Most Popular Baby Names of 1947

In 1947, Linda (99,693 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and James (94,763 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1947
Rank	Name	Births
1	James	94,763
2	Robert	91,654
3	John	88,321
4	William	67,001
5	Richard	58,531
6	David	57,809
7	Michael	50,505
8	Thomas	44,840
9	Charles	40,779
10	Larry	34,945
11	Ronald	34,900
12	Gary	30,030
13	Donald	28,260
14	Joseph	27,521
15	Kenneth	24,584
16	George	23,913
17	Dennis	23,686
18	Paul	22,793
19	Edward	20,539
20	Jerry	18,791
21	Stephen	15,328
22	Daniel	15,189
23	Frank	13,995
24	Steven	13,529
25	Roger	12,760
26	Terry	12,751
27	Raymond	12,352
28	Gerald	10,750
29	Bruce	10,524
30	Wayne	10,168
31	Douglas	9,893
32	Lawrence	9,582
33	Gregory	9,327
34	Walter	9,217
35	Harold	8,904
36	Peter	8,590
37	Jack	8,507
38	Arthur	8,255
39	Danny	8,069
40	Carl	8,051
41	Anthony	8,014
42	Willie	7,995
43	Joe	7,904
44	Jimmy	7,881
45	Alan	7,823
46	Henry	7,808
47	Mark	7,773
48	Roy	7,560
49	Johnny	7,442
50	Ralph	7,389
51	Billy	6,932
52	Timothy	6,747
53	Patrick	6,621
54	Harry	6,515
55	Albert	6,462
56	Fred	6,392
57	Philip	6,236
58	Steve	6,231
59	Eugene	6,178
60	Bobby	6,116
61	Ronnie	6,109
62	Howard	6,061
63	Dale	5,936
64	Louis	5,778
65	Mike	5,750
66	Jeffrey	5,666
67	Stanley	5,502
68	Barry	5,472
69	Russell	5,270
70	Glenn	5,157
70	Leonard	5,157
72	Samuel	5,109
73	Allen	5,075
74	Phillip	4,789
75	Ernest	4,786
76	Bill	4,681
77	Jim	4,640
78	Frederick	4,637
79	Tommy	4,594
80	Eddie	4,457
81	Norman	4,410
82	Andrew	4,346
83	Earl	4,242
84	Francis	4,207
85	Melvin	4,168
86	Don	4,005
87	Tom	3,922
88	Clarence	3,920
89	Marvin	3,773
90	Martin	3,724
91	Keith	3,683
92	Lee	3,676
93	Craig	3,640
94	Rodney	3,564
95	Brian	3,450
96	Alfred	3,417
97	Ray	3,378
98	Leroy	3,347
99	Curtis	3,037
100	Bernard	2,994

Full Boy list for 1947

Top 100 girl names, 1947
Rank	Name	Births
1	Linda	99,693
2	Mary	71,689
3	Patricia	51,278
4	Barbara	48,800
5	Sandra	34,779
6	Carol	33,543
7	Nancy	32,445
8	Susan	31,951
9	Sharon	28,533
10	Donna	23,518
11	Kathleen	22,095
12	Judith	21,996
13	Karen	21,648
14	Judy	21,036
15	Carolyn	20,741
16	Margaret	20,102
17	Betty	18,964
18	Diane	17,775
19	Shirley	17,647
20	Joyce	15,914
21	Brenda	15,830
22	Janice	15,409
23	Janet	15,236
24	Cheryl	13,890
25	Elizabeth	13,439
26	Dorothy	12,753
27	Gloria	12,626
28	Pamela	12,398
29	Marilyn	11,881
30	Joan	11,276
31	Beverly	11,205
32	Martha	10,652
33	Cynthia	10,530
34	Virginia	10,407
35	Bonnie	10,215
36	Jane	9,942
37	Phyllis	9,187
38	Helen	8,979
39	Frances	8,943
40	Jean	8,940
41	Ann	8,894
42	Peggy	8,877
43	Connie	8,645
44	Ruth	8,481
45	Christine	8,377
46	Catherine	7,889
47	Alice	7,849
48	Diana	7,622
49	Gail	7,242
50	Elaine	7,058
51	Jo	6,724
52	Rebecca	6,333
53	Suzanne	6,231
54	Paula	6,102
55	Kathryn	6,091
56	Joanne	6,063
57	Marie	6,057
58	Doris	6,029
59	Jacqueline	6,011
60	Rita	5,982
61	Ellen	5,856
62	Deborah	5,837
63	Lois	5,717
64	Kathy	5,697
65	Rose	5,654
66	Wanda	5,649
67	Sherry	5,579
68	Charlotte	5,386
69	Sue	5,306
70	Sally	5,265
71	Darlene	5,255
72	Evelyn	5,243
73	Sheila	5,095
74	Laura	5,051
75	Lynn	4,994
76	Katherine	4,885
77	Lynda	4,840
78	Geraldine	4,811
79	Maria	4,712
80	Rosemary	4,542
81	Marcia	4,472
82	Norma	4,425
83	Dianne	4,415
84	Lorraine	4,414
85	Theresa	4,390
86	Jeanne	4,364
87	Patsy	4,344
88	Marsha	4,339
89	Joann	4,276
90	Roberta	4,261
91	Eileen	4,251
92	Anna	4,238
93	Sarah	4,223
94	Anita	4,187
94	Anne	4,187
96	Glenda	4,156
97	Sylvia	4,100
98	Maureen	4,085
99	Louise	4,050
100	Constance	3,894

