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The most popular names in 1947

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‹ 19461948 ›

Top 100 girls' names

  1. #1Linda99,692
  2. #2Mary71,690
  3. #3Patricia51,278
  4. #4Barbara48,800
  5. #5Sandra34,779
  6. #6Carol33,543
  7. #7Nancy32,445
  8. #8Susan31,952
  9. #9Sharon28,533
  10. #10Donna23,517
  11. #11Kathleen22,095
  12. #12Judith21,996
  13. #13Karen21,648
  14. #14Judy21,037
  15. #15Carolyn20,742
  16. #16Margaret20,101
  17. #17Betty18,966
  18. #18Diane17,775
  19. #19Shirley17,648
  20. #20Joyce15,915
  21. #21Brenda15,830
  22. #22Janice15,409
  23. #23Janet15,236
  24. #24Cheryl13,890
  25. #25Elizabeth13,440
  26. #26Dorothy12,753
  27. #27Gloria12,627
  28. #28Pamela12,398
  29. #29Marilyn11,881
  30. #30Joan11,277
  31. #31Beverly11,205
  32. #32Martha10,651
  33. #33Cynthia10,530
  34. #34Virginia10,407
  35. #35Bonnie10,214
  36. #36Jane9,943
  37. #37Phyllis9,187
  38. #38Helen8,979
  39. #39Frances8,943
  40. #40Jean8,940
  41. #41Ann8,894
  42. #42Peggy8,877
  43. #43Connie8,645
  44. #44Ruth8,482
  45. #45Christine8,379
  46. #46Catherine7,889
  47. #47Alice7,849
  48. #48Diana7,622
  49. #49Gail7,242
  50. #50Elaine7,059
  51. #51Jo6,724
  52. #52Rebecca6,333
  53. #53Suzanne6,231
  54. #54Paula6,102
  55. #55Kathryn6,091
  56. #56Joanne6,062
  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. #76Katherine4,884
  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. #94Anne4,187
  96. #96Glenda4,156
  97. #97Sylvia4,100
  98. #98Maureen4,085
  99. #99Louise4,050
  100. #100Constance3,894

Top 100 boys' names

  1. #1James94,767
  2. #2Robert91,655
  3. #3John88,324
  4. #4William67,002
  5. #5Richard58,532
  6. #6David57,810
  7. #7Michael50,506
  8. #8Thomas44,842
  9. #9Charles40,781
  10. #10Larry34,946
  11. #11Ronald34,899
  12. #12Gary30,029
  13. #13Donald28,260
  14. #14Joseph27,520
  15. #15Kenneth24,586
  16. #16George23,916
  17. #17Dennis23,686
  18. #18Paul22,796
  19. #19Edward20,539
  20. #20Jerry18,794
  21. #21Stephen15,328
  22. #22Daniel15,189
  23. #23Frank13,994
  24. #24Steven13,528
  25. #25Roger12,760
  26. #26Terry12,751
  27. #27Raymond12,352
  28. #28Gerald10,750
  29. #29Bruce10,524
  30. #30Wayne10,169
  31. #31Douglas9,895
  32. #32Lawrence9,582
  33. #33Gregory9,327
  34. #34Walter9,218
  35. #35Harold8,904
  36. #36Peter8,590
  37. #37Jack8,507
  38. #38Arthur8,255
  39. #39Danny8,069
  40. #40Carl8,050
  41. #41Anthony8,014
  42. #42Willie7,997
  43. #43Joe7,904
  44. #44Jimmy7,881
  45. #45Alan7,823
  46. #46Henry7,807
  47. #47Mark7,773
  48. #48Roy7,560
  49. #49Johnny7,441
  50. #50Ralph7,389
  51. #51Billy6,933
  52. #52Timothy6,747
  53. #53Patrick6,622
  54. #54Harry6,515
  55. #55Albert6,462
  56. #56Fred6,392
  57. #57Philip6,235
  58. #58Steve6,231
  59. #59Eugene6,178
  60. #60Bobby6,116
  61. #61Ronnie6,110
  62. #62Howard6,061
  63. #63Dale5,936
  64. #64Louis5,778
  65. #65Mike5,750
  66. #66Jeffrey5,665
  67. #67Stanley5,501
  68. #68Barry5,472
  69. #69Russell5,270
  70. #70Glenn5,157
  71. #71Leonard5,155
  72. #72Samuel5,110
  73. #73Allen5,075
  74. #74Phillip4,789
  75. #75Ernest4,787
  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. #84Francis4,208
  85. #85Melvin4,169
  86. #86Don4,007
  87. #87Tom3,922
  88. #88Clarence3,921
  89. #89Marvin3,773
  90. #90Martin3,724
  91. #91Keith3,684
  92. #92Lee3,676
  93. #93Craig3,640
  94. #94Rodney3,564
  95. #95Brian3,450
  96. #96Alfred3,417
  97. #97Ray3,379
  98. #98Leroy3,347
  99. #99Curtis3,037
  100. #100Bernard2,994