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Baby Names from 1947

3,602,322 registered births | 1,829,565 boys | 1,772,757 girls

← 1946 1940s Overview 1948 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1947

Top 10 Boy Names

1 James
94,763 births
2 Robert
91,654 births
3 John
88,321 births
4 William
67,001 births
5 Richard
58,531 births
6 David
57,809 births
7 Michael
50,505 births
8 Thomas
44,840 births
9 Charles
40,779 births
10 Larry
34,945 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Linda
99,693 births
2 Mary
71,689 births
3 Patricia
51,278 births
4 Barbara
48,800 births
5 Sandra
34,779 births
6 Carol
33,543 births
7 Nancy
32,445 births
8 Susan
31,951 births
9 Sharon
28,533 births
10 Donna
23,518 births

Top Unisex Names of 1947

Terry
12,751 boys 2,291 girls
Willie
7,995 boys 1,683 girls
Lynn
1,781 boys 4,994 girls
Dale
5,936 boys 817 girls
Leslie
2,305 boys 2,358 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1947

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Deborah
#119 → #62 (+57)

New to the Top 200 in 1947

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Vickie #169 Greg #171 Ricky #173 Carla #182 Rick #183 Chris #185 Marc #192 Yolanda #194 Jan #196 Sandy #197
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