Minnesota ★ 1947

Top names in Minnesota, 1947

Linda led for girls with 1,928 babies ; James for boys with 1,785. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,928
2	Mary	1,753
3	Barbara	1,056
4	Patricia	978
5	Carol	967
6	Susan	920
7	Sandra	897
8	Nancy	880
9	Kathleen	834
10	Sharon	828
11	Karen	698
12	Diane	664
13	Judith	632
14	Judy	557
15	Cheryl	448
16	Margaret	403
17	Janice	377
18	Janet	372
19	Donna	369
20	Bonnie	335
21	Joan	312
22	Jean	309
23	Marilyn	288
24	Shirley	282
25	Jane	269
25	Joyce	269
27	Pamela	263
28	Beverly	242
29	Kathryn	239
30	Carolyn	212
31	Darlene	208
32	Cynthia	205
33	Virginia	202
34	Ann	200
35	Elizabeth	193
36	Ruth	191
37	Betty	189
38	Joanne	188
39	Lois	186
40	Dianne	176
40	Gloria	176
42	Catherine	175
43	Jeanne	170
43	Lynn	170
45	Gail	164
45	Kathy	164
47	Connie	157
48	Elaine	156
49	Katherine	150
50	Suzanne	149
51	Rita	141
52	Marcia	135
53	Dorothy	130
54	Joann	128
55	Julie	127
56	Marlene	126
57	Jacqueline	119
57	Kay	119
59	Peggy	117
60	Helen	116
60	Rosemary	116
62	Lynda	114
63	Constance	111
64	Phyllis	110
65	Eileen	109
66	Charlotte	103
67	Diana	102
68	Sally	101
69	Rose	97
70	Roberta	95
71	Marie	94
72	Carole	92
73	Gayle	88
74	Bonita	87
75	Vicki	86
76	Christine	84
77	Geraldine	83
77	Sheila	83
79	Jeanette	82
80	Rebecca	81
81	Arlene	80
81	Paulette	80
83	Marlys	79
84	Colleen	77
84	Marjorie	77
86	Ellen	76
86	Marsha	76
88	Alice	74
88	Anita	74
88	Sue	74
91	Maureen	73
92	Laura	71
93	Frances	70
94	Yvonne	68
95	Deborah	67
95	Martha	67
97	Charlene	66
97	Louise	66
99	Anne	65
99	Doris	65

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	1,785
2	Robert	1,680
3	John	1,650
4	David	1,592
5	Richard	1,462
6	Michael	1,295
7	Thomas	1,209
8	Gary	1,127
9	Dennis	828
10	William	825
11	Ronald	788
12	Larry	723
13	Donald	649
14	Steven	633
15	Bruce	544
16	Kenneth	513
17	Charles	497
18	Roger	495
19	Paul	494
20	Douglas	436
21	Gregory	419
22	Gerald	407
23	Daniel	388
24	Wayne	323
25	Dale	317
26	Mark	314
27	Stephen	304
28	Jerry	289
29	Terry	263
30	Patrick	252
31	Joseph	251
32	Edward	243
32	Timothy	243
34	George	239
35	Duane	208
36	Peter	199
37	Raymond	198
38	Alan	193
39	Jeffrey	189
40	Eugene	185
41	Allen	179
41	Lawrence	179
43	Jerome	178
44	Keith	156
45	Craig	145
45	Steve	145
47	Curtis	138
48	Harold	132
48	Tom	132
50	Frank	127
51	Russell	125
52	Philip	122
53	Dean	118
54	Jon	117
55	Rodney	116
56	Stanley	114
57	Brian	113
58	Gene	109
59	Jack	101
59	Leroy	101
59	Ralph	101
62	Mike	100
63	Gordon	99
63	Jim	99
63	Lee	99
66	Leonard	98
66	Marvin	98
68	Allan	95
68	Scott	95
70	Norman	94
71	Howard	91
72	Glenn	88
73	Arthur	83
73	Barry	83
75	Carl	82
75	Terrance	82
77	Fred	81
77	Lyle	81
79	Darrell	78
80	Anthony	75
80	Randall	75
82	Walter	72
83	Warren	71
84	Lynn	70
84	Randy	70
86	Glen	68
87	Clifford	66
88	Bill	65
88	Bradley	65
90	Danny	64
90	Jay	64
90	Leslie	64
93	Francis	63
93	Joel	63
93	Lloyd	63
96	Dan	61
96	Earl	61
98	Bernard	60
98	Frederick	60
98	Roy	60