Most popular girls’ names in Alaska, 1951

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	80
2	Mary	77
3	Patricia	45
3	Susan	45
5	Barbara	35
6	Kathleen	29
6	Sandra	29
8	Margaret	28
9	Carol	27
10	Elizabeth	26
10	Nancy	26
12	Debra	24
13	Deborah	22
13	Martha	22
13	Pamela	22
16	Catherine	21
16	Ruth	21
18	Cynthia	20
19	Janice	19
19	Sharon	19
21	Janet	18
22	Cheryl	17
22	Karen	17
24	Diane	16
25	Alice	15

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Betty	15
25	Christine	15
25	Judy	15
25	Katherine	15
25	Shirley	15
31	Donna	13
31	Helen	13
31	Marilyn	13
34	Jane	12
34	Virginia	12
36	Doris	11
36	Gail	11
36	Jean	11
36	Judith	11
36	Kathy	11
36	Marie	11
36	Rebecca	11
43	Carolyn	10
43	Esther	10
43	Frances	10
43	Joyce	10
43	Julia	10
48	Ann	9
48	Beverly	9
48	Dorothy	9
48	Laura	9
48	Lynn	9
48	Roberta	9
48	Teresa	9
48	Theresa	9
56	Darlene	8
56	Evelyn	8
56	Joan	8
56	Karla	8
56	Pauline	8
56	Vicki	8
62	Anna	7
62	Brenda	7
62	Denise	7
62	Diana	7
62	Kathryn	7
62	Peggy	7
62	Rita	7
62	Sally	7
62	Valerie	7
71	Agnes	6
71	Arlene	6
71	Carrie	6
71	Ellen	6
71	Gloria	6
71	Joanne	6
71	Marlene	6
71	Rose	6
71	Sheila	6
71	Sophie	6
71	Victoria	6
82	Andrea	5
82	Becky	5
82	Belinda	5
82	Claudia	5
82	Colleen	5
82	Constance	5
82	Elaine	5
82	Grace	5
82	Julie	5
82	Loretta	5
82	Lorraine	5
82	Louise	5
82	Lucy	5
82	Lydia	5
82	Marjorie	5
82	Maryann	5
82	Sarah	5
82	Terry	5