Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1947

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Linda6,768
2Mary4,848
3Patricia3,962
4Barbara3,818
5Carol3,278
6Sandra2,540
7Nancy2,475
8Susan2,357
9Donna2,154
10Kathleen2,146
11Judith2,019
12Karen1,765
13Margaret1,758
14Sharon1,460
15Diane1,343
16Janet1,220
17Elizabeth1,100
18Joan1,065
18Joyce1,065
20Cheryl1,022
21Shirley956
22Bonnie903
23Dorothy897
24Beverly880
25Jane832
26Carolyn822
27Judy816
28Ruth807
29Jean801
30Janice789
31Joanne776
32Gloria756
33Catherine753
34Elaine745
35Betty743
36Virginia713
37Christine702
38Eileen671
39Ann663
40Marilyn658
41Helen655
42Cynthia651
43Darlene634
44Frances630
45Marie615
46Suzanne611
47Jacqueline562
48Phyllis545
49Lois526
50Rose517

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1John8,049
2Robert7,755
3James6,460
4William6,118
5Richard4,503
6David4,307
7Thomas4,209
8Joseph3,759
9Charles3,115
10Michael3,101
11Ronald2,706
12George2,253
13Edward2,234
14Donald2,062
15Dennis1,953
16Paul1,827
17Kenneth1,663
18Gary1,582
19Larry1,506
20Daniel1,278
21Frank1,269
22Stephen1,051
23Raymond1,047
24Anthony982
25Barry901
26Gerald891
27Harry845
28Terry816
29Lawrence814
30Francis751
31Walter735
32Wayne667
33Gregory658
34Bruce656
35Carl601
36Albert596
37Eugene570
38Peter548
39Ralph538
40Louis536
41Jack529
42Harold528
43Frederick515
43Jeffrey515
45Samuel511
46Arthur502
47Alan488
48Mark483
49Stanley480
50Philip468