Most Popular Baby Names of 1947
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Elmer | -22 | 201 | Lucy | -7 |
| 202 | Gerard | -5 | 202 | Harriet | -12 |
| 203 | Earnest | 0 | 203 | Patty | -12 |
| 204 | Clifton | +9 | 204 | Candace | +23 |
| 205 | Randolph | 0 | 205 | Becky | +19 |
| 206 | Marion | -17 | 206 | Marianne | -10 |
| 207 | Dana | +53 | 207 | Christina | +23 |
| 208 | Clinton | +6 | 208 | Dawn | +14 |
| 209 | Bennie | -13 | 209 | Colleen | +4 |
| 210 | Ron | -2 | 210 | Deanna | -18 |
| 211 | Fredrick | -9 | 211 | Bernadette | -23 |
| 212 | Lyle | -11 | 212 | Carmen | +6 |
| 213 | Everett | -22 | 213 | Vera | -14 |
| 214 | Reginald | +9 | 214 | Rosie | -8 |
| 215 | Ben | -5 | 215 | Alma | -7 |
| 216 | Ira | +1 | 216 | Beth | +16 |
| 217 | Max | -13 | 217 | Claire | -5 |
| 218 | Otis | 0 | 218 | Carrie | +3 |
| 219 | Virgil | -21 | 219 | Jessie | -12 |
| 220 | Rex | +16 | 220 | Caroline | -6 |
| 221 | Bradley | +48 | 221 | Rosemarie | -1 |
| 222 | Luther | -10 | 222 | Myra | +23 |
| 223 | Darryl | +15 | 223 | Cindy | +62 |
| 224 | Nelson | -2 | 224 | Mattie | -9 |
| 225 | Clayton | -4 | 225 | Nora | +4 |
| 226 | Rickey | +68 | 226 | Rosalie | -15 |
| 227 | Byron | -11 | 227 | Susie | -10 |
| 228 | Alex | -4 | 228 | Dixie | 0 |
| 229 | Mitchell | +6 | 229 | Minnie | -10 |
| 230 | Terrance | +15 | 230 | Lydia | +9 |
| 231 | Ross | +9 | 231 | Francine | -15 |
| 232 | Laurence | -7 | 232 | Dora | +2 |
| 233 | Rudy | +15 | 233 | Bessie | -8 |
| 234 | Jesus | -8 | 234 | Renee | +7 |
| 235 | Dick | -29 | 235 | Johnnie | +1 |
| 236 | Jeffery | +35 | 236 | Nina | -10 |
| 237 | Pete | -8 | 237 | Antoinette | +19 |
| 238 | Ruben | +3 | 238 | Jeannette | -7 |
| 239 | Horace | -6 | 239 | Deloris | -2 |
| 240 | Daryl | +15 | 240 | Trudy | -2 |
| 241 | Neal | -9 | 241 | Wendy | +21 |
| 242 | Antonio | -8 | 242 | Madeline | -7 |
| 243 | Hubert | -15 | 243 | Cecilia | +7 |
| 244 | Pat | +6 | 244 | Elsie | -21 |
| 245 | Delbert | -15 | 245 | Robin | +13 |
| 246 | Wendell | +7 | 246 | Geneva | -13 |
| 247 | Kerry | +46 | 247 | Sharyn | +32 |
| 248 | Ken | -21 | 248 | Michelle | +15 |
| 249 | Loren | -10 | 249 | Cecelia | +22 |
| 250 | Rudolph | -4 | 250 | Nellie | -10 |
| 251 | Kenny | +1 | 251 | Ramona | +18 |
| 252 | Aaron | +9 | 252 | Iris | +1 |
| 253 | Jan | +10 | 253 | Mae | -2 |
| 254 | Lowell | -17 | 254 | Olivia | +14 |
| 255 | Archie | -4 | 255 | Lee | -7 |
| 256 | Troy | -13 | 256 | Irma | +3 |
| 257 | Carroll | -26 | 257 | Velma | -15 |
| 258 | Tommie | +1 | 258 | Doreen | -3 |
| 259 | Brent | +27 | 259 | Marguerite | -10 |
| 260 | Leland | +4 | 260 | Betsy | +17 |
| 261 | Alton | -7 | 261 | Cora | -7 |
| 262 | Phil | +13 | 262 | Naomi | -18 |
| 263 | Nick | +3 | 263 | Agnes | -20 |
| 264 | Rodger | -22 | 264 | Hilda | +6 |
| 265 | Darrel | -3 | 265 | Ernestine | -13 |
| 266 | Carlton | +11 | 266 | Vicky | +35 |
| 267 | Homer | -11 | 267 | Dale | +20 |
| 268 | Edmund | -24 | 268 | Viola | -11 |
| 269 | Malcolm | -22 | 269 | Leona | -23 |
| 270 | Tyrone | +26 | 270 | Saundra | -5 |
| 271 | Doyle | +16 | 271 | Gale | +39 |
| 272 | Oliver | -23 | 272 | Penelope | +18 |
| 273 | Nathan | -1 | 273 | Laurie | -13 |
| 274 | Jerald | -4 | 274 | Terri | +57 |
| 275 | Sylvester | +3 | 275 | Verna | -11 |
| 276 | Wilbert | -11 | 276 | Hattie | -10 |
| 277 | Willis | -19 | 277 | Laurel | +5 |
| 278 | Bryan | +24 | 278 | Alberta | -31 |
| 279 | Isaac | +6 | 279 | Melody | +43 |
| 280 | Lance | +36 | 280 | Sharron | -19 |
| 281 | Clark | 0 | 281 | Miriam | -7 |
| 282 | Julius | -6 | 282 | Shelia | +33 |
| 283 | Wilbur | -3 | 283 | Alicia | +28 |
| 284 | Salvatore | +4 | 284 | Bettye | -6 |
| 285 | Frankie | -28 | 285 | Bette | -18 |
| 286 | Geoffrey | +17 | 286 | Cheri | +18 |
| 287 | Sherman | -4 | 287 | Della | +18 |
| 288 | Raul | +7 | 288 | Jennie | -16 |
| 289 | Van | -22 | 289 | Jeannie | -3 |
| 290 | Robin | +22 | 290 | Marcella | -2 |
| 291 | Francisco | +14 | 291 | Dana | -18 |
| 292 | Dewey | -10 | 292 | Kristine | +68 |
| 293 | Julian | -14 | 293 | Lola | -18 |
| 294 | Roosevelt | -10 | 294 | Lena | -18 |
| 295 | Mickey | -3 | 295 | Holly | +35 |
| 296 | Myron | -22 | 296 | Pearl | -15 |
| 297 | Kurt | +37 | 297 | Gertrude | -8 |
| 298 | Kim | +20 | 298 | Eunice | -7 |
| 299 | Ivan | -2 | 299 | Lula | -15 |
| 300 | Preston | +4 | 300 | Melinda | +36 |