Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	860
2	Patricia	726
3	Susan	661
4	Mary	623
5	Deborah	562
6	Kathleen	488
7	Barbara	463
8	Nancy	440
9	Donna	411
10	Karen	387
11	Diane	370
12	Carol	323
13	Elizabeth	292
14	Sharon	289
15	Judith	265
16	Sandra	264
17	Christine	252
18	Margaret	245
19	Gail	220
19	Pamela	220
21	Janet	206
22	Janice	200
22	Joan	200
24	Cynthia	182
25	Denise	176

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	157
27	Ann	154
28	Jane	146
29	Cheryl	144
30	Joanne	138
30	Lynn	138
32	Jean	137
33	Debra	134
34	Joyce	130
35	Maureen	126
36	Ellen	121
37	Paula	120
38	Laura	116
39	Katherine	111
40	Beverly	108
41	Elaine	107
42	Anne	106
43	Carolyn	101
44	Bonnie	99
45	Lorraine	94
46	Marie	93
47	Wendy	92
48	Jacqueline	89
48	Marilyn	89
50	Shirley	86
51	Virginia	83
52	Theresa	80
53	Frances	78
54	Suzanne	76
55	Dorothy	75
56	Kathryn	74
56	Martha	74
58	Ruth	73
59	Louise	72
59	Sheila	72
61	Jeanne	69
62	Roberta	66
63	Lois	64
64	Gloria	63
65	Michele	62
66	Brenda	61
66	Irene	61
66	Joann	61
66	Marcia	61
70	Eileen	60
71	Kathy	59
71	Rosemary	59
73	Helen	58
73	Laurie	58
73	Robin	58
73	Valerie	58
77	Leslie	57
78	Andrea	56
78	Charlene	56
78	Maryann	56
78	Sally	56
82	Lynne	55
83	Phyllis	53
84	Alice	52
84	Darlene	52
84	Judy	52
87	Geraldine	51
88	Diana	50
89	Jill	49
90	Marjorie	48
91	Rose	47
91	Victoria	47
93	Rita	46
94	Cathy	45
94	Claudia	45
96	Betty	44
97	Evelyn	42
98	Angela	41
98	Doreen	41
100	Anna	39
100	Holly	39
100	Marlene	39