Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,515
2	Linda	1,456
3	Patricia	991
4	Deborah	876
5	Barbara	852
6	Brenda	816
7	Carolyn	547
8	Sandra	542
9	Susan	471
10	Betty	464
11	Shirley	433
12	Cynthia	425
13	Judy	410
14	Debra	383
15	Gloria	380
16	Sharon	368
17	Joyce	367
18	Donna	358
19	Elizabeth	350
20	Karen	337
21	Dorothy	328
22	Janice	321
23	Peggy	298
24	Margaret	297
25	Beverly	296

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Nancy	282
27	Carol	278
28	Pamela	273
29	Wanda	272
30	Catherine	266
31	Kathleen	249
32	Rose	243
33	Martha	235
34	Cheryl	230
35	Janet	225
36	Dianne	224
37	Diane	218
38	Gwendolyn	213
39	Jo	205
40	Gail	196
41	Doris	193
42	Glenda	190
43	Alice	183
44	Rebecca	177
45	Helen	176
45	Katherine	176
47	Jacqueline	174
48	Virginia	173
49	Marilyn	171
50	Connie	167
51	Bonnie	163
52	Annie	152
52	Judith	152
54	Charlotte	150
55	Evelyn	149
56	Theresa	148
57	Paula	147
58	Sheila	143
59	Elaine	141
59	Frances	141
61	Kathy	139
62	Rita	134
63	Christine	132
63	Ruby	132
65	Joan	129
65	Marie	129
67	Phyllis	126
68	Ann	122
69	Laura	121
70	Jane	116
71	Patsy	113
72	Geraldine	108
72	Sherry	108
74	Yvonne	107
75	Charlene	104
76	Anna	103
77	Kathryn	101
78	Sylvia	100
79	Lois	99
79	Ruth	99
81	Jean	98
82	Ethel	95
83	Denise	91
84	Diana	90
85	Clara	89
85	Delores	89
87	Paulette	86
88	Cathy	85
88	Darlene	85
90	Bobbie	84
91	Audrey	80
92	Shelia	79
93	Ella	78
93	Norma	78
93	Sarah	78
96	Anita	77
97	Gayle	76
97	Mildred	76
97	Rhonda	76
100	Vicki	75