Most popular boys’ names in Utah, 1947
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 430 |
| 2 | Robert | 413 |
| 3 | Richard | 363 |
| 4 | John | 353 |
| 5 | Michael | 314 |
| 6 | James | 294 |
| 7 | Steven | 255 |
| 8 | Gary | 222 |
| 9 | Dennis | 212 |
| 10 | Larry | 211 |
| 11 | William | 202 |
| 12 | Ronald | 182 |
| 13 | Paul | 180 |
| 14 | Thomas | 148 |
| 15 | Douglas | 147 |
| 16 | Craig | 137 |
| 17 | Brent | 130 |
| 18 | Stephen | 124 |
| 18 | Terry | 124 |
| 20 | Kenneth | 106 |
| 21 | Bruce | 105 |
| 22 | Roger | 99 |
| 22 | Scott | 99 |
| 24 | Jerry | 98 |
| 25 | Gregory | 91 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kent | 90 |
| 27 | Charles | 87 |
| 27 | George | 87 |
| 29 | Lynn | 85 |
| 30 | Alan | 84 |
| 31 | Donald | 83 |
| 32 | Dale | 80 |
| 33 | Wayne | 79 |
| 34 | Mark | 77 |
| 35 | Jack | 74 |
| 35 | Joseph | 74 |
| 37 | Don | 66 |
| 38 | Steve | 64 |
| 39 | Keith | 62 |
| 40 | Edward | 57 |
| 40 | Glen | 57 |
| 42 | Danny | 56 |
| 43 | Fred | 53 |
| 44 | Frank | 51 |
| 44 | Mike | 51 |
| 46 | Daniel | 50 |
| 47 | Jim | 49 |
| 48 | Stanley | 48 |
| 49 | Jay | 47 |
| 49 | Randy | 47 |
| 51 | Carl | 46 |
| 51 | Jeffrey | 46 |
| 53 | Ray | 45 |
| 54 | Bill | 44 |
| 54 | Dan | 44 |
| 54 | Russell | 44 |
| 57 | Gerald | 43 |
| 57 | Ralph | 43 |
| 57 | Rodney | 43 |
| 60 | Allen | 41 |
| 61 | Gordon | 38 |
| 61 | Lee | 38 |
| 63 | Harold | 36 |
| 63 | Joe | 36 |
| 65 | Raymond | 35 |
| 66 | Earl | 34 |
| 67 | Barry | 33 |
| 68 | Darrell | 32 |
| 68 | Dean | 32 |
| 68 | Roy | 32 |
| 71 | Boyd | 31 |
| 71 | Marvin | 31 |
| 71 | Norman | 31 |
| 71 | Phillip | 31 |
| 71 | Randall | 31 |
| 76 | Kim | 29 |
| 76 | Rex | 29 |
| 76 | Tom | 29 |
| 79 | Duane | 28 |
| 80 | Bob | 27 |
| 80 | Howard | 27 |
| 82 | Arthur | 26 |
| 82 | Max | 26 |
| 84 | Billy | 25 |
| 84 | Lawrence | 25 |
| 86 | Dave | 23 |
| 86 | Grant | 23 |
| 88 | Blaine | 22 |
| 88 | Jimmy | 22 |
| 88 | Jon | 22 |
| 88 | Melvin | 22 |
| 92 | Reed | 21 |
| 92 | Ted | 21 |
| 92 | Tommy | 21 |
| 95 | Brian | 20 |
| 95 | Clyde | 20 |
| 95 | Johnny | 20 |
| 95 | Leslie | 20 |
| 95 | Neil | 20 |
| 95 | Val | 20 |