Top 100 West Virginia Girl Baby Names in 1947

// These were the most popular girl baby names in West Virginia, in 1947.

The Most Popular West Virginia Girl Baby Names in 1947


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Topping the charts on position #1 this year in West Virginia was Linda. In total there were 25,040 girls born sharing 452 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
1Linda1 in 14 (7.2%)1,797
2Mary1 in 23 (4.3%)1,081
3Patricia1 in 31 (3.2%)805
4Sandra1 in 34 (3%)743
5Barbara1 in 34 (2.9%)735
6Sharon1 in 36 (2.7%)688
7Brenda1 in 39 (2.5%)634
8Carolyn1 in 43 (2.3%)576
9Nancy1 in 47 (2.1%)529
10Donna1 in 56 (1.8%)445
11Betty1 in 59 (1.7%)428
12Shirley1 in 59 (1.7%)423
13Carol1 in 59 (1.7%)421
14Judy1 in 60 (1.7%)418
15Judith1 in 61 (1.6%)413
16Karen1 in 66 (1.5%)381
17Joyce1 in 84 (1.2%)297
18Connie1 in 86 (1.2%)291
19Margaret1 in 93 (1.1%)269
20Janet1 in 96 (1%)261
21Rebecca1 in 101 (1%)247
22Susan1 in 104 (1%)241
23Beverly1 in 120 (0.8%)209
24Diana1 in 121 (0.8%)207
25Phyllis1 in 124 (0.8%)202
26Elizabeth1 in 125 (0.8%)200
27Gloria1 in 126 (0.8%)199
28Bonnie1 in 126 (0.8%)198
29Martha1 in 128 (0.8%)196
30Virginia1 in 129 (0.8%)194
31Peggy1 in 141 (0.7%)177
32Wanda1 in 143 (0.7%)175
33Ruth1 in 145 (0.7%)173
34Helen1 in 149 (0.7%)168
35Frances1 in 152 (0.7%)165
36Pamela1 in 157 (0.6%)160
37Alice1 in 159 (0.6%)157
38Charlotte1 in 163 (0.6%)154
39Janice1 in 163 (0.6%)154
40Dorothy1 in 165 (0.6%)152
41Anna1 in 183 (0.5%)137
42Jo1 in 199 (0.5%)126
43Norma1 in 200 (0.5%)125
44Jane1 in 214 (0.5%)117
45Cheryl1 in 218 (0.5%)115
46Lois1 in 241 (0.4%)104
47Rita1 in 245 (0.4%)102
48Rose1 in 248 (0.4%)101
49Sue1 in 248 (0.4%)101
50Evelyn1 in 250 (0.4%)100
51Doris1 in 261 (0.4%)96
52Patsy1 in 266 (0.4%)94
53Loretta1 in 285 (0.4%)88
54Patty1 in 288 (0.3%)87
55Sherry1 in 291 (0.3%)86
56Marilyn1 in 291 (0.3%)86
57Cynthia1 in 291 (0.3%)86
58Catherine1 in 291 (0.3%)86
59Diane1 in 295 (0.3%)85
60Delores1 in 298 (0.3%)84
61Kathryn1 in 302 (0.3%)83
62Darlene1 in 309 (0.3%)81
63Sheila1 in 309 (0.3%)81
64Joan1 in 317 (0.3%)79
65Jean1 in 338 (0.3%)74
66Juanita1 in 343 (0.3%)73
67Ann1 in 353 (0.3%)71
68Wilma1 in 358 (0.3%)70
69Deloris1 in 363 (0.3%)69
70Sally1 in 363 (0.3%)69
71Sarah1 in 368 (0.3%)68
72Deborah1 in 374 (0.3%)67
73Jacqueline1 in 374 (0.3%)67
74Paula1 in 374 (0.3%)67
75Anita1 in 391 (0.3%)64
76Constance1 in 397 (0.3%)63
77Shelia1 in 410 (0.2%)61
78Mildred1 in 410 (0.2%)61
79Roberta1 in 424 (0.2%)59
80Edna1 in 439 (0.2%)57
81Glenna1 in 439 (0.2%)57
82Ellen1 in 447 (0.2%)56
83Kathleen1 in 447 (0.2%)56
84Ruby1 in 464 (0.2%)54
85Kay1 in 464 (0.2%)54
86Emma1 in 464 (0.2%)54
87Carole1 in 472 (0.2%)53
88Julia1 in 472 (0.2%)53
89Sylvia1 in 472 (0.2%)53
90Dianna1 in 482 (0.2%)52
91Vicki1 in 482 (0.2%)52
92Edith1 in 491 (0.2%)51
93Christine1 in 491 (0.2%)51
94Lynda1 in 511 (0.2%)49
95Marsha1 in 522 (0.2%)48
96Rosemary1 in 522 (0.2%)48
97Suzanne1 in 522 (0.2%)48
98Eva1 in 544 (0.2%)46
99Vivian1 in 556 (0.2%)45
100Thelma1 in 556 (0.2%)45


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