Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1947

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	94,767
2	Robert	91,655
3	John	88,324
4	William	67,002
5	Richard	58,532
6	David	57,810
7	Michael	50,506
8	Thomas	44,842
9	Charles	40,781
10	Larry	34,946
11	Ronald	34,899
12	Gary	30,029
13	Donald	28,260
14	Joseph	27,520
15	Kenneth	24,586
16	George	23,916
17	Dennis	23,686
18	Paul	22,796
19	Edward	20,539
20	Jerry	18,794
21	Stephen	15,328
22	Daniel	15,189
23	Frank	13,994
24	Steven	13,528
25	Roger	12,760

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Terry	12,751
27	Raymond	12,352
28	Gerald	10,750
29	Bruce	10,524
30	Wayne	10,169
31	Douglas	9,895
32	Lawrence	9,582
33	Gregory	9,327
34	Walter	9,218
35	Harold	8,904
36	Peter	8,590
37	Jack	8,507
38	Arthur	8,255
39	Danny	8,069
40	Carl	8,050
41	Anthony	8,014
42	Willie	7,997
43	Joe	7,904
44	Jimmy	7,881
45	Alan	7,823
46	Henry	7,807
47	Mark	7,773
48	Roy	7,560
49	Johnny	7,441
50	Ralph	7,389
51	Billy	6,933
52	Timothy	6,747
53	Patrick	6,622
54	Harry	6,515
55	Albert	6,462
56	Fred	6,392
57	Philip	6,235
58	Steve	6,231
59	Eugene	6,178
60	Bobby	6,116
61	Ronnie	6,110
62	Howard	6,061
63	Dale	5,936
64	Louis	5,778
65	Mike	5,750
66	Jeffrey	5,665
67	Stanley	5,501
68	Barry	5,472
69	Russell	5,270
70	Glenn	5,157
71	Leonard	5,155
72	Samuel	5,110
73	Allen	5,075
74	Phillip	4,789
75	Ernest	4,787
76	Bill	4,681
77	Jim	4,640
78	Frederick	4,637
79	Tommy	4,594
80	Eddie	4,457
81	Norman	4,410
82	Andrew	4,346
83	Earl	4,242
84	Francis	4,208
85	Melvin	4,169
86	Don	4,007
87	Tom	3,922
88	Clarence	3,921
89	Marvin	3,773
90	Martin	3,724
91	Keith	3,684
92	Lee	3,676
93	Craig	3,640
94	Rodney	3,564
95	Brian	3,450
96	Alfred	3,417
97	Ray	3,379
98	Leroy	3,347
99	Curtis	3,037
100	Bernard	2,994
101	Clifford	2,990
102	Theodore	2,928
103	Gene	2,894
104	Herbert	2,856
105	Vincent	2,803
106	Randall	2,785
107	Jesse	2,751
108	Warren	2,728
109	Dan	2,702
110	Jerome	2,689
111	Gordon	2,671
112	Lloyd	2,630
113	Jimmie	2,600
114	Edwin	2,590
115	Bob	2,514
116	Randy	2,501
117	Leon	2,487
118	Lewis	2,439
119	Jay	2,438
120	Calvin	2,433
121	Victor	2,355
122	Eric	2,344
123	Jon	2,307
124	Leslie	2,305
125	Darrell	2,285
126	Tony	2,280
127	Christopher	2,273
128	Clyde	2,263
129	Alvin	2,215
130	Floyd	2,212
131	Harvey	2,208
132	Allan	2,187
133	Joel	2,144
134	Vernon	2,114
135	Duane	2,092
136	Jose	2,091
137	Lonnie	2,086
138	Glen	2,070
139	Scott	2,029
140	Dean	2,002
141	Jackie	1,990
142	Lester	1,944
143	Nicholas	1,935
144	Benjamin	1,931
145	Charlie	1,914
146	Gilbert	1,877
147	Leo	1,805
