lee3,676
  93. 93Craig3,640
  94. 94Rodney3,564
  95. 95Brian3,450
  96. 96Alfred3,417
  97. 97Ray3,378
  98. 98Leroy3,347
  99. 99Curtis3,037
  100. 100Bernard2,994

Top girl names

  1. 1Linda99,693
  2. 2Mary71,689
  3. 3Patricia51,278
  4. 4Barbara48,800
  5. 5Sandra34,779
  6. 6Carol33,543
  7. 7Nancy32,445
  8. 8Susan31,951
  9. 9Sharon28,533
  10. 10Donna23,518
  11. 11Kathleen22,095
  12. 12Judith21,996
  13. 13Karen21,648
  14. 14Judy21,036
  15. 15Carolyn20,741
  16. 16Margaret20,102
  17. 17Betty18,964
  18. 18Diane17,775
  19. 19Shirley17,647
  20. 20Joyce15,914
  21. 21Brenda15,830
  22. 22Janice15,409
  23. 23Janet15,236
  24. 24Cheryl13,890
  25. 25Elizabeth13,439
  26. 26Dorothy12,753
  27. 27Gloria12,626
  28. 28Pamela12,398
  29. 29Marilyn11,881
  30. 30Joan11,276
  31. 31Beverly11,205
  32. 32Martha10,652
  33. 33Cynthia10,530
  34. 34Virginia10,407
  35. 35Bonnie10,215
  36. 36Jane9,942
  37. 37Phyllis9,187
  38. 38Helen8,979
  39. 39Frances8,943
  40. 40Jean8,940
  41. 41Ann8,894
  42. 42Peggy8,877
  43. 43Connie8,645
  44. 44Ruth8,481
  45. 45Christine8,377
  46. 46Catherine7,889
  47. 47Alice7,849
  48. 48Diana7,622
  49. 49Gail7,242
  50. 50Elaine7,058
  51. 51Jo6,724
  52. 52Rebecca6,333
  53. 53Suzanne6,231
  54. 54Paula6,102
  55. 55Kathryn6,091
  56. 56Joanne6,063
  57. 57Marie6,057
  58. 58Doris6,029
  59. 59Jacqueline6,011
  60. 60Rita5,982
  61. 61Ellen5,856
  62. 62Deborah5,837
  63. 63Lois5,717
  64. 64Kathy5,697
  65. 65Rose5,654
  66. 66Wanda5,649
  67. 67Sherry5,579
  68. 68Charlotte5,386
  69. 69Sue5,306
  70. 70Sally5,265
  71. 71Darlene5,255
  72. 72Evelyn5,243
  73. 73Sheila5,095
  74. 74Laura5,051
  75. 75Lynn4,994
  76. 76Katherine4,885
  77. 77Lynda4,840
  78. 78Geraldine4,811
  79. 79Maria4,712
  80. 80Rosemary4,542
  81. 81Marcia4,472
  82. 82Norma4,425
  83. 83Dianne4,415
  84. 84Lorraine4,414
  85. 85Theresa4,390
  86. 86Jeanne4,364
  87. 87Patsy4,344
  88. 88Marsha4,339
  89. 89Joann4,276
  90. 90Roberta4,261
  91. 91Eileen4,251
  92. 92Anna4,238
  93. 93Sarah4,223
  94. 94Anita4,187
  95. 95Anne4,187
  96. 96Glenda4,156
  97. 97Sylvia4,100
  98. 98Maureen4,085
  99. 99Louise4,050
  100. 100Constance3,894