Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	968
2	Mary	747
3	Patricia	593
4	Deborah	455
5	Susan	439
6	Barbara	428
7	Nancy	395
8	Debra	369
9	Pamela	354
10	Karen	349
11	Sharon	325
12	Sandra	319
13	Carol	309
14	Donna	303
15	Janet	297
16	Kathleen	274
17	Janice	265
18	Connie	262
19	Cynthia	243
20	Cheryl	234
21	Brenda	201
22	Joyce	193
23	Carolyn	188
24	Marilyn	187
25	Rebecca	180

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judith	178
27	Diana	168
28	Beverly	160
29	Kathy	158
30	Judy	157
31	Marsha	156
32	Kathryn	154
33	Diane	148
34	Margaret	147
35	Vicki	144
36	Peggy	142
37	Jane	141
38	Rita	140
39	Shirley	138
40	Betty	135
41	Elizabeth	134
42	Paula	121
43	Marcia	120
43	Teresa	120
45	Catherine	109
45	Katherine	109
47	Martha	108
48	Ruth	104
49	Virginia	101
50	Vickie	100
51	Gail	95
52	Christine	93
52	Sherry	93
54	Cathy	92
55	Ann	91
55	Bonnie	91
57	Phyllis	88
58	Glenda	80
58	Wanda	80
60	Gloria	78
61	Jo	77
62	Jean	74
63	Alice	73
64	Constance	72
65	Helen	66
66	Dorothy	65
67	Elaine	63
67	Sheila	63
69	Kay	62
69	Rhonda	62
69	Sally	62
69	Sue	62
69	Theresa	62
69	Victoria	62
75	Jacqueline	58
75	Laura	58
77	Anita	57
77	Joan	57
79	Roberta	53
79	Terry	53
81	Charlotte	52
81	Sheryl	52
83	Darlene	51
83	Deanna	51
85	Gayle	50
86	Lois	49
87	Anna	48
88	Julie	47
89	Cindy	46
89	Colleen	46
89	Jeanne	46
92	Carla	44
92	Dianna	44
92	Janis	44
95	Rose	43
96	Doris	42
96	Jeanette	42
98	Claudia	40
98	Frances	40
98	Jan	40
98	Stephanie	40