148	Johnnie	1,801
149	Arnold	1,795
149	Herman	1,795
151	Lynn	1,781
152	Franklin	1,772
153	Freddie	1,724
154	Chester	1,714
155	Dave	1,693
156	Manuel	1,678
157	Ted	1,647
158	Milton	1,638
159	Micheal	1,629
160	Kevin	1,549
161	Dwight	1,542
162	Neil	1,460
163	Wesley	1,459
164	Garry	1,449
165	Cecil	1,443
166	Roland	1,434
167	Claude	1,433
168	Donnie	1,419
169	Sam	1,416
170	Tim	1,330
171	Greg	1,316
172	Juan	1,314
173	Ricky	1,301
174	Marshall	1,269
175	Sammy	1,210
176	Hugh	1,201
177	Jonathan	1,198
178	Stuart	1,191
179	Wallace	1,190
180	Guy	1,184
181	Maurice	1,140
182	Kent	1,120
182	Rick	1,120
184	Karl	1,119
185	Chris	1,116
186	Oscar	1,110
187	Nathaniel	1,100
187	Terrence	1,100
189	Sidney	1,099
190	Alexander	1,081
191	Benny	1,061
191	Marc	1,061
193	Edgar	1,056
194	Perry	1,053
195	Jessie	1,051
196	Matthew	1,045
197	Carlos	1,032
198	Willard	1,025
199	Jeff	1,007
200	Morris	1,002
201	Elmer	997
202	Gerard	983
203	Earnest	982
204	Clifton	965
205	Randolph	963
206	Marion	962
207	Clinton	946
208	Dana	945
209	Bennie	923
210	Ron	921
211	Fredrick	917
212	Lyle	904
213	Everett	896
214	Reginald	895
215	Ben	887
216	Ira	884
217	Otis	870
218	Max	869
219	Virgil	854
220	Rex	846
221	Bradley	830
222	Darryl	826
222	Luther	826
224	Nelson	814
225	Clayton	812
226	Rickey	809
227	Byron	799
228	Alex	794
229	Mitchell	792
230	Terrance	791
231	Ross	790
232	Laurence	778
233	Jesus	757
234	Dick	755
235	Rudy	754
236	Jeffery	744
237	Horace	741
238	Ruben	738
239	Pete	737
240	Daryl	735
241	Hubert	732
242	Antonio	731
243	Neal	730
244	Delbert	724
245	Pat	720
246	Wendell	716
247	Ken	707
248	Kerry	704
249	Rudolph	696
250	Loren	694
251	Kenny	692
252	Aaron	681
253	Archie	676
253	Jan	676
255	Carroll	670
255	Lowell	670
257	Brent	669
257	Tommie	669
257	Troy	669
260	Alton	659
260	Phil	659
262	Leland	656
263	Darrel	651
264	Nick	646
264	Rodger	646
266	Homer	641
267	Carlton	637
268	Edmund	633
269	Malcolm	630
270	Tyrone	629
271	Oliver	624
272	Doyle	620
273	Nathan	617
274	Jerald	609
275	Lance	606
276	Julius	605
277	Bryan	602
277	Wilbert	602
279	Willis	600
280	Isaac	599
281	Clark	596
281	Sylvester	596
283	Wilbur	595
284	Salvatore	594
285	Frankie	586
286	Geoffrey	578
287	Sherman	577
288	Raul	572
289	Van	569
290	Robin	564
291	Francisco	560
292	Mickey	555
293	Dewey	553
293	Roosevelt	553
295	Julian	552
296	Myron	543
297	Kurt	535
298	Kim	534
299	Preston	525
300	Roberto	524
301	Jacob	522
302	Gregg	518
303	Ivan	517
304	Mack	514
305	Forrest	513
306	Ellis	510
307	Teddy	509
308	Mario	500
309	Denis	496
310	Ervin	493
311	Sammie	492
312	Felix	491
