The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1947

6,104 different girls’ names were recorded in 1947, covering 1,772,766 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Linda	99,692
2	Mary	71,690
3	Patricia	51,278
4	Barbara	48,800
5	Sandra	34,779
6	Carol	33,543
7	Nancy	32,445
8	Susan	31,952
9	Sharon	28,533
10	Donna	23,517
11	Kathleen	22,095
12	Judith	21,996
13	Karen	21,648
14	Judy	21,037
15	Carolyn	20,742
16	Margaret	20,101
17	Betty	18,966
18	Diane	17,775
19	Shirley	17,648
20	Joyce	15,915
21	Brenda	15,830
22	Janice	15,409
23	Janet	15,236
24	Cheryl	13,890
25	Elizabeth	13,440
26	Dorothy	12,753
27	Gloria	12,627
28	Pamela	12,398
29	Marilyn	11,881
30	Joan	11,277
31	Beverly	11,205
32	Martha	10,651
33	Cynthia	10,530
34	Virginia	10,407
35	Bonnie	10,214
36	Jane	9,943
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	8,482
45	Christine	8,379
46	Catherine	7,889
47	Alice	7,849
48	Diana	7,622
49	Gail	7,242
50	Elaine	7,059
51	Jo	6,724
52	Rebecca	6,333
53	Suzanne	6,231
54	Paula	6,102
55	Kathryn	6,091
56	Joanne	6,062
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	4,884
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	Anne	4,187
94	Anita	4,187
96	Glenda	4,156
97	Sylvia	4,100
98	Maureen	4,085
99	Louise	4,050
100	Constance	3,894
101	Vicki	3,870
102	Carole	3,826
103	Annie	3,758
104	Kay	3,520
105	Charlene	3,477
106	Marjorie	3,449
107	Irene	3,293
108	Janis	3,205
109	Mildred	3,118
110	Juanita	3,112
111	Dolores	3,071
112	Ruby	3,069
113	Loretta	3,001
114	Marlene	2,989
115	Delores	2,964
116	Julia	2,953
117	Yvonne	2,914
118	Arlene	2,907
119	Cathy	2,859
120	June	2,841
121	Teresa	2,809
122	Claudia	2,766
123	Victoria	2,739
124	Julie	2,735
125	Jeanette	2,600
126	Andrea	2,509
127	Gayle	2,485
128	Vivian	2,483
129	Georgia	2,475
130	Gwendolyn	2,450
131	Edna	2,417
132	Leslie	2,358
133	Josephine	2,351
134	Paulette	2,334
135	Terry	2,291
136	Edith	2,201
137	Pauline	2,178
138	Sara	2,174
139	Margie	2,169
140	Annette	2,145
141	Emma	2,141
142	Penny	2,101
143	Lillian	2,090
144	Ethel	2,085
145	Jennifer	2,010
146	Audrey	2,002
147	Lucille	1,998
148	Michele	1,984
149	Lynne	1,971
150	Clara	1,935
151	Priscilla	1,933
152	Wilma	1,910
153	Thelma	1,902
154	Grace	1,883
155	Toni	1,862
156	Jill	1,859
157	Maryann	1,858
158	Eleanor	1,853
159	Florence	1,850
160	Marion	1,847
161	Janie	1,845
162	Esther	1,842
163	Sheryl	1,835
164	Pat	1,824
165	Gladys	1,819
166	Joy	1,815
167	Rosa	1,801
168	Eva	1,783
169	Vickie	1,706
170	Denise	1,699
171	Stephanie	1,693
172	Bernice	1,688
173	Willie	1,683
174	Jackie	1,660
175	Billie	1,652
176	Angela	1,648
177	Ella	1,635
178	Bobbie	1,618
179	Marian	1,606
180	Bertha	1,603
181	Maxine	1,584
182	Carla	1,569
183	Hazel	1,558
184	Valerie	1,553
185	Dianna	1,540
186	Regina	1,491
187	Emily	1,470
188	Beatrice	1,465
189	Bonita	1,448
190	Rachel	1,447
191	Lillie	1,441
192	Jacquelyn	1,390
193	Faye	1,383
194	Yolanda	1,379
195	Lana	1,364
196	Jan	1,358
197	Sandy	1,354
198	Veronica	1,353
199	Ida	1,347
200	Stella	1,334

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1947 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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