State roster

Top names in Nevada

The names most likely to appear on 1947 Nevada birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 2,863 Nevada births in 1947 across 182 distinct names.

Distinctively Nevada

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Nevada more than they say America.

#67Jeannetteoutside the national top 200
#70Lelandoutside the national top 200
#56Chris#185 nationally
#27Toni#155 nationally
#79Candaceoutside the national top 200
#79Rexoutside the national top 200
#81Danaoutside the national top 200
#83Dixieoutside the national top 200
#90Leeoutside the national top 200
#62Denise#170 nationally
#96Pattioutside the national top 200
#80Carla#182 nationally

Girls

#1Linda108US #1
#2Mary61US #2
#3Susan54US #8
#4Patricia51US #3
#5Barbara49US #4
#6Sandra41US #5
#7Sharon33US #9
#8Carol32US #6
#9Kathleen32US #11
#10Judy30US #14
#11Janice24US #22
#12Betty22US #17
#13Marilyn22US #29
#14Nancy22US #7
#15Donna20US #10
#16Judith20US #12
#17Karen19US #13
#18Cheryl18US #24
#19Margaret16US #16
#20Carolyn15US #15
#21Cynthia15US #33
#22Diane15US #18
#23Janet15US #23
#24Beverly13US #31
#25Bonnie13US #35
#26Shirley13US #19
#27Toni12US #155
#28Elizabeth11US #25
#29Frances11US #39
#30Katherine11US #76
#31Pamela11US #28
#32Kathy10US #64
#33Lynn10US #75
#34Charlene9US #105
#35Christine9US #45
#36Gloria9US #27
#37Helen9US #38
#38Jacqueline9US #59
#39Joan9US #30
#40Joyce9US #20
#41Wanda9US #66
#42Ann8US #41
#43Diana8US #48
#44Dorothy8US #26
#45Kathryn8US #55
#46Martha8US #32
#47Sue8US #69
#48Sylvia8US #97
#49Vicki8US #101
#50Victoria8US #123
#51Deborah7US #62
#52Jo7US #51
#53Lynda7US #77
#54Marie7US #57
#55Peggy7US #42
#56Rebecca7US #52
#57Sherry7US #67
#58Virginia7US #34
#59Catherine6US #46
#60Charlotte6US #68
#61Connie6US #43
#62Denise6US #170
#63Dianne6US #83
#64Dolores6US #111
#65Jean6US #40
#66Jeanne6US #86
#67Jeannette6
#68Leslie6US #132
#69Loretta6US #113
#70Lorraine6US #84
#71Pat6US #164
#72Sheila6US #73
#73Suzanne6US #53
#74Terry6US #135
#75Alice5US #47
#76Anne5US #95
#77Annette5US #140
#78Brenda5US #21
#79Candace5
#80Carla5US #182
#81Dana5
#82Darlene5US #71
#83Dixie5
#84Gail5US #49
#85Georgia5US #129
#86Jennifer5US #145
#87Josephine5US #133
#88Julie5US #124
#89Laura5US #74
#90Lee5
#91Lois5US #63
#92Lynne5US #149
#93Marcia5US #81
#94Marsha5US #88
#95Maureen5US #98
#96Patti5
#97Penny5US #142
#98Phyllis5US #37
#99Roberta5US #90
#100Rose5US #65

Boys

#1Robert106US #2
#2John102US #3
#3Michael92US #7
#4James86US #1
#5Richard74US #5
#6William68US #4
#7David66US #6
#8Gary44US #12
#9Charles43US #9
#10Ronald39US #11
#11Paul35US #18
#12Donald33US #13
#13George31US #16
#14Dennis29US #17
#15Kenneth29US #15
#16Thomas29US #8
#17Mike26US #65
#18Jerry22US #20
#19Larry22US #10
#20Bruce20US #29
#21Danny20US #39
#22Joseph19US #14
#23Carl17US #40
#24Edward17US #19
#25Bill16US #76
#26Gregory16US #33
#27Jim16US #77
#28Patrick16US #53
#29Terry16US #26
#30Douglas15US #31
#31Leonard14US #71
#32Craig12US #93
#33Daniel12US #22
#34Fred12US #56
#35Jack12US #37
#36Tom12US #87
#37Albert11US #55
#38Arthur11US #38
#39Peter11US #36
#40Ralph11US #50
#41Steven11US #24
#42Wayne11US #30
#43Harold10US #35
#44Raymond10US #27
#45Alan9US #45
#46Don9US #86
#47Andrew8US #82
#48Frank8US #23
#49Gordon8US #111
#50Lee8US #92
#51Louis8US #64
#52Roger8US #25
#53Russell8US #69
#54Stephen8US #21
#55Bob7US #115
#56Chris7US #185
#57Dale7US #63
#58Dan7US #109
#59Harry7US #54
#60Keith7US #91
#61Lawrence7US #32
#62Philip7US #57
#63Rodney7US #94
#64Steve7US #58
#65Walter7US #34
#66Eric6US #122
#67Gerald6US #28
#68Joe6US #43
#69Johnny6US #49
#70Leland6
#71Alfred5US #96
#72Anthony5US #41
#73Dean5US #140
#74Earl5US #83
#75Eugene5US #59
#76Greg5US #171
#77Henry5US #46
#78Lynn5US #151
#79Rex5
#80Roy5US #48
#81Samuel5US #72
#82Timothy5US #52

On the move since 1946

Rising

↑35Leonard#31
↑32Danny#21
↑31Marilyn#13
↑29Gregory#26
↑27Katherine#30
↑26Kathryn#45
↑22Patrick#28
↑20Rebecca#56

Falling

↓51Darlene#82
↓41Rose#100
↓39Joe#68
↓36Eugene#75
↓32Julie#88
↓30Gail#84
↓28Steve#64
↓26Suzanne#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1946 rankings.