313	Grady	490
313	Wade	490
315	Rufus	489
316	Woodrow	485
317	Ramon	482
318	Luis	464
319	Andy	457
320	Pedro	456
320	Stewart	456
322	Elbert	455
323	Grant	451
324	Angelo	445
325	Denny	439
325	Wilson	439
327	Eldon	436
327	Freddy	436
327	Terence	436
330	Dallas	433
331	Armando	431
332	Ronny	430
333	Sheldon	429
334	Boyd	427
335	Emmett	419
336	Conrad	417
337	Percy	412
338	Travis	408
339	Owen	406
340	Bert	400
341	Ernie	399
341	Orville	399
343	Irvin	397
344	Marcus	392
344	Merle	392
346	Dwayne	390
347	Junior	388
348	Noel	382
349	Ricardo	379
350	Buddy	378
350	Doug	378
352	Gale	377
353	Gerry	375
354	Ed	369
354	Garland	369
356	Roderick	368
357	Louie	365
358	Hal	361
358	Royce	361
360	Cleveland	360
360	Guadalupe	360
362	Cary	357
363	Chuck	356
363	Rene	356
365	Alfonso	354
365	Edmond	354
365	Vaughn	354
368	Kelly	351
369	Darwin	350
370	Elliott	349
370	Lionel	349
372	Billie	341
373	Spencer	337
374	Harley	336
375	Harlan	335
375	Lanny	335
377	Kirk	334
378	Hector	333
379	Al	330
380	Bradford	327
381	Grover	323
382	Lorenzo	322
382	Wilfred	322
384	Irving	320
385	Marlin	316
386	Loyd	313
386	Stephan	313
388	Cornelius	312
388	Monte	312
390	Ned	311
391	Aubrey	307
392	Amos	305
393	Todd	304
394	Adrian	302
395	Arturo	301
396	Alonzo	300
397	Frederic	299
397	Galen	299
399	Elijah	296
400	Murray	294
401	Burton	293
401	Sanford	293
403	Miguel	292
404	Dominick	288
405	Kermit	286
406	Dannie	284
407	Dominic	283
407	Moses	283
409	Sterling	281
409	Vance	281
411	Lamar	277
412	Winston	275
413	Salvador	273
414	Miles	272
415	Lon	271
416	Elwood	270
417	Adam	269
418	Barney	267
418	Randal	267
420	Fernando	264
421	Harrison	263
422	Jess	261
423	Alfredo	260
424	Emil	258
424	Rickie	258
426	Austin	257
427	Norbert	255
427	Stan	255
429	Bobbie	253
430	Norris	251
431	August	250
431	Thurman	250
433	Linwood	247
434	Weldon	243
435	Abraham	242
436	Rafael	239
437	Gabriel	236
438	Carmen	234
438	Elton	234
440	Simon	231
441	Brad	230
442	Elliot	229
442	Wiley	229
444	Carey	226
444	Dewayne	226
444	Odell	226
447	Roscoe	225
448	Dudley	224
449	Eddy	223
449	Fredric	223
451	Andre	219
452	Enrique	218
452	Monty	218
452	Ward	218
455	Delmar	217
455	Sandy	217
457	Elvin	216
457	Linda	216
457	Millard	216
460	Drew	213
461	Maynard	212
461	Rodolfo	212
463	Blaine	210
463	Evan	210
463	Jerold	210
466	Kirby	209
466	Will	209
468	Monroe	206
469	Gail	205
470	Truman	204
471	Alphonso	203
471	Jasper	203
473	Ernesto	202
473	Reuben	202
473	Russel	202
476	Nolan	198
477	Emanuel	196
477	Hollis	196
479	Gus	195
480	Kennith	194
480	Merrill	194
482	Alberto	193
