Popular District of Columbia Girl Baby Names From 1947

The Most Popular District of Columbia Girl Baby Names in 1947

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1947.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in District of Columbia was Linda. In total there were 11,713 girls born sharing 312 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1947 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.

Rank	Name	How Unique?	Total births this year
1	Linda	1 in 21 (4.8%)	564
2	Patricia	1 in 22 (4.6%)	537
3	Mary	1 in 22 (4.6%)	533
4	Barbara	1 in 27 (3.7%)	435
5	Susan	1 in 43 (2.3%)	270
6	Sandra	1 in 49 (2%)	240
7	Carol	1 in 51 (2%)	231
8	Nancy	1 in 52 (1.9%)	226
9	Margaret	1 in 55 (1.8%)	212
10	Kathleen	1 in 62 (1.6%)	190
11	Sharon	1 in 63 (1.6%)	187
12	Diane	1 in 63 (1.6%)	186
13	Carolyn	1 in 66 (1.5%)	178
14	Judith	1 in 71 (1.4%)	166
15	Karen	1 in 72 (1.4%)	163
16	Donna	1 in 74 (1.4%)	159
17	Elizabeth	1 in 80 (1.2%)	146
18	Joyce	1 in 81 (1.2%)	145
19	Brenda	1 in 85 (1.2%)	138
20	Shirley	1 in 100 (1%)	117
21	Pamela	1 in 102 (1%)	115
22	Joan	1 in 105 (1%)	112
23	Betty	1 in 107 (0.9%)	109
24	Gloria	1 in 117 (0.9%)	100
25	Janice	1 in 118 (0.8%)	99
26	Ann	1 in 120 (0.8%)	98
27	Beverly	1 in 120 (0.8%)	98
28	Cynthia	1 in 122 (0.8%)	96
29	Jean	1 in 122 (0.8%)	96
30	Frances	1 in 129 (0.8%)	91
31	Deborah	1 in 132 (0.8%)	89
32	Jacqueline	1 in 133 (0.8%)	88
33	Cheryl	1 in 136 (0.7%)	86
34	Janet	1 in 136 (0.7%)	86
35	Helen	1 in 145 (0.7%)	81
36	Christine	1 in 148 (0.7%)	79
37	Catherine	1 in 156 (0.6%)	75
38	Jane	1 in 156 (0.6%)	75
39	Dorothy	1 in 160 (0.6%)	73
40	Phyllis	1 in 163 (0.6%)	72
41	Martha	1 in 165 (0.6%)	71
42	Ellen	1 in 170 (0.6%)	69
43	Anne	1 in 175 (0.6%)	67
44	Alice	1 in 177 (0.6%)	66
45	Diana	1 in 177 (0.6%)	66
46	Gail	1 in 180 (0.6%)	65
47	Virginia	1 in 189 (0.5%)	62
48	Judy	1 in 192 (0.5%)	61
49	Bonnie	1 in 202 (0.5%)	58
50	Ruth	1 in 213 (0.5%)	55
51	Marilyn	1 in 217 (0.5%)	54
52	Elaine	1 in 221 (0.5%)	53
53	Marie	1 in 221 (0.5%)	53
54	Katherine	1 in 225 (0.4%)	52
55	Kathryn	1 in 225 (0.4%)	52
56	Suzanne	1 in 225 (0.4%)	52
57	Doris	1 in 234 (0.4%)	50
58	Dianne	1 in 244 (0.4%)	48
59	Geraldine	1 in 244 (0.4%)	48
60	Sheila	1 in 249 (0.4%)	47
61	Jo	1 in 249 (0.4%)	47
62	Paula	1 in 255 (0.4%)	46
63	Constance	1 in 260 (0.4%)	45
64	Gwendolyn	1 in 260 (0.4%)	45
65	Rita	1 in 260 (0.4%)	45
66	Evelyn	1 in 272 (0.4%)	43
67	Maureen	1 in 272 (0.4%)	43
68	Yvonne	1 in 279 (0.4%)	42
69	Marcia	1 in 279 (0.4%)	42
70	Delores	1 in 279 (0.4%)	42
71	Joanne	1 in 293 (0.3%)	40
72	Lynn	1 in 293 (0.3%)	40
73	Lorraine	1 in 300 (0.3%)	39
74	Peggy	1 in 300 (0.3%)	39
75	Sylvia	1 in 300 (0.3%)	39
76	Anita	1 in 308 (0.3%)	38
77	Carole	1 in 308 (0.3%)	38
78	Marsha	1 in 317 (0.3%)	37
79	Lynda	1 in 317 (0.3%)	37
80	Laura	1 in 325 (0.3%)	36
81	Theresa	1 in 325 (0.3%)	36
82	Leslie	1 in 345 (0.3%)	34
83	Juanita	1 in 355 (0.3%)	33
84	Rosemary	1 in 355 (0.3%)	33
85	Eileen	1 in 366 (0.3%)	32
86	Roberta	1 in 378 (0.3%)	31
87	Maria	1 in 378 (0.3%)	31
88	Louise	1 in 378 (0.3%)	31
89	Charlotte	1 in 378 (0.3%)	31
90	Sherry	1 in 390 (0.3%)	30
91	Marjorie	1 in 404 (0.2%)	29
92	Paulette	1 in 404 (0.2%)	29
93	Veronica	1 in 418 (0.2%)	28
94	Laverne	1 in 418 (0.2%)	28
95	Jeanne	1 in 418 (0.2%)	28
96	Andrea	1 in 418 (0.2%)	28
97	Rose	1 in 434 (0.2%)	27
98	Joann	1 in 434 (0.2%)	27
99	Charlene	1 in 434 (0.2%)	27
100	Anna	1 in 434 (0.2%)	27