Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,973
2	Patricia	1,893
3	Susan	1,743
4	Mary	1,703
5	Kathleen	1,362
6	Nancy	1,257
7	Deborah	1,214
8	Donna	1,191
9	Karen	1,056
10	Barbara	953
11	Diane	888
12	Carol	848
13	Christine	827
14	Judith	736
15	Elizabeth	677
16	Sandra	652
17	Janet	575
18	Gail	559
19	Margaret	552
20	Janice	549
21	Ann	540
22	Joan	508
23	Sharon	493
24	Denise	492
25	Cynthia	480

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jane	478
27	Maureen	466
28	Joanne	448
29	Anne	432
30	Pamela	430
31	Cheryl	428
32	Elaine	418
33	Jean	416
34	Paula	413
35	Ellen	386
36	Catherine	366
37	Joyce	344
38	Debra	337
39	Marie	298
40	Marilyn	265
41	Eileen	253
42	Beverly	250
43	Dorothy	245
44	Martha	237
45	Virginia	232
46	Jeanne	230
47	Dianne	228
48	Sheila	210
49	Theresa	202
50	Brenda	198
51	Lorraine	195
52	Ruth	194
52	Suzanne	194
54	Katherine	193
55	Marcia	184
56	Helen	178
57	Carolyn	176
58	Kathryn	175
59	Frances	172
59	Roberta	172
61	Bonnie	170
62	Louise	164
63	Jacqueline	157
64	Rosemary	152
65	Wendy	151
66	Shirley	147
67	Laura	142
68	Lois	140
69	Claire	139
70	Lynne	137
71	Phyllis	135
72	Alice	132
73	Sally	126
74	Charlene	123
75	Leslie	120
76	Lynn	117
77	Rita	116
78	Robin	115
79	Irene	114
79	Marjorie	114
81	Valerie	113
82	Andrea	109
83	Joann	106
83	Michelle	106
85	Constance	105
86	Gloria	104
87	Geraldine	102
87	Kathy	102
89	Arlene	100
90	June	99
90	Michele	99
90	Rose	99
93	Darlene	98
94	Julie	95
94	Rebecca	95
96	Jo	92
96	Pauline	92
98	Laurie	91
99	Judy	90
99	Marsha	90