Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	3,653
2	Mary	3,090
3	Patricia	2,652
4	Susan	2,298
5	Deborah	2,032
6	Barbara	1,870
7	Karen	1,668
7	Nancy	1,668
9	Kathleen	1,620
10	Sandra	1,470
11	Carol	1,421
12	Diane	1,335
13	Sharon	1,295
14	Christine	1,098
15	Pamela	1,079
16	Janet	962
17	Debra	914
18	Cynthia	899
19	Janice	884
20	Judith	848
21	Donna	821
22	Cheryl	752
23	Margaret	712
24	Denise	675
25	Brenda	667

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judy	589
27	Gail	577
28	Bonnie	524
29	Catherine	523
30	Carolyn	519
31	Shirley	518
32	Elizabeth	514
33	Beverly	493
33	Kathy	493
33	Marilyn	493
36	Joyce	458
37	Kathryn	448
38	Ann	442
39	Gloria	431
40	Joan	428
41	Suzanne	412
42	Jane	406
43	Ruth	396
44	Connie	389
45	Sally	384
46	Peggy	383
47	Jean	375
48	Darlene	373
48	Marcia	373
50	Jacqueline	369
50	Lynn	369
52	Laura	365
53	Betty	364
54	Rebecca	355
55	Diana	340
56	Elaine	335
57	Paula	317
58	Martha	306
59	Sherry	303
60	Vicki	299
61	Marsha	291
61	Rose	291
63	Victoria	282
64	Katherine	279
65	Julie	278
66	Joanne	275
66	Sue	275
68	Dorothy	264
69	Virginia	261
70	Sheila	247
71	Theresa	246
72	Lois	245
73	Phyllis	242
74	Constance	240
75	Cathy	235
75	Wendy	235
77	Jill	233
78	Charlene	232
79	Colleen	231
79	Marie	231
81	Marlene	227
82	Rita	224
83	Ellen	216
84	Helen	213
85	Dianne	211
86	Anne	209
87	Alice	207
87	Yvonne	207
89	Frances	203
89	Jo	203
91	Michele	189
92	Jeanne	188
93	Kristine	186
94	Vickie	181
95	Joann	177
95	Roberta	177
95	Wanda	177
98	Kay	173
99	Maureen	170
100	Gayle	169
100	Valerie	169