The names of 1947

The ten most popular names given in 1947, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  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

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US: boys

  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

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Canadian provinces in 1947

US states in 1947