Top 100 baby girl names in the USA during year 1947

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Linda99,680
22Mary71,685
33Patricia51,274
44Barbara48,791
55Sandra34,774
66Carol33,535
77Nancy32,442
88Susan31,954
99Sharon28,535
1010Donna23,517
1111Kathleen22,097
1212Judith21,998
1313Karen21,646
1414Judy21,033
1515Carolyn20,743
1616Margaret20,101
1717Betty18,962
1818Diane17,775
1919Shirley17,647
2020Joyce15,911
2121Brenda15,826
2222Janice15,408
2323Janet15,235
2424Cheryl13,890
2525Elizabeth13,442
2626Dorothy12,751
2727Gloria12,623
2828Pamela12,397
2929Marilyn11,879
3030Joan11,272
3131Beverly11,208
3232Martha10,651
3333Cynthia10,529
3434Virginia10,405
3535Bonnie10,216
3636Jane9,941
3737Phyllis9,185
3838Helen8,978
3939Jean8,942
4040Frances8,940
4141Ann8,895
4242Peggy8,877
4343Connie8,642
4444Ruth8,481
4545Christine8,374
4646Catherine7,888
4747Alice7,845
4848Diana7,621
4949Gail7,239
5050Elaine7,062
5151Jo6,726
5252Rebecca6,331
5353Suzanne6,230
5454Paula6,101
5555Kathryn6,093
5656Joanne6,063
5757Marie6,059
5858Doris6,028
5959Jacqueline6,009
6060Rita5,982
6161Ellen5,855
6262Deborah5,838
6363Lois5,720
6464Kathy5,698
6565Rose5,658
6666Wanda5,650
6767Sherry5,579
6868Charlotte5,386
6969Sue5,307
7070Sally5,266
7171Darlene5,256
7272Evelyn5,245
7373Sheila5,094
7474Laura5,052
7575Lynn4,994
7676Katherine4,888
7777Lynda4,840
7878Geraldine4,809
7979Maria4,710
8080Rosemary4,542
8181Marcia4,472
8282Norma4,425
8383Dianne4,414
8484Lorraine4,412
8585Theresa4,391
8686Jeanne4,364
8787Patsy4,345
8888Marsha4,336
8989Joann4,275
9090Roberta4,261
9191Eileen4,250
9292Anna4,239
9393Sarah4,223
9494Anita4,187
9595Anne4,187
9696Glenda4,156
9797Sylvia4,098
9898Maureen4,083
9999Louise4,050
100100Constance3,895

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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