Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1947
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1946.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1946 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 99,692 | +1 |
| 2 | Mary | 71,690 | -1 |
| 3 | Patricia | 51,278 | 0 |
| 4 | Barbara | 48,800 | 0 |
| 5 | Sandra | 34,779 | +1 |
| 6 | Carol | 33,543 | -1 |
| 7 | Nancy | 32,445 | 0 |
| 8 | Susan | 31,952 | 0 |
| 9 | Sharon | 28,533 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 21 | Brenda | 15,830 | +3 |
| 22 | Janice | 15,409 | 0 |
| 23 | Janet | 15,236 | -2 |
| 24 | Cheryl | 13,890 | +3 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 13,440 | 0 |
| 26 | Dorothy | 12,753 | -3 |
| 27 | Gloria | 12,627 | -1 |
| 28 | Pamela | 12,398 | +6 |
| 29 | Marilyn | 11,881 | 0 |
| 30 | Joan | 11,277 | -2 |
| 31 | Beverly | 11,205 | -1 |
| 32 | Martha | 10,651 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | +10 |
| 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 |
| 94 | Anne | 4,187 | -13 |
| 96 | Glenda | 4,156 | +3 |
| 97 | Sylvia | 4,100 | -15 |
| 98 | Maureen | 4,085 | -3 |
| 99 | Louise | 4,050 | -8 |
| 100 | Constance | 3,894 | 0 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.