Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	160
2	Patricia	159
3	Deborah	143
4	Mary	132
5	Barbara	106
6	Susan	105
7	Nancy	85
8	Diane	79
9	Kathleen	68
10	Carol	64
11	Sandra	62
12	Donna	61
13	Sharon	60
14	Margaret	52
15	Karen	51
16	Elizabeth	44
17	Joyce	42
18	Judith	38
19	Cynthia	34
20	Brenda	33
20	Catherine	33
20	Janet	33
23	Joan	31
24	Christine	30
24	Janice	30

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Betty	29
26	Carolyn	29
26	Shirley	29
29	Bonnie	27
29	Joanne	27
31	Ann	26
32	Beverly	25
32	Jane	25
34	Anne	24
34	Marie	24
36	Helen	23
36	Virginia	23
38	Cheryl	22
38	Debra	22
38	Dorothy	22
41	Ruth	20
42	Constance	19
42	Gloria	19
42	Lois	19
42	Pamela	19
46	Ellen	18
46	Jean	18
48	Denise	17
48	Jacqueline	17
48	Rebecca	17
51	Frances	16
52	Kathryn	15
52	Theresa	15
54	Elaine	14
54	Marilyn	14
54	Phyllis	14
54	Wanda	14
58	Doris	13
58	Gail	13
58	Jo	13
58	Suzanne	13
58	Valerie	13
63	Kathy	12
63	Martha	12
63	Michele	12
66	Darlene	11
66	Eileen	11
66	Lynn	11
66	Marsha	11
66	Peggy	11
66	Sheila	11
66	Sherry	11
66	Victoria	11
74	Alice	10
74	Charlotte	10
74	Delores	10
74	Diana	10
74	Geraldine	10
74	Juanita	10
74	Marjorie	10
74	Maryann	10
74	Rose	10
74	Sarah	10
84	Anna	9
84	Eleanor	9
84	Esther	9
84	Evelyn	9
84	Gayle	9
84	Katherine	9
84	Louise	9
84	Maureen	9
84	Regina	9
84	Sally	9
84	Teresa	9
95	Andrea	8
95	Claudia	8
95	Dianne	8
95	Faye	8
95	Holly	8
95	Judy	8
95	June	8
95	Leslie	8
95	Lisa	8
95	Paula	8
95	Sue	8
95	Sylvia	8
95	Terry	8