Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	984
2	Mary	893
3	Brenda	603
4	Patricia	524
5	Carolyn	473
6	Barbara	465
7	Deborah	447
8	Betty	384
9	Shirley	368
10	Judy	348
11	Sandra	346
12	Sharon	345
13	Donna	297
14	Joyce	259
15	Martha	233
16	Susan	220
17	Rebecca	212
18	Nancy	211
19	Janice	206
20	Pamela	205
21	Dorothy	203
22	Karen	194
22	Peggy	194
24	Margaret	177
25	Gloria	170

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Phyllis	170
27	Wanda	166
28	Carol	161
29	Elizabeth	159
30	Kathy	158
31	Janet	157
32	Connie	148
32	Glenda	148
34	Beverly	143
35	Debra	141
35	Marilyn	141
37	Helen	138
38	Doris	133
39	Virginia	123
40	Alice	122
41	Jo	116
41	Rose	116
43	Patsy	112
43	Sherry	112
45	Ruby	111
46	Charlotte	109
47	Paula	106
48	Bobbie	103
49	Annie	97
50	Evelyn	95
50	Rita	95
52	Judith	93
53	Cynthia	92
53	Kathryn	92
55	Diane	90
56	Bonnie	87
57	Vicki	85
58	Ruth	84
59	Teresa	83
60	Sheila	80
61	Frances	79
62	Emma	77
63	Sarah	75
64	Marsha	72
65	Cathy	71
66	Lois	68
67	Anita	67
68	Vickie	66
69	Willie	65
69	Wilma	65
71	Catherine	62
71	Gwendolyn	62
71	Jane	62
74	Katherine	61
75	Jacqueline	60
75	Rosie	60
77	Mildred	59
78	Cheryl	58
78	Diana	58
78	Jackie	58
78	Kathleen	58
82	Ann	57
82	Loretta	57
84	Christine	55
84	Laura	55
86	Norma	54
87	Anna	53
88	Rhonda	52
89	Lynda	50
90	Ethel	49
90	Juanita	49
90	Margie	49
93	Sue	47
93	Vera	47
95	Billie	46
95	Erma	46
95	Gail	46
95	Thelma	46
99	Ella	45
99	Regina	45