Most popular girls’ names in Oregon, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	746
2	Susan	535
3	Mary	450
4	Patricia	434
5	Barbara	359
6	Kathleen	339
7	Deborah	337
7	Nancy	337
9	Karen	296
10	Sandra	283
11	Carol	274
12	Debra	261
13	Christine	251
14	Sharon	231
15	Pamela	212
16	Janet	211
17	Donna	209
18	Diane	203
19	Cheryl	192
20	Janice	179
21	Judith	157
22	Judy	156
23	Cynthia	139
24	Kathy	137
25	Kathryn	132

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	126
27	Connie	122
27	Teresa	122
29	Rebecca	121
29	Shirley	121
31	Elizabeth	118
32	Marilyn	109
33	Catherine	105
34	Peggy	104
35	Sally	100
35	Vicki	100
37	Joyce	98
38	Carolyn	96
39	Katherine	89
40	Beverly	86
40	Gail	86
42	Bonnie	82
42	Diana	82
44	Laura	81
45	Ann	80
45	Julie	80
45	Marcia	80
48	Paula	79
49	Sherry	78
50	Gloria	75
51	Jane	74
51	Virginia	74
53	Brenda	73
54	Terry	68
55	Colleen	67
56	Jean	66
56	Joan	66
58	Darlene	65
59	Marsha	62
59	Victoria	62
61	Cathy	61
62	Joanne	59
63	Betty	58
63	Ruth	58
65	Martha	57
66	Gayle	55
67	Vickie	52
68	Jacqueline	51
68	Lynn	51
70	Denise	50
70	Kay	50
70	Rhonda	50
70	Sheryl	50
74	Wanda	49
75	Janis	48
76	Jennifer	47
76	Lynda	47
76	Penny	47
79	Carla	46
79	Marlene	46
79	Roberta	46
79	Shelley	46
83	Jeanne	45
83	Leslie	45
83	Phyllis	45
86	Dorothy	44
87	Claudia	43
87	Helen	43
89	Alice	42
89	Glenda	42
89	Laurie	42
89	Theresa	42
93	Charlene	41
93	Charlotte	41
93	Elaine	41
93	Jo	41
93	Kristine	41
93	Robin	41
99	Lois	40
100	Anita	39
100	Anne	39