Most popular girls’ names in Arizona, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	439
2	Linda	364
3	Patricia	286
4	Barbara	201
5	Deborah	191
6	Susan	182
7	Sandra	150
8	Gloria	139
9	Karen	137
10	Sharon	131
11	Margaret	128
12	Carol	114
13	Kathleen	113
14	Nancy	112
15	Maria	108
16	Diane	99
17	Brenda	89
17	Cynthia	89
19	Donna	87
20	Elizabeth	86
20	Pamela	86
22	Christine	82
23	Debra	81
23	Shirley	81
25	Irene	79

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Frances	78
26	Virginia	78
28	Sylvia	77
29	Rebecca	75
30	Betty	74
30	Rose	74
32	Martha	72
33	Janet	71
34	Yolanda	69
35	Judith	67
36	Alice	65
36	Helen	65
38	Carolyn	64
39	Judy	63
40	Diana	57
41	Dorothy	55
41	Esther	55
43	Janice	54
44	Catherine	53
44	Connie	53
44	Kathryn	53
44	Marilyn	53
48	Carmen	49
48	Katherine	49
48	Laura	49
51	Peggy	47
52	Beverly	46
52	Evelyn	46
54	Juanita	45
54	Marie	45
56	Anna	44
56	Sally	44
58	Bonnie	42
59	Kathy	41
59	Norma	41
61	Theresa	40
62	Cheryl	39
63	Paula	37
63	Rita	37
65	Ruth	36
66	Christina	35
66	Guadalupe	35
66	Sarah	35
66	Teresa	35
66	Victoria	35
71	Anita	34
71	Ann	34
71	Jacqueline	34
71	Joyce	34
71	Sue	34
71	Wanda	34
77	Jo	32
78	Cecilia	31
78	Rosemary	31
78	Vicki	31
81	Marsha	30
82	Gail	29
82	Jane	29
82	Lydia	29
82	Sherry	29
86	Joan	28
86	Lois	28
86	Marjorie	28
86	Roberta	28
86	Rosie	28
86	Terry	28
92	Charlene	27
92	Josephine	27
92	Julia	27
95	Geraldine	26
95	Jennifer	26
95	Louise	26
98	Anne	25
98	Eva	25
98	Julie	25
98	Yvonne	25