Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,743
2	Mary	1,464
3	Brenda	1,127
4	Patricia	1,117
5	Deborah	865
6	Barbara	804
7	Donna	676
8	Sharon	617
9	Judy	607
10	Carolyn	577
11	Sandra	574
12	Betty	493
13	Wanda	446
14	Nancy	443
15	Joyce	435
16	Karen	420
17	Pamela	404
18	Janice	394
19	Susan	373
20	Shirley	358
21	Margaret	352
22	Connie	320
23	Phyllis	315
24	Martha	311
25	Carol	306

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janet	305
27	Elizabeth	295
28	Peggy	293
29	Rebecca	290
30	Kathy	288
31	Beverly	272
32	Debra	264
33	Judith	255
34	Bonnie	246
35	Rita	237
36	Anna	216
37	Charlotte	207
38	Sheila	203
38	Virginia	203
40	Vicki	186
41	Ruth	180
42	Diana	176
43	Kathleen	173
43	Paula	173
43	Teresa	173
46	Marilyn	169
47	Helen	164
48	Dorothy	160
48	Sherry	160
50	Doris	158
50	Glenda	158
52	Alice	157
53	Wilma	155
54	Frances	153
55	Cathy	149
55	Vickie	149
57	Jo	147
58	Cheryl	145
58	Diane	145
60	Patsy	143
61	Gloria	138
61	Rose	138
63	Jane	134
64	Joan	132
65	Lois	129
66	Ann	126
66	Norma	126
68	Theresa	125
69	Ruby	121
70	Cynthia	119
70	Marsha	119
72	Catherine	115
73	Katherine	113
74	Darlene	111
75	Jacqueline	109
76	Anita	108
77	Kathryn	98
78	Sue	95
79	Laura	91
80	Christine	90
81	Evelyn	87
81	Jean	87
83	Sarah	83
84	Gail	82
84	Loretta	82
86	Billie	78
87	Geraldine	75
87	Marcia	75
87	Rhonda	75
87	Sally	75
91	Julia	72
91	Regina	72
93	Dianna	69
94	Mildred	67
95	Elaine	66
96	Charlene	65
97	Jennifer	64
98	Denise	63
99	Constance	61
100	Ellen	60
100	Shelia	60