Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,089
2	Mary	3,779
3	Patricia	3,266
4	Susan	2,721
5	Barbara	2,382
6	Deborah	2,077
7	Nancy	2,049
8	Kathleen	1,916
9	Karen	1,864
10	Carol	1,653
11	Sandra	1,524
12	Sharon	1,459
13	Pamela	1,390
14	Donna	1,377
15	Diane	1,298
16	Janet	1,211
17	Judith	1,088
18	Debra	1,073
19	Christine	1,058
20	Cynthia	1,038
21	Margaret	1,027
22	Janice	1,022
23	Cheryl	744
24	Brenda	725
24	Joyce	725

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	678
27	Gail	662
28	Catherine	640
29	Carolyn	597
30	Marilyn	570
31	Judy	551
32	Kathy	546
33	Shirley	535
34	Bonnie	534
35	Beverly	526
36	Kathryn	523
37	Joan	503
38	Jean	492
39	Peggy	487
40	Denise	480
41	Connie	475
42	Lynn	472
43	Rebecca	466
44	Gloria	453
45	Jane	449
46	Paula	440
47	Betty	436
48	Diana	434
49	Vicki	433
50	Jacqueline	424
51	Laura	414
52	Ann	413
52	Ruth	413
54	Marcia	396
55	Rita	393
56	Martha	366
57	Theresa	365
58	Katherine	360
59	Phyllis	358
60	Marsha	346
61	Cathy	339
62	Ellen	329
63	Sheila	327
64	Victoria	324
65	Darlene	318
66	Sally	315
67	Dorothy	313
68	Jo	309
69	Virginia	307
70	Roberta	301
71	Rose	294
72	Joanne	289
73	Helen	284
73	Sherry	284
75	Alice	279
75	Constance	279
77	Maureen	267
78	Suzanne	244
79	Frances	243
79	Valerie	243
81	Julie	240
82	Anne	239
83	Eileen	238
84	Wendy	231
85	Elaine	230
86	Marie	228
87	Lois	218
88	Vickie	216
89	Jill	215
90	Sue	207
91	Jeanne	205
92	Marlene	202
93	Rosemary	199
94	Anita	196
95	Doris	195
96	Teresa	194
97	Charlotte	190
97	Joann	190
99	Gayle	188
100	Terry	187