Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,856
2	Linda	1,619
3	Susan	1,239
4	Patricia	1,177
5	Barbara	1,041
6	Kathleen	938
7	Nancy	922
8	Deborah	715
9	Diane	705
10	Sandra	703
11	Carol	680
12	Karen	630
13	Sharon	521
14	Cheryl	444
15	Pamela	440
16	Cynthia	436
17	Debra	423
18	Judith	412
19	Janet	399
20	Margaret	395
21	Donna	367
22	Jean	327
23	Kathryn	322
24	Bonnie	318
25	Judy	293

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	287
27	Janice	284
28	Christine	283
29	Jane	273
30	Joan	263
30	Julie	263
32	Rebecca	254
33	Gail	253
34	Ann	242
35	Beverly	241
36	Catherine	238
37	Joyce	237
38	Colleen	234
39	Lynn	228
40	Peggy	215
41	Shirley	213
42	Katherine	203
43	Connie	191
44	Marilyn	189
45	Lois	185
46	Wendy	179
47	Ruth	178
47	Vicki	178
49	Darlene	166
49	Rita	166
51	Jeanne	164
52	Joanne	163
53	Gloria	152
53	Marcia	152
55	Betty	149
55	Kathy	149
57	Constance	146
58	Carolyn	136
59	Denise	134
60	Brenda	133
61	Jacqueline	129
61	Theresa	129
63	Roberta	124
64	Dianne	123
65	Virginia	122
66	Elaine	120
67	Joann	119
67	Sally	119
69	Gayle	118
70	Kay	113
71	Victoria	112
72	Sheila	111
73	Suzanne	110
74	Marlene	108
75	Teresa	106
76	Ellen	104
77	Laura	102
78	Anne	100
78	Eileen	100
80	Maureen	99
80	Paula	99
82	Laurie	98
83	Jill	97
84	Paulette	95
85	Rose	92
85	Sherry	92
87	Marie	91
87	Marsha	91
87	Roxanne	91
90	Martha	89
91	Bonita	85
91	Dorothy	85
91	Helen	85
91	Rosemary	85
95	Jeanette	84
96	Candace	81
96	Renee	81
98	Charlene	80
99	Diana	79
100	Lynda	78
100	Marlys	78