Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	422
2	Susan	271
3	Patricia	267
4	Deborah	248
5	Mary	225
5	Nancy	225
7	Donna	182
8	Barbara	174
9	Brenda	163
10	Diane	162
11	Carol	150
12	Sharon	149
13	Sandra	148
14	Pamela	146
15	Cynthia	136
16	Kathleen	135
17	Karen	130
18	Judith	125
19	Gail	115
20	Margaret	108
21	Cheryl	98
22	Janice	94
23	Bonnie	89
24	Jane	88
25	Joyce	80

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Paula	80
27	Elizabeth	78
28	Ann	71
28	Debra	71
28	Sheila	71
31	Gloria	68
32	Catherine	67
32	Elaine	67
34	Jean	66
34	Shirley	66
36	Christine	65
37	Beverly	63
37	Joan	63
39	Carolyn	60
39	Ruth	60
41	Janet	57
41	Rebecca	57
41	Suzanne	57
44	Anne	52
45	Katherine	51
46	Louise	50
47	Marie	47
47	Sally	47
49	Virginia	46
50	Theresa	45
51	Kathryn	44
52	Martha	43
53	Kathy	42
54	Dianne	41
54	Jacqueline	41
56	Pauline	40
57	Joanne	39
58	Judy	38
59	Denise	37
59	Ellen	37
59	Jeanne	37
62	Diana	36
62	Rita	36
64	Claire	35
64	Darlene	35
66	Constance	34
66	Frances	34
66	Rachel	34
66	Wanda	34
70	Anita	33
70	Lorraine	33
70	Norma	33
73	Betty	32
73	Irene	32
73	Victoria	32
76	Dorothy	31
76	Marilyn	31
76	Vicki	31
79	Cathy	30
79	Priscilla	30
81	Doris	29
81	Lynn	29
81	Roberta	29
84	Gayle	28
84	Helen	28
86	Valerie	27
87	Marcia	26
87	Rose	26
89	Alice	24
90	Julie	23
90	Lois	23
90	Lucille	23
90	Maureen	23
90	Roxanne	23
90	Sylvia	23
96	Beth	22
96	June	22
96	Phyllis	22
99	Charlotte	21
99	Marjorie	21
99	Rosemary	21
99	Sherry	21
99	Teresa	21