Most popular girls’ names in Montana, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	302
2	Mary	238
3	Patricia	160
4	Barbara	148
5	Susan	142
6	Karen	140
7	Carol	137
8	Kathleen	135
9	Deborah	118
10	Nancy	116
11	Sandra	113
12	Donna	109
13	Debra	87
14	Janet	84
15	Sharon	81
16	Cheryl	80
17	Bonnie	76
18	Janice	74
19	Diane	73
20	Judy	72
21	Pamela	68
22	Margaret	65
23	Judith	64
24	Connie	63
25	Kathryn	50

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marilyn	48
27	Beverly	47
27	Gail	47
29	Cynthia	45
29	Vicki	45
31	Catherine	44
31	Diana	44
31	Marcia	44
34	Christine	42
34	Shirley	42
36	Elizabeth	41
36	Kathy	41
38	Katherine	40
39	Jane	39
40	Joan	38
41	Colleen	37
42	Brenda	36
42	Darlene	36
42	Peggy	36
45	Betty	34
45	Helen	34
47	Carolyn	31
47	Joyce	31
47	Lynn	31
47	Vickie	31
51	Wanda	30
52	Carla	29
52	Sheila	29
54	Constance	28
54	Paula	28
54	Rita	28
57	Elaine	27
57	Ellen	27
57	Marlene	27
57	Theresa	27
61	Jean	26
62	Ann	25
62	Cathy	25
62	Roberta	25
62	Ruth	25
62	Terry	25
67	Dorothy	24
67	Gloria	24
67	Jeanne	24
67	Jo	24
67	Julie	24
67	Lois	24
67	Sherry	24
67	Teresa	24
75	Penny	23
75	Rebecca	23
75	Sally	23
75	Shelley	23
79	Alice	22
79	Kay	22
79	Marie	22
79	Victoria	22
83	Charlene	21
83	Dianne	21
83	Jacqueline	21
83	Laurie	21
83	Rose	21
83	Virginia	21
89	Marsha	20
90	Cindy	19
90	Laura	19
90	Marjorie	19
90	Terri	19
90	Valerie	19
95	Charlotte	18
95	Patti	18
95	Yvonne	18
98	Gayle	17
99	Denise	16
99	Doris	16
99	Georgia	16
99	Leslie	16
99	Lorraine	16
99	Phyllis	16
99	Sue	16