Most popular girls’ names in New Hampshire, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	283
2	Susan	230
3	Patricia	188
4	Diane	138
5	Kathleen	136
5	Mary	136
7	Donna	134
8	Deborah	125
9	Sandra	110
10	Carol	107
11	Nancy	105
12	Barbara	98
13	Karen	96
14	Sharon	82
15	Denise	78
16	Brenda	77
17	Gail	73
18	Judith	67
19	Cynthia	66
19	Pamela	66
21	Janet	64
22	Elaine	56
23	Christine	55
24	Bonnie	54
25	Jane	52

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Suzanne	52
27	Ann	48
28	Joanne	44
29	Elizabeth	43
30	Janice	42
31	Cheryl	41
32	Margaret	40
33	Joyce	38
34	Martha	35
35	Catherine	34
35	Joan	34
35	Judy	34
35	Louise	34
39	Debra	33
39	Gloria	33
39	Sally	33
39	Shirley	33
43	Anne	32
44	Jean	31
45	Ruth	29
46	Beverly	28
46	Claire	28
46	Paula	28
49	Dorothy	27
49	Jacqueline	27
49	Marie	27
52	Betty	26
52	Rebecca	26
54	Ellen	25
54	Kathy	25
54	Marcia	25
57	Sheila	24
57	Theresa	24
59	Constance	23
60	Kathryn	22
60	Lorraine	22
62	Diana	21
62	Dianne	21
62	Irene	21
62	June	21
62	Roberta	21
67	Doris	20
67	Helen	20
69	Jeanne	19
69	Lynn	19
69	Maureen	19
72	Darlene	18
72	Laura	18
72	Lucille	18
72	Marilyn	18
72	Pauline	18
72	Rita	18
78	Alice	17
78	Virginia	17
80	Charlene	16
80	Katherine	16
82	Marlene	15
83	Phyllis	14
83	Valerie	14
85	Carolyn	13
85	Vicki	13
87	Anita	12
87	Arlene	12
87	Candace	12
87	Carole	12
87	Charlotte	12
87	Lois	12
87	Muriel	12
87	Paulette	12
87	Penny	12
87	Robin	12
87	Sylvia	12
87	Terry	12
87	Victoria	12
100	Joy	11
100	Sherry	11