Full Girl list for 1947

Biggest movers since 1946

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1946 to 1947
Name	Births 1946	Births 1947	Change	Rank 1946 → 1947
Gregory	5,672	9,327	+64%	56 → 33
Randy	1,637	2,501	+53%	148 → 116
Steven	8,878	13,529	+52%	28 → 24
Kevin	1,035	1,549	+50%	179 → 160
Craig	2,471	3,640	+47%	108 → 93
Mark	5,331	7,773	+46%	58 → 47
Christopher	1,599	2,273	+42%	150 → 127
Jeffrey	4,125	5,666	+37%	78 → 66
Steve	4,568	6,231	+36%	69 → 58
Randall	2,064	2,785	+35%	123 → 106

Falling boy names, 1946 to 1947
Name	Births 1946	Births 1947	Change	Rank 1946 → 1947
Dwight	1,754	1,542	-12%	137 → 161
Leroy	3,471	3,347	-4%	90 → 98
Willard	1,057	1,025	-3%	177 → 198
Don	4,111	4,005	-3%	79 → 86
Wallace	1,209	1,190	-2%	169 → 179
Richard	58,871	58,531	-1%	5 → 5

Rising girl names, 1946 to 1947
Name	Births 1946	Births 1947	Change	Rank 1946 → 1947
Deborah	2,471	5,837	+136%	119 → 62
Linda	52,710	99,693	+89%	2 → 1
Cathy	1,623	2,859	+76%	167 → 119
Lynda	3,000	4,840	+61%	109 → 77
Janis	2,053	3,205	+56%	134 → 108
Teresa	1,834	2,810	+53%	148 → 121
Cynthia	6,895	10,530	+53%	46 → 33
Michele	1,375	1,984	+44%	187 → 148
Kathy	4,179	5,697	+36%	79 → 64
Christine	6,201	8,377	+35%	50 → 45

Falling girl names, 1946 to 1947
Name	Births 1946	Births 1947	Change	Rank 1946 → 1947
Carole	4,621	3,826	-17%	72 → 102
Paulette	2,520	2,334	-7%	117 → 134
Eleanor	1,933	1,853	-4%	139 → 158
Betty	19,710	18,964	-4%	14 → 17
Lillian	2,160	2,090	-3%	129 → 143
Lillie	1,487	1,441	-3%	178 → 191
Ida	1,389	1,347	-3%	184 → 199
Florence	1,907	1,850	-3%	146 → 159
Faye	1,422	1,383	-3%	182 → 193
Pat	1,872	1,823	-3%	147 → 164

