Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,157
2	Mary	1,783
3	Patricia	1,479
4	Deborah	1,314
5	Barbara	1,070
6	Sharon	806
7	Nancy	790
8	Karen	789
9	Susan	780
10	Donna	764
11	Sandra	719
12	Carol	680
13	Brenda	649
14	Janet	635
15	Kathleen	570
16	Pamela	559
17	Joyce	479
18	Janice	437
19	Judith	432
20	Carolyn	422
21	Debra	409
22	Connie	399
23	Margaret	386
24	Diane	379
25	Judy	367

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	351
27	Shirley	350
28	Cynthia	323
29	Marilyn	317
30	Kathy	313
31	Cheryl	311
32	Betty	295
32	Rebecca	295
34	Elizabeth	291
35	Peggy	283
36	Christine	278
37	Vicki	263
38	Diana	256
39	Kathryn	239
40	Jane	237
41	Phyllis	234
42	Catherine	228
43	Martha	225
44	Joan	218
44	Sherry	218
46	Paula	215
47	Glenda	210
47	Ruth	210
49	Wanda	204
50	Virginia	198
51	Dorothy	197
51	Gloria	197
53	Marsha	194
54	Bonnie	188
55	Katherine	179
56	Rita	177
57	Jean	173
58	Gail	171
59	Jo	168
60	Ann	166
61	Helen	164
62	Victoria	159
63	Jacqueline	158
64	Marcia	157
65	Cathy	156
66	Sheila	153
67	Vickie	151
68	Charlotte	149
68	Teresa	149
70	Doris	144
71	Laura	142
72	Terry	135
73	Rose	134
74	Alice	129
75	Sally	126
76	Denise	124
76	Theresa	124
78	Anita	122
79	Elaine	119
79	Frances	119
81	Ellen	112
82	Sue	109
83	Constance	108
84	Lois	107
85	Norma	106
86	Rhonda	99
87	Suzanne	98
88	Lynn	94
89	Jeanne	93
90	Darlene	92
91	Anna	91
92	Carla	90
92	Evelyn	90
94	Roberta	84
95	Patsy	83
96	Julie	82
97	Jennifer	81
98	Wilma	78
99	Maureen	77
100	Janis	76
100	Marie	76