483	Dickie	192
483	Donny	192
485	Coy	191
485	Rod	191
487	Domingo	190
487	Harris	190
489	Jerrold	189
490	Charley	188
490	Tomas	188
492	Christian	187
492	Jackson	187
492	Jake	187
495	Riley	186
496	Levi	184
496	Mary	184
496	Tracy	184
499	Ramiro	182
499	Terrell	182
501	Irwin	179
502	Carter	178
502	Rocky	178
504	Denver	177
504	Joesph	177
504	Johnie	177
504	Laverne	177
504	Otto	177
509	Bernie	176
509	Colin	176
509	Dane	176
509	Emory	176
509	Gilberto	176
514	Morgan	175
514	Rocco	175
516	Joey	174
517	Connie	173
518	Angel	171
518	Barton	171
520	Ollie	170
520	Solomon	170
522	Marty	169
523	Jeffry	168
523	Ulysses	168
525	Thaddeus	167
526	Buford	166
527	Armand	165
528	Forest	164
529	Carol	163
529	Merlin	163
531	Reynaldo	162
532	Booker	160
532	Reed	160
534	Vern	159
535	Basil	158
535	Clair	158
535	Cornell	158
535	Duncan	158
539	Jean	156
539	Noah	156
541	Royal	154
541	Santos	154
543	Dexter	153
543	Orlando	153
545	Clement	152
545	Garrett	152
545	Jorge	152
548	Errol	151
548	Kyle	151
548	Luke	151
551	Kendall	150
551	Pablo	150
553	Justin	148
553	Toby	148
553	Wilmer	148
556	Davis	147
556	Robbie	147
558	Abel	146
558	Lupe	146
558	Shelby	146
561	Clay	145
561	Lamont	145
561	Randell	145
564	Emery	144
564	Michel	144
566	Earle	143
566	Eli	143
568	Cleo	141
568	Emilio	141
568	Joshua	141
568	Sonny	141
572	Cliff	140
572	Elias	140
572	Vito	140
575	Wilburn	139
576	Mac	138
577	Damon	137
577	Erwin	137
577	Herschel	137
577	Ignacio	137
577	Jefferson	137
577	Jody	137
583	Rolland	136
584	Carson	135
584	Julio	135
586	Felipe	134
586	Gayle	134
586	Isaiah	134
586	Mervin	134
590	Dwain	133
590	Everette	133
590	Jason	133
590	Rogers	133
594	Silas	132
595	Alva	131
595	Winfred	131
597	Jeremiah	130
598	Odis	129
598	Wilford	129
600	Dalton	128
600	Freeman	128
602	Curt	127
602	Hershel	127
604	Andres	126
604	Bart	126
604	Bennett	126
604	Glynn	126
604	Lavern	126
604	Lenard	126
610	Lonny	125
611	Alden	124
611	Carmine	124
611	Shirley	124
614	Carrol	123
615	Bryant	122
615	Foster	122
615	Jaime	122
618	Benito	121
618	Donn	121
618	Erik	121
618	Houston	121
618	Major	121
618	Shelton	121
624	Anton	120
624	Dee	120
624	Gaylord	120
624	Jere	120
624	Lyman	120
624	Patricia	120
624	Reid	120
631	Nicky	119
631	Olin	119
631	Wally	119
634	Anderson	118
634	Rogelio	118
634	Roman	118
637	Lane	117
638	Alejandro	116
638	Augustine	116
638	Emerson	116
638	Jacky	116
638	Val	116
643	Judson	115
643	Otha	115
645	Coleman	114
645	Guillermo	114
647	Eduardo	113
647	Haywood	113
647	Isiah	113
647	Stanford	113
651	Arden	112
651	Delmer	112
651	Graham	112
