Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,107
2	Mary	3,520
3	Patricia	3,198
4	Deborah	3,111
5	Susan	2,337
6	Barbara	2,324
7	Karen	2,123
8	Nancy	1,797
9	Sandra	1,708
10	Carol	1,629
11	Kathleen	1,620
12	Sharon	1,505
13	Pamela	1,363
14	Donna	1,191
15	Diane	1,179
16	Janet	1,132
17	Cynthia	1,033
18	Brenda	1,025
19	Debra	1,024
20	Judith	979
21	Rebecca	952
22	Margaret	906
23	Cheryl	869
24	Christine	837
25	Joyce	806

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathy	767
27	Beverly	744
28	Janice	711
29	Elizabeth	685
30	Carolyn	682
31	Bonnie	654
32	Shirley	652
33	Connie	636
34	Diana	607
35	Jane	604
36	Marilyn	551
37	Denise	548
38	Vicki	547
39	Judy	538
40	Catherine	523
41	Peggy	491
42	Martha	488
43	Kathryn	484
44	Betty	478
45	Ruth	450
46	Gail	448
47	Cathy	426
48	Darlene	418
49	Jacqueline	414
50	Constance	407
51	Ann	404
52	Gloria	398
53	Marsha	396
54	Jean	394
54	Rita	394
56	Joan	382
57	Laura	378
57	Marcia	378
59	Paula	374
60	Virginia	362
61	Sally	354
62	Rose	345
63	Lynn	339
64	Sue	338
65	Theresa	330
66	Teresa	329
67	Victoria	325
68	Elaine	313
69	Sherry	310
70	Phyllis	305
71	Katherine	303
72	Roberta	299
72	Sheila	299
74	Vickie	298
75	Dorothy	285
76	Alice	276
76	Helen	276
78	Jo	274
79	Jennifer	265
80	Suzanne	264
81	Ellen	247
82	Frances	243
83	Joanne	238
84	Lois	234
85	Wanda	223
86	Anne	217
87	Charlene	212
88	Rosemary	210
89	Jeanne	206
90	Anna	203
90	Kay	203
92	Dianne	202
93	Marlene	201
94	Gayle	192
95	Doris	190
96	Charlotte	188
97	Anita	185
98	Valerie	179
99	Beth	178
99	Claudia	178
99	Marie	178