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United States · 3,602,365 recorded births

Top baby names of 1947

Linda and James led the year. Climbing fast: Deborah (up 57), Cathy (up 48), Randy (up 32), Gregory (up 23).

Girls

#NameBirthsvs 1946
1 Linda 99,692 ▲ 1
2 Mary 71,690 ▼ 1
3 Patricia 51,278 ·
4 Barbara 48,800 ·
5 Sandra 34,779 ▲ 1
6 Carol 33,543 ▼ 1
7 Nancy 32,445 ·
8 Susan 31,952 ·
9 Sharon 28,533 ·
10 Donna 23,517 ▲ 3
11 Kathleen 22,095 ▲ 5
12 Judith 21,996 ▼ 2
13 Karen 21,648 ▲ 2
14 Judy 21,037 ▼ 3
15 Carolyn 20,742 ▼ 3
16 Margaret 20,101 ▲ 1
17 Betty 18,966 ▼ 3
18 Diane 17,775 ▲ 1
19 Shirley 17,648 ▼ 1
20 Joyce 15,915 ·
21 Brenda 15,830 ▲ 3
22 Janice 15,409 ·
23 Janet 15,236 ▼ 2
24 Cheryl 13,890 ▲ 3
25 Elizabeth 13,440 ·
26 Dorothy 12,753 ▼ 3
27 Gloria 12,627 ▼ 1
28 Pamela 12,398 ▲ 6
29 Marilyn 11,881 ·
30 Joan 11,277 ▼ 2
31 Beverly 11,205 ▼ 1
32 Martha 10,651 ·
33 Cynthia 10,530 ▲ 13
34 Virginia 10,407 ▼ 3
35 Bonnie 10,214 ▼ 2
36 Jane 9,943 ▼ 1
37 Phyllis 9,187 ▲ 4
38 Helen 8,979 ▼ 2
39 Frances 8,943 ·
40 Jean 8,940 ▼ 3
41 Ann 8,894 ▼ 1
42 Peggy 8,877 ▲ 1
43 Connie 8,645 ▲ 2
44 Ruth 8,482 ▼ 6
45 Christine 8,379 ▲ 5
46 Catherine 7,889 ▲ 2
47 Alice 7,849 ▼ 3
48 Diana 7,622 ▼ 6
49 Gail 7,242 ·
50 Elaine 7,059 ▼ 3
51 Jo 6,724 ▲ 2
52 Rebecca 6,333 ▲ 16
53 Suzanne 6,231 ▼ 1
54 Paula 6,102 ▲ 15
55 Kathryn 6,091 ▲ 8
56 Joanne 6,062 ▲ 1
57 Marie 6,057 ▼ 3
58 Doris 6,029 ▼ 7
59 Jacqueline 6,011 ▲ 3
60 Rita 5,982 ▼ 4
61 Ellen 5,856 ▼ 3
62 Deborah 5,837 ▲ 57
63 Lois 5,717 ▼ 8
64 Kathy 5,697 ▲ 15
65 Rose 5,654 ▼ 5
66 Wanda 5,649 ▼ 7
67 Sherry 5,579 ▲ 6
68 Charlotte 5,386 ▼ 4
69 Sue 5,306 ▼ 8
70 Sally 5,265 ▼ 3
71 Darlene 5,255 ·
72 Evelyn 5,243 ▼ 7
73 Sheila 5,095 ▼ 3
74 Laura 5,051 ▲ 1
75 Lynn 4,994 ▲ 19
76 Katherine 4,884 ▲ 2
77 Lynda 4,840 ▲ 32
78 Geraldine 4,811 ▼ 12
79 Maria 4,712 ▲ 9
80 Rosemary 4,542 ▼ 6
81 Marcia 4,472 ▲ 8
82 Norma 4,425 ▼ 5
83 Dianne 4,415 ▼ 7
84 Lorraine 4,414 ▲ 9
85 Theresa 4,390 ▲ 11
86 Jeanne 4,364 ▼ 3
87 Patsy 4,344 ▼ 2
88 Marsha 4,339 ▲ 10
89 Joann 4,276 ▲ 1
90 Roberta 4,261 ▼ 4
91 Eileen 4,251 ▼ 11
92 Anna 4,238 ▼ 5
93 Sarah 4,223 ▼ 1
94 Anita 4,187 ▼ 10
95 Anne 4,187 ▼ 14
96 Glenda 4,156 ▲ 3
97 Sylvia 4,100 ▼ 15
98 Maureen 4,085 ▼ 3
99 Louise 4,050 ▼ 8
100 Constance 3,894 ·