651	Israel	112
651	Saul	112
656	Ian	111
656	Quentin	111
658	Art	110
658	Javier	110
658	Raleigh	110
661	Sherwood	109
661	Woody	109
663	Bryce	108
663	Emile	108
663	Humberto	108
663	Santiago	108
667	Felton	107
668	Adolph	106
668	Bud	106
668	Burl	106
671	Butch	105
671	Gearld	105
671	Jules	105
671	Leigh	105
671	Pasquale	105
671	Rayford	105
677	Cyril	104
677	Harmon	104
677	Hiram	104
677	Ismael	104
677	Stanton	104
682	Claud	103
682	Theron	103
682	Wilton	103
685	Benedict	102
685	Milford	102
685	Pierre	102
685	Reggie	102
685	Ryan	102
690	Douglass	101
690	Russ	101
692	Elmo	100
692	Garth	100
692	Melvyn	100
692	Myles	100
696	Lacy	99
696	Unknown	99
698	Clint	98
698	Fletcher	98
698	Marcel	98
698	Mel	98
702	Blair	97
702	Mckinley	97
702	Olen	97
702	Sean	97
706	Morton	96
707	Brett	94
707	Danial	94
707	Ivory	94
707	Lincoln	94
711	Alphonse	93
711	Arlie	93
711	Mathew	93
711	Meredith	93
715	Augustus	92
715	Avery	92
715	Nickolas	92
715	Timmy	92
719	Garold	91
719	Kenton	91
719	Lauren	91
719	Les	91
723	Columbus	90
723	Lindsey	90
723	Normand	90
723	Seth	90
727	Barbara	89
727	Brooks	89
727	Courtney	89
727	Hoyt	89
727	Mason	89
732	Burt	88
732	Elroy	88
732	Milo	88
732	Nicolas	88
732	Scotty	88
737	Brady	87
737	Del	87
737	Dorsey	87
737	Hilton	87
737	Lawerence	87
742	Arlen	86
742	Blake	86
742	Lemuel	86
742	Regis	86
742	Sydney	86
747	Lucien	85
748	Dennie	84
748	Eloy	84
748	Napoleon	84
748	Rollin	84
748	Taylor	84
753	Adolfo	83
753	Delmas	83
753	Dewitt	83
753	Gaylon	83
753	Len	83
758	Boyce	82
758	Hayward	82
758	Lynwood	82
758	Mitchel	82
758	Talmadge	82
758	Vicente	82
764	Artis	81
764	Bruno	81
764	Hobert	81
764	Lucius	81
764	Warner	81
769	Cleve	80
769	Newton	80
771	Cameron	79
771	Cletus	79
771	Cruz	79
771	Jamie	79
771	King	79
771	Lorin	79
771	Winford	79
778	Buster	78
778	Chad	78
778	Donovan	78
778	Emmitt	78
778	Matt	78
778	Raymon	78
784	Domenic	77
784	Stevan	77
784	Walton	77
784	Waymon	77
788	Cyrus	76
788	Darold	76
788	Donnell	76
788	Elden	76
788	Hank	76
788	Verne	76
794	Alvis	75
794	Eldridge	75
794	Fidel	75
794	Mose	75
794	Parker	75
794	Shannon	75
794	Walker	75
801	Carlo	74
801	Gregorio	74
801	Huey	74
801	Maxie	74
805	Berry	73
805	Bertram	73
805	Beverly	73
805	Casey	73
805	Cedric	73
805	Curtiss	73
805	Granville	73
805	Orval	73
805	Rory	73
805	Sandra	73
815	Erick	72
815	Hardy	72
815	Jordan	72
815	Patsy	72
815	Rubin	72
815	Rusty	72
815	Vince	72
822	Allyn	71
822	Arlin	71
822	Bonnie	71
822	Farrell	71
822	Lesley	71
822	Melton	71
822	Noble	71
822	Omer	71
822	Winfield	71
831	Alec	70
831	Arvin	70
831	Herb	70
