Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	538
2	Mary	535
3	Patricia	490
4	Deborah	401
5	Barbara	353
6	Susan	302
7	Sharon	262
8	Karen	251
9	Kathleen	229
10	Nancy	204
11	Diane	197
11	Sandra	197
13	Brenda	180
14	Margaret	175
15	Donna	168
16	Carolyn	159
17	Carol	155
18	Joyce	147
19	Elizabeth	140
20	Cynthia	128
20	Denise	128
22	Judith	121
23	Pamela	119
24	Janet	117
25	Janice	112

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	108
27	Gail	105
28	Christine	104
29	Jacqueline	101
29	Joan	101
31	Gloria	99
32	Shirley	91
33	Cheryl	88
34	Debra	84
35	Sheila	79
36	Jean	76
37	Ann	75
38	Anne	73
39	Beverly	72
40	Bonnie	68
40	Jane	68
42	Ellen	66
42	Paula	66
44	Yvonne	65
45	Helen	64
45	Martha	64
47	Dorothy	61
47	Katherine	61
47	Phyllis	61
50	Betty	57
50	Lynn	57
50	Ruth	57
50	Theresa	57
50	Valerie	57
55	Gwendolyn	56
56	Frances	52
56	Joanne	52
58	Marilyn	50
58	Teresa	50
60	Kathryn	49
60	Marie	49
62	Doris	48
62	Victoria	48
64	Diana	47
65	Judy	43
65	Laura	43
67	Elaine	42
67	Robin	42
67	Wanda	42
70	Sarah	40
70	Suzanne	40
70	Virginia	40
73	Alice	39
73	Peggy	39
73	Rita	39
73	Stephanie	39
77	Lisa	38
77	Regina	38
77	Veronica	38
80	Jeanne	37
80	Marcia	37
80	Rebecca	37
80	Sherry	37
80	Vicki	37
85	Constance	35
85	Eileen	35
85	Leslie	35
85	Marsha	35
85	Renee	35
90	Angela	34
90	Dianne	34
90	Jo	34
90	Maureen	34
94	Maria	33
95	Anna	32
95	Charlene	32
95	Juanita	32
95	Sylvia	32
95	Wendy	32
100	Delores	31
100	Michele	31
100	Sally	31