Boys

#NameBirthsvs 1946
1 James 94,767 ·
2 Robert 91,655 ·
3 John 88,324 ·
4 William 67,002 ·
5 Richard 58,532 ·
6 David 57,810 ·
7 Michael 50,506 ·
8 Thomas 44,842 ·
9 Charles 40,781 ·
10 Larry 34,946 ▲ 1
11 Ronald 34,899 ▼ 1
12 Gary 30,029 ·
13 Donald 28,260 ·
14 Joseph 27,520 ·
15 Kenneth 24,586 ·
16 George 23,916 ·
17 Dennis 23,686 ·
18 Paul 22,796 ·
19 Edward 20,539 ·
20 Jerry 18,794 ·
21 Stephen 15,328 ▲ 3
22 Daniel 15,189 ▼ 1
23 Frank 13,994 ▼ 1
24 Steven 13,528 ▲ 4
25 Roger 12,760 ▼ 2
26 Terry 12,751 ·
27 Raymond 12,352 ▼ 2
28 Gerald 10,750 ▼ 1
29 Bruce 10,524 ▲ 3
30 Wayne 10,169 ▼ 1
31 Douglas 9,895 ▲ 3
32 Lawrence 9,582 ▼ 1
33 Gregory 9,327 ▲ 23
34 Walter 9,218 ▼ 4
35 Harold 8,904 ▼ 2
36 Peter 8,590 ▲ 2
37 Jack 8,507 ▼ 2
38 Arthur 8,255 ▼ 2
39 Danny 8,069 ▲ 7
40 Carl 8,050 ▼ 1
41 Anthony 8,014 ▲ 3
42 Willie 7,997 ▼ 2
43 Joe 7,904 ▼ 6
44 Jimmy 7,881 ▼ 2
45 Alan 7,823 ▲ 4
46 Henry 7,807 ▼ 5
47 Mark 7,773 ▲ 11
48 Roy 7,560 ▼ 5
49 Johnny 7,441 ▼ 2
50 Ralph 7,389 ▼ 2
51 Billy 6,933 ▼ 6
52 Timothy 6,747 ▲ 8
53 Patrick 6,622 ▲ 6
54 Harry 6,515 ▼ 4
55 Albert 6,462 ▼ 3
56 Fred 6,392 ▼ 5
57 Philip 6,235 ▲ 4
58 Steve 6,231 ▲ 11
59 Eugene 6,178 ▼ 2
60 Bobby 6,116 ▼ 7
61 Ronnie 6,110 ▼ 7
62 Howard 6,061 ▼ 7
63 Dale 5,936 ▼ 1
64 Louis 5,778 ▼ 1
65 Mike 5,750 ▼ 1
66 Jeffrey 5,665 ▲ 12
67 Stanley 5,501 ▼ 2
68 Barry 5,472 ·
69 Russell 5,270 ▼ 3
70 Glenn 5,157 ▲ 11
71 Leonard 5,155 ▼ 4
72 Samuel 5,110 ▼ 2
73 Allen 5,075 ▲ 1
74 Phillip 4,789 ▲ 9
75 Ernest 4,787 ▼ 4
76 Bill 4,681 ▼ 4
77 Jim 4,640 ▼ 4
78 Frederick 4,637 ▼ 3
79 Tommy 4,594 ▼ 2
80 Eddie 4,457 ▲ 5
81 Norman 4,410 ▼ 5
82 Andrew 4,346 ▲ 2
83 Earl 4,242 ▼ 1
84 Francis 4,208 ▼ 4
85 Melvin 4,169 ▲ 1
86 Don 4,007 ▼ 7
87 Tom 3,922 ·
88 Clarence 3,921 ▲ 1
89 Marvin 3,773 ▼ 1
90 Martin 3,724 ▲ 2
91 Keith 3,684 ▲ 5
92 Lee 3,676 ▼ 1
93 Craig 3,640 ▲ 15
94 Rodney 3,564 ▼ 1
95 Brian 3,450 ▲ 8
96 Alfred 3,417 ▼ 2
97 Ray 3,379 ▼ 2
98 Leroy 3,347 ▼ 8
99 Curtis 3,037 ·
100 Bernard 2,994 ▲ 2

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