Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,442
2	Mary	1,224
3	Patricia	1,098
4	Deborah	816
5	Barbara	754
6	Sandra	571
7	Susan	563
8	Brenda	535
9	Sharon	500
10	Nancy	492
11	Cynthia	436
12	Donna	421
13	Carolyn	409
14	Shirley	400
15	Karen	380
16	Carol	348
17	Pamela	342
18	Gloria	339
19	Betty	329
20	Debra	320
21	Margaret	294
22	Dorothy	282
23	Janice	278
24	Elizabeth	271
25	Martha	264

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	251
27	Diane	245
28	Judy	240
29	Kathleen	227
30	Janet	225
31	Beverly	210
31	Wanda	210
33	Catherine	209
34	Gail	204
35	Cheryl	203
36	Judith	189
37	Christine	159
38	Rebecca	156
39	Peggy	154
40	Helen	153
40	Kathryn	153
40	Kathy	153
43	Gwendolyn	152
43	Virginia	152
45	Alice	149
46	Bonnie	148
46	Jacqueline	148
48	Phyllis	147
49	Frances	137
49	Marilyn	137
51	Annie	131
52	Jo	128
53	Glenda	125
54	Katherine	123
54	Sylvia	123
56	Yvonne	119
57	Marsha	115
58	Sarah	114
59	Evelyn	113
60	Laura	112
61	Joan	111
62	Paula	110
63	Connie	108
63	Jane	108
65	Theresa	107
66	Charlotte	106
66	Sheila	106
68	Cathy	104
69	Ruth	101
70	Teresa	96
71	Vicki	94
72	Ann	93
72	Sherry	93
74	Diana	92
74	Jacquelyn	92
76	Rose	91
76	Vivian	91
78	Constance	89
79	Delores	87
80	Doris	86
81	Ruby	85
82	Juanita	82
82	Rita	82
84	Elaine	81
84	Ellen	81
86	Norma	80
87	Marcia	79
87	Marie	79
89	Lynn	78
90	Victoria	77
91	Charlene	75
91	Geraldine	75
93	Jean	74
94	Belinda	71
95	Darlene	68
95	Jeanette	68
97	Denise	65
97	Joanne	65
97	Mildred	65
100	Jan	64
100	Suzanne	64