Most popular girls’ names in New Mexico, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	516
2	Linda	299
3	Patricia	256
4	Barbara	184
5	Gloria	160
6	Deborah	146
7	Margaret	131
8	Susan	121
9	Sharon	116
10	Maria	113
11	Karen	110
11	Sandra	110
13	Virginia	106
14	Elizabeth	104
15	Nancy	103
16	Carol	97
17	Irene	94
18	Judy	89
19	Betty	88
20	Donna	87
21	Rose	81
22	Theresa	80
23	Dolores	79
24	Kathleen	76
25	Diana	75

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Martha	75
27	Christine	71
28	Pamela	70
29	Dorothy	68
30	Shirley	67
31	Katherine	66
31	Rita	66
31	Teresa	66
34	Yolanda	65
35	Debra	64
35	Helen	64
37	Janet	63
37	Rebecca	63
39	Lorraine	62
39	Marie	62
41	Frances	59
42	Catherine	56
43	Laura	55
44	Alice	53
44	Connie	53
44	Sylvia	53
47	Esther	52
47	Janice	52
47	Marilyn	52
50	Kathryn	51
51	Cynthia	50
52	Carolyn	49
52	Jo	49
54	Anita	48
54	Judith	48
54	Kathy	48
57	Brenda	44
58	Carmen	43
58	Diane	43
58	Juanita	43
58	Julia	43
62	Beverly	42
62	Joyce	42
64	Patsy	41
64	Victoria	41
66	Cecilia	40
66	Joann	40
66	Lucille	40
66	Sally	40
66	Viola	40
71	Anna	39
71	Josephine	39
71	Priscilla	39
71	Vicki	39
75	Jane	38
75	Paula	38
75	Peggy	38
75	Sherry	38
75	Yvonne	38
80	Ramona	37
81	Evelyn	36
82	Beatrice	35
83	Cheryl	33
83	Lucy	33
83	Roberta	33
83	Stella	33
87	Bonnie	32
88	Bertha	31
88	Pauline	31
90	Darlene	30
90	Eva	30
90	Louise	30
90	Ruby	30
94	Phyllis	29
95	Charlotte	28
95	Geraldine	28
95	Lydia	28
95	Marsha	28
95	Rosa	28
95	Rosie	28
95	Veronica	28
95	Wanda	28