Popular baby names in Washington, 1947

The most popular baby names in Washington in 1947 were Linda for girls (1,697 babies) and Robert for boys (1,353). Robert ranked #2 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 53,333 babies born in Washington in 1947 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Washington in 1947

Names given at least 15 times in Washington that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Marilee: 24 babies, 7.5× the national rate
Christie: 23 babies, 7× the national rate
Robin: 68 babies, 5× the national rate
Judi: 36 babies, 4.1× the national rate
Terrie: 17 babies, 4× the national rate
Sherrie: 32 babies, 3.9× the national rate
Marla: 24 babies, 3.9× the national rate
Patti: 37 babies, 3.8× the national rate
Lorna: 26 babies, 3.8× the national rate
Kristine: 39 babies, 3.7× the national rate

Boys

Rod: 20 babies, 7× the national rate
Ron: 88 babies, 6.4× the national rate
Stan: 24 babies, 6.3× the national rate
Dick: 61 babies, 5.4× the national rate
Doug: 28 babies, 4.9× the national rate
Rick: 80 babies, 4.7× the national rate
Ken: 46 babies, 4.3× the national rate
Greg: 82 babies, 4.1× the national rate
Jim: 282 babies, 4× the national rate
Chuck: 21 babies, 3.9× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Washington, 1947

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1946	US rank
1	Linda	1,697	–	1
2	Mary	790	–	2
3	Susan	773	–	8
4	Patricia	733	–	3
5	Barbara	681	↑2	4
6	Nancy	588	↑3	7
7	Sharon	575	↓1	9
8	Sandra	569	–	5
9	Carol	549	↓4	6
10	Kathleen	499	↑2	11
11	Karen	469	–	13
12	Judy	427	↓2	14
13	Diane	366	↑2	18
14	Donna	365	↓1	10
15	Judith	348	↓1	12
16	Pamela	338	↑2	28
17	Janet	335	↓1	23
18	Cheryl	322	↓1	24
19	Janice	313	–	22
20	Marilyn	289	–	29
21	Margaret	242	↑1	16
22	Carolyn	231	↑1	15
23	Shirley	214	↓2	19
24	Kathy	196	↑1	64
25	Bonnie	182	↓1	35
26	Christine	177	↑5	45
27	Vicki	173	↑7	>100
28	Beverly	169	↑7	31
29	Joan	167	↓1	30
30	Diana	166	↓3	48
31	Connie	161	↑1	43
32	Betty	155	↓6	17
33	Joyce	151	↓3	20
34	Peggy	148	↑10	42
35	Elizabeth	147	↑4	25
36	Kathryn	147	↓3	55
37	Lynn	147	↑5	75
38	Gail	144	↑2	49
39	Cynthia	139	new	33
40	Ann	137	↑1	41
41	Jean	137	↓5	40
42	Sally	134	↓5	70
43	Virginia	132	↓14	34
44	Lynda	128	new	77
45	Darlene	123	↓2	71
46	Marcia	122	–	81
47	Gloria	120	↓9	27
48	Sherry	115	new	67
49	Catherine	113	↓1	46
50	Julie	109	new	>100

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1946	US rank
1	Robert	1,353	–	2
2	John	1,343	↑1	3
3	James	1,169	↓1	1
4	Michael	1,080	↑1	7
5	David	1,053	↑1	6
6	Richard	1,039	↓2	5
7	William	825	–	4
8	Gary	761	–	12
9	Larry	622	↑1	10
10	Ronald	573	↓1	11
11	Thomas	548	↑2	8
12	Dennis	515	↓1	17
13	Donald	492	↓1	13
14	Charles	459	–	9
15	Steven	414	↑3	24
16	Kenneth	384	↓1	15
17	Terry	346	↓1	26
18	Jerry	322	↓1	20
19	Paul	305	↑1	18
20	Mike	291	↓1	65
21	Stephen	290	↑9	21
22	Jim	282	–	77
23	Daniel	275	–	22
24	George	269	–	16
25	Douglas	268	↓4	31
26	Bruce	253	↓1	29
27	Gregory	244	↑13	33
28	Steve	230	–	58
29	Roger	220	↓3	25
30	Jack	217	↓1	37
31	Gerald	216	↑2	28
32	Bill	205	↓5	76
33	Edward	194	↑1	19
34	Mark	191	↑9	47
35	Patrick	191	↓3	53
36	Joseph	174	↑1	14
37	Dale	172	↓6	63
38	Tom	169	–	87
39	Wayne	165	–	30
40	Alan	163	↑7	45
41	Raymond	158	↑1	27
42	Frank	144	↓7	23
43	Don	142	↓2	86
44	Bob	140	↓8	>100
45	Timothy	139	↑4	52
46	Danny	138	–	39
47	Dan	133	↓2	>100
48	Lawrence	124	new	32
49	Craig	115	↑1	93
50	Keith	114	new	91

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