831	Mikel	70
831	Zachary	70
836	Deane	69
836	Raphael	69
836	Terrill	69
839	Hunter	68
839	Lenny	68
839	Marco	68
842	Agustin	67
842	Artie	67
842	Ashley	67
842	Darell	67
842	Dell	67
842	Ellsworth	67
842	Jacques	67
842	Jonas	67
842	Prince	67
842	Rollie	67
842	Tyler	67
842	Zane	67
854	Elvis	66
854	Franklyn	66
854	Ike	66
854	Issac	66
854	Maxwell	66
854	Toney	66
854	Wardell	66
861	Darnell	65
861	Ferdinand	65
861	Geary	65
861	Harland	65
861	Lyndon	65
861	Margarito	65
861	Rand	65
861	Stacy	65
861	Theadore	65
870	Mcarthur	64
870	Quincy	64
870	Reyes	64
870	Roddy	64
870	Sal	64
870	Susan	64
870	Thad	64
870	Wilber	64
878	Alfonzo	63
878	Arther	63
878	Asa	63
878	Duwayne	63
878	Ford	63
878	Howell	63
878	Loran	63
878	Seymour	63
886	Garnett	62
886	Glendon	62
886	Romeo	62
889	Benton	61
889	Clarke	61
889	Delton	61
889	Derek	61
889	Fritz	61
889	Leopoldo	61
889	Lindsay	61
889	Reynold	61
889	Rolando	61
889	Sergio	61
889	Trinidad	61
900	Denzil	60
900	Jerrell	60
900	Kris	60
900	Madison	60
900	Noe	60
900	Williams	60
906	Ambrose	59
906	Cornel	59
906	Ezra	59
906	Gerold	59
906	Kay	59
906	Logan	59
906	Lyn	59
906	Porter	59
906	Raymundo	59
906	Robby	59
916	Adan	58
916	Arlan	58
916	Dwaine	58
916	Edd	58
916	Lawson	58
916	Lucious	58
916	Skip	58
923	Carnell	57
923	Early	57
923	Enoch	57
923	Frances	57
923	Gustavo	57
923	Leeroy	57
923	Linden	57
923	Murphy	57
923	Nancy	57
923	Palmer	57
923	Randel	57
923	Rondal	57
923	Sharon	57
923	Shawn	57
923	Von	57
938	Abe	56
938	Carleton	56
938	Collin	56
938	Dayton	56
938	Dorian	56
938	Evans	56
938	Ezekiel	56
938	Garey	56
938	Gaylen	56
938	Harrell	56
938	Jennings	56
938	Lindell	56
938	Lou	56
938	Marcelino	56
938	Merritt	56
938	Quinton	56
938	Sebastian	56
938	Vernell	56
956	Alford	55
956	Clem	55
956	Gil	55
956	Hayden	55
956	Hugo	55
956	Joaquin	55
956	Jonathon	55
956	Junius	55
956	Kip	55
956	Leonel	55
956	Wayland	55
956	Wylie	55
968	Aron	54
968	Bernardo	54
968	Durwood	54
968	Giles	54
968	Godfrey	54
968	Loy	54
968	Rowland	54
975	Alvie	53
975	Dillard	53
975	Ezell	53
975	Jed	53
975	Lenwood	53
975	Lorenza	53
975	Marcos	53
975	Orin	53
975	Valentine	53
984	Barrie	52
984	Dirk	52
984	Edsel	52
984	Eliseo	52
984	Gonzalo	52
984	Hermon	52
984	Kit	52
984	Leonardo	52
984	Loyal	52
984	Mahlon	52
984	Oren	52
984	Refugio	52
984	Tex	52
984	Tillman	52
984	Walt	52
984	Wyman	52
1000	Brock	51
1000	Clarance	51
1000	Deryl	51
1000	Esteban	51
1000	Johnson	51
1000	Marshal	51
1000	Milan	51
1000	Obie	51
1000	Orrin	51
1000	Randle	51
1000	Rayburn	51
1000	Rupert	51
1000	Scottie	51
1000	Webster	51