Top 100 boy names, 1947

Rank

Name

Births

James

94,763

Robert

91,654

John

88,321

William

67,001

Richard

58,531

57,809

50,505

44,840

40,779

Larry

34,945

Ronald

34,900

Gary

30,030

28,260

27,521

24,584

23,913

23,686

22,793

20,539

Jerry

18,791

15,328

15,189

13,995

13,529

12,760

Terry

12,751

Raymond

12,352

Gerald

10,750

Bruce

10,524

Wayne

10,168

Douglas

9,893

Lawrence

9,582

Gregory

9,327

Walter

9,217

Harold

8,904

Peter

8,590

Jack

8,507

Arthur

8,255

Danny

8,069

Carl

8,051

Anthony

8,014

Willie

7,995

Joe

7,904

Jimmy

7,881

Alan

7,823

Henry

7,808

Mark

7,773

Roy

7,560

Johnny

7,442

Ralph

7,389

Billy

6,932

Timothy

6,747

Patrick

6,621

Harry

6,515

Albert

6,462

Fred

6,392

6,236

6,231

6,178

6,116

Ronnie

6,109

Howard

6,061

Dale

5,936

Louis

5,778

Mike

5,750

Jeffrey

5,666

Stanley

5,502

Barry

5,472

Russell

5,270

Glenn

5,157

Leonard

5,157

Samuel

5,109

Allen

5,075

Phillip

4,789

Ernest

4,786

Bill

4,681

Jim

4,640

Frederick

4,637

Tommy

4,594

Eddie

4,457

Norman

4,410

Andrew

4,346

Earl

4,242

Francis

4,207

Melvin

4,168

Don

4,005

Tom

3,922

3,920

3,773

3,724

3,683

Lee

3,676

Craig

3,640

Rodney

3,564

Brian

3,450

Alfred

3,417

Ray

3,378

Leroy

3,347

Curtis

3,037

100

Bernard

2,994

Top 100 girl names, 1947

Rank

Name

Births

Linda

99,693

Mary

71,689

Patricia

51,278

Barbara

48,800

Sandra

34,779

Carol

33,543

Nancy

32,445

Susan

31,951

Sharon

28,533

Donna

23,518

Kathleen

22,095

Judith

21,996

Karen

21,648

Judy

21,036

Carolyn

20,741

Margaret

20,102

Betty

18,964

Diane

17,775

Shirley

17,647

Joyce

15,914

Brenda

15,830

Janice

15,409

Janet

15,236

Cheryl

13,890

Elizabeth

13,439

Dorothy

12,753

Gloria

12,626

Pamela

12,398

Marilyn

11,881

Joan

11,276

Beverly

11,205

Martha

10,652

Cynthia

10,530

Virginia

10,407

Bonnie

10,215

Jane

9,942

Phyllis

9,187

Helen

8,979

Frances

8,943

Jean

8,940

Ann

8,894

Peggy

8,877

Connie

8,645

Ruth

8,481

Christine

8,377

Catherine

7,889

Alice

7,849

Diana

7,622

Gail

7,242

Elaine

7,058

6,724

Rebecca

6,333

Suzanne

6,231

Paula

6,102

Kathryn

6,091

Joanne

6,063

Marie

6,057

Doris

6,029

Jacqueline

6,011

Rita

5,982

Ellen

5,856

Deborah

5,837

Lois

5,717

Kathy

5,697

Rose

5,654

Wanda

5,649

Sherry

5,579

Charlotte

5,386

Sue

5,306

Sally

5,265

Darlene

5,255

Evelyn

5,243

Sheila

5,095

Laura

5,051

Lynn

4,994

Katherine

4,885

Lynda

4,840

Geraldine

4,811

Maria

4,712

Rosemary

4,542

Marcia

4,472

Norma

4,425

Dianne

4,415

Lorraine

4,414

Theresa

4,390

Jeanne

4,364

Patsy

4,344

Marsha

4,339

Joann

4,276

Roberta

4,261

4,251

4,238

4,223

4,187

4,187

Glenda

4,156

Sylvia

4,100

Maureen

4,085

Louise

4,050

100

Constance

3,894

Biggest movers since 1946

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1946 to 1947
Name	Births 1946	Births 1947	Change	Rank 1946 → 1947
Gregory	5,672	9,327	+64%	56 → 33
Randy	1,637	2,501	+53%	148 → 116
Steven	8,878	13,529	+52%	28 → 24
Kevin	1,035	1,549	+50%	179 → 160
Craig	2,471	3,640	+47%	108 → 93
Mark	5,331	7,773	+46%	58 → 47
Christopher	1,599	2,273	+42%	150 → 127
Jeffrey	4,125	5,666	+37%	78 → 66
Steve	4,568	6,231	+36%	69 → 58
Randall	2,064	2,785	+35%	123 → 106

Falling boy names, 1946 to 1947
Name	Births 1946	Births 1947	Change	Rank 1946 → 1947
Dwight	1,754	1,542	-12%	137 → 161
Leroy	3,471	3,347	-4%	90 → 98
Willard	1,057	1,025	-3%	177 → 198
Don	4,111	4,005	-3%	79 → 86
Wallace	1,209	1,190	-2%	169 → 179
Richard	58,871	58,531	-1%	5 → 5

Rising girl names, 1946 to 1947
Name	Births 1946	Births 1947	Change	Rank 1946 → 1947
Deborah	2,471	5,837	+136%	119 → 62
Linda	52,710	99,693	+89%	2 → 1
Cathy	1,623	2,859	+76%	167 → 119
Lynda	3,000	4,840	+61%	109 → 77
Janis	2,053	3,205	+56%	134 → 108
Teresa	1,834	2,810	+53%	148 → 121
Cynthia	6,895	10,530	+53%	46 → 33
Michele	1,375	1,984	+44%	187 → 148
Kathy	4,179	5,697	+36%	79 → 64
Christine	6,201	8,377	+35%	50 → 45

Falling girl names, 1946 to 1947
Name	Births 1946	Births 1947	Change	Rank 1946 → 1947
Carole	4,621	3,826	-17%	72 → 102
Paulette	2,520	2,334	-7%	117 → 134
Eleanor	1,933	1,853	-4%	139 → 158
Betty	19,710	18,964	-4%	14 → 17
Lillian	2,160	2,090	-3%	129 → 143
Lillie	1,487	1,441	-3%	178 → 191
Ida	1,389	1,347	-3%	184 → 199
Florence	1,907	1,850	-3%	146 → 159
Faye	1,422	1,383	-3%	182 → 193
Pat	1,872	1,823	-3%	147 → 164

Top 100 boy names of 1947

Top 100 girl names of 1947

Biggest movers since 1946

Top 100 boy names of 1947

Top 100 girl names of 1947

Biggest movers since 1946