West Virginia ★ 1947

Top names in West Virginia, 1947

Linda led for girls with 1,796 babies ; James for boys with 1,680. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,796
2	Mary	1,082
3	Patricia	805
4	Sandra	743
5	Barbara	735
6	Sharon	688
7	Brenda	632
8	Carolyn	577
9	Nancy	529
10	Donna	445
11	Betty	428
12	Shirley	422
13	Carol	421
14	Judy	419
15	Judith	413
16	Karen	381
17	Joyce	297
18	Connie	292
19	Margaret	269
20	Janet	262
21	Rebecca	248
22	Susan	242
23	Beverly	209
24	Diana	207
25	Phyllis	203
26	Elizabeth	201
27	Gloria	199
28	Bonnie	197
29	Martha	196
30	Virginia	193
31	Peggy	177
32	Wanda	176
33	Ruth	173
34	Helen	168
35	Frances	165
36	Pamela	160
37	Alice	157
38	Janice	154
39	Charlotte	153
40	Dorothy	152
41	Anna	137
42	Jo	126
43	Norma	125
44	Jane	117
45	Cheryl	115
46	Lois	104
47	Rita	102
48	Rose	101
48	Sue	101
50	Evelyn	100
51	Doris	96
52	Patsy	93
53	Loretta	88
54	Patty	87
55	Catherine	86
55	Cynthia	86
55	Marilyn	86
55	Sherry	86
59	Diane	85
60	Delores	84
61	Kathryn	83
62	Darlene	81
62	Sheila	81
64	Joan	79
65	Jean	74
66	Juanita	72
67	Ann	71
68	Wilma	70
69	Deloris	69
69	Sally	69
71	Sarah	68
72	Deborah	67
72	Jacqueline	67
72	Paula	67
75	Anita	64
76	Constance	63
77	Shelia	61
78	Mildred	60
79	Roberta	59
80	Edna	57
80	Glenna	57
82	Ellen	56
82	Kathleen	56
84	Emma	54
84	Kay	54
84	Ruby	54
87	Carole	53
87	Dianna	53
87	Julia	53
87	Sylvia	53
91	Vicki	52
92	Christine	51
92	Edith	51
94	Lynda	49
95	Marsha	48
95	Rosemary	48
95	Suzanne	48
98	Eva	46
99	Thelma	45
99	Vivian	45

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	1,680
2	John	1,186
3	Robert	1,169
4	William	1,127
5	David	1,086
6	Charles	921
7	Larry	912
8	Richard	706
9	Gary	661
10	Roger	648
11	Michael	558
12	Ronald	528
13	Thomas	524
14	Donald	432
15	Jerry	380
16	George	369
17	Kenneth	362
18	Paul	360
19	Joseph	285
20	Danny	279
21	Terry	244
22	Edward	238
23	Stephen	216
24	Harold	212
25	Carl	198
26	Daniel	185
27	Dennis	178
28	Roy	172
29	Billy	159
30	Ralph	158
31	Jack	155
32	Harry	150
33	Johnny	146
33	Raymond	146
35	Ronnie	143
36	Frank	140
37	Douglas	134
38	Lawrence	132
39	Howard	129
40	Jimmy	124
41	Gerald	121
42	Walter	118
43	Samuel	117
44	Steven	111
45	Wayne	105
46	Darrell	104
47	Russell	102
48	Bobby	101
49	Rodney	100
50	Fred	99
51	Allen	97
51	Ernest	97
53	Earl	92
54	Eddie	88
54	Eugene	88
56	Jackie	87
57	Clarence	86
57	Phillip	86
59	Clyde	85
60	Joe	82
61	Arthur	81
62	Henry	78
63	Ray	76
64	Bruce	75
64	Gregory	75
66	Leonard	74
67	Franklin	73
68	Albert	72
68	Lewis	72
70	Dale	71
70	Randall	71
72	Stanley	70
72	Timothy	70
74	Bernard	66
74	Patrick	66
76	Norman	65
76	Steve	65
78	Melvin	64
78	Philip	64
80	Bill	61
80	Marvin	61
80	Tommy	61
83	Glenn	58
84	Frederick	55
85	Herbert	54
86	Garry	53
87	Arnold	52
87	Glen	52
89	Alan	50
89	Anthony	50
89	Cecil	50
89	Keith	50
93	Andrew	49
93	Curtis	49
93	Freddie	49
96	Jesse	48
96	Lloyd	48
98	Delbert	45
98	Homer	45
98	Jim	45