Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,045
2	Mary	1,620
3	Deborah	1,384
4	Patricia	1,291
5	Susan	997
6	Karen	987
7	Barbara	953
8	Nancy	934
9	Pamela	824
10	Sandra	781
11	Debra	775
12	Sharon	745
13	Brenda	712
14	Carol	706
15	Rebecca	698
16	Donna	660
17	Janet	631
18	Cynthia	622
19	Kathleen	612
20	Kathy	516
21	Cheryl	482
22	Connie	479
23	Carolyn	471
24	Diana	442
25	Janice	436

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judith	426
27	Joyce	385
28	Margaret	376
29	Peggy	357
30	Vicki	349
31	Diane	346
32	Beverly	341
33	Judy	331
34	Marilyn	317
35	Elizabeth	314
36	Shirley	305
37	Jane	303
38	Christine	287
39	Teresa	283
40	Betty	278
41	Rita	277
42	Bonnie	276
43	Cathy	267
43	Marcia	267
45	Paula	261
46	Martha	259
47	Marsha	253
48	Sherry	247
49	Ruth	241
50	Catherine	239
51	Kathryn	234
52	Vickie	225
53	Sue	210
54	Sheila	208
55	Jacqueline	203
56	Ann	193
57	Gloria	186
58	Sally	180
59	Phyllis	178
60	Denise	175
60	Jennifer	175
62	Jean	164
62	Katherine	164
62	Theresa	164
65	Darlene	161
66	Victoria	155
67	Gail	154
67	Roberta	154
69	Rose	151
70	Joan	150
71	Jo	146
72	Constance	142
73	Wanda	141
74	Virginia	140
75	Laura	139
76	Alice	138
77	Rhonda	136
78	Dorothy	134
79	Helen	129
80	Ellen	127
81	Sarah	118
82	Anita	116
83	Lynn	114
84	Elaine	112
85	Charlotte	111
86	Anna	110
86	Lois	110
88	Frances	109
89	Penny	106
90	Beth	105
91	Doris	104
92	Charlene	101
93	Suzanne	99
94	Terry	98
95	Glenda	96
96	Anne	95
96	Norma	95
98	Cindy	94
98	Dianna	94
98	Jill	94