Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1947
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1946.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1946 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 99,908 | +6 |
| 2 | James | 95,024 | -1 |
| 3 | Robert | 91,892 | -1 |
| 4 | John | 88,527 | -1 |
| 5 | Mary | 71,874 | -1 |
| 6 | William | 67,156 | -1 |
| 7 | Richard | 58,676 | -1 |
| 8 | David | 57,921 | 0 |
| 9 | Patricia | 51,398 | 0 |
| 10 | Michael | 50,679 | +1 |
| 11 | Barbara | 48,889 | -1 |
| 12 | Thomas | 44,945 | 0 |
| 13 | Charles | 40,919 | 0 |
| 14 | Larry | 35,027 | +3 |
| 15 | Ronald | 34,972 | 0 |
| 16 | Sandra | 34,852 | 0 |
| 17 | Carol | 33,706 | -3 |
| 18 | Nancy | 32,502 | 0 |
| 19 | Susan | 32,016 | 0 |
| 20 | Gary | 30,119 | +1 |
| 21 | Sharon | 28,590 | -1 |
| 22 | Donald | 28,323 | 0 |
| 23 | Joseph | 27,588 | 0 |
| 24 | Kenneth | 24,640 | +1 |
| 25 | George | 24,036 | +1 |
| 26 | Dennis | 23,758 | +1 |
| 27 | Donna | 23,561 | +4 |
| 28 | Paul | 22,859 | 0 |
| 29 | Kathleen | 22,143 | +5 |
| 30 | Judith | 22,035 | -6 |
| 31 | Karen | 21,685 | +2 |
| 32 | Judy | 21,073 | -3 |
| 33 | Carolyn | 20,788 | -3 |
| 34 | Edward | 20,594 | +1 |
| 35 | Margaret | 20,149 | +1 |
| 36 | Jerry | 19,263 | +1 |
| 37 | Betty | 19,011 | -5 |
| 38 | Diane | 17,811 | +1 |
| 39 | Shirley | 17,772 | -1 |
| 40 | Joyce | 15,961 | 0 |
| 41 | Brenda | 15,867 | +4 |
| 42 | Janice | 15,441 | 0 |
| 43 | Stephen | 15,348 | +6 |
| 44 | Janet | 15,266 | -3 |
| 45 | Daniel | 15,225 | -2 |
| 46 | Terry | 15,042 | +1 |
| 47 | Frank | 14,042 | -1 |
| 48 | Cheryl | 13,911 | +4 |
| 49 | Steven | 13,547 | +15 |
| 50 | Elizabeth | 13,473 | 0 |
| 51 | Roger | 12,798 | -3 |
| 52 | Dorothy | 12,785 | -8 |
| 53 | Gloria | 12,662 | -2 |
| 54 | Pamela | 12,426 | +7 |
| 55 | Raymond | 12,385 | -2 |
| 56 | Marilyn | 11,905 | -1 |
| 57 | Joan | 11,303 | -3 |
| 58 | Beverly | 11,278 | -2 |
| 59 | Gerald | 10,796 | -2 |
| 60 | Martha | 10,673 | -1 |
| 61 | Cynthia | 10,556 | +28 |
| 62 | Bruce | 10,549 | +10 |
| 63 | Virginia | 10,430 | -5 |
| 64 | Bonnie | 10,285 | -4 |
| 65 | Wayne | 10,202 | +1 |
| 66 | Jane | 9,961 | -3 |
| 67 | Douglas | 9,913 | +7 |
| 68 | Willie | 9,680 | -6 |
| 69 | Lawrence | 9,605 | 0 |
| 70 | Gregory | 9,347 | +42 |
| 71 | Walter | 9,254 | -4 |
| 72 | Phyllis | 9,205 | +4 |
| 73 | Jean | 9,096 | -5 |
| 74 | Helen | 9,003 | -9 |
| 75 | Frances | 9,000 | -4 |
| 76 | Harold | 8,929 | -3 |
| 77 | Ann | 8,914 | -2 |
| 78 | Peggy | 8,900 | +4 |
| 79 | Connie | 8,818 | +5 |
| 80 | Peter | 8,609 | +1 |
| 81 | Jack | 8,530 | -4 |
| 82 | Ruth | 8,507 | -12 |
| 83 | Christine | 8,407 | +16 |
| 84 | Arthur | 8,285 | -5 |
| 85 | Joe | 8,131 | -7 |
| 86 | Danny | 8,090 | +7 |
| 87 | Carl | 8,082 | -4 |
| 88 | Anthony | 8,037 | +3 |
| 89 | Jimmy | 7,938 | -2 |
| 90 | Catherine | 7,902 | +8 |
| 91 | Alice | 7,870 | -6 |
| 92 | Henry | 7,853 | -6 |
| 93 | Alan | 7,842 | +3 |
| 94 | Mark | 7,783 | +23 |
| 95 | Diana | 7,636 | -15 |
| 96 | Roy | 7,592 | -8 |
| 97 | Johnny | 7,497 | -3 |
| 98 | Gail | 7,447 | -1 |
| 99 | Ralph | 7,409 | -4 |
| 100 | Elaine | 7,072 | -10 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.