Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,162
2	Mary	746
3	Deborah	664
4	Patricia	613
5	Donna	447
6	Sharon	426
7	Barbara	408
8	Sandra	387
9	Karen	370
10	Brenda	367
11	Susan	364
12	Pamela	359
13	Nancy	343
14	Carol	319
15	Carolyn	318
16	Judy	299
17	Janice	276
18	Debra	268
19	Shirley	256
20	Janet	247
21	Betty	230
22	Connie	218
23	Kathy	207
24	Joyce	204
25	Cynthia	201

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	181
27	Peggy	178
28	Margaret	176
29	Paula	174
30	Marilyn	173
31	Glenda	170
32	Sherry	167
32	Vicki	167
34	Teresa	159
35	Wanda	149
36	Cheryl	146
36	Rebecca	146
38	Kathryn	143
39	Elizabeth	140
40	Diana	138
41	Phyllis	135
42	Kathleen	128
43	Judith	126
44	Cathy	122
45	Virginia	117
46	Martha	116
47	Jo	109
47	Vickie	109
49	Rita	106
50	Patsy	104
51	Charlotte	102
52	Gloria	100
53	Rhonda	98
54	Marsha	91
55	Diane	90
56	Anita	89
57	Frances	88
57	Gail	88
59	Katherine	86
60	Catherine	83
60	Ruth	83
62	Sheila	79
63	Alice	78
64	Bonnie	76
65	Ann	75
66	Doris	73
67	Sue	69
68	Christine	66
68	Helen	66
70	Dorothy	64
70	Janis	64
72	Jane	63
72	Lynda	63
74	Carla	62
75	Joan	61
76	Gayle	60
76	Jean	60
76	Terry	60
79	Marcia	59
80	Kay	58
81	Dianna	56
81	Laura	56
83	Norma	55
84	Suzanne	54
85	Dana	53
85	Jackie	53
85	Loretta	53
85	Sally	53
89	Billie	52
89	Darlene	52
89	Janie	52
92	Anna	51
92	Roberta	51
94	Evelyn	49
94	Gwendolyn	49
94	Jan	49
94	Lois	49
98	Jacqueline	48
98	Jeanne	48
98	Wilma	48