Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	386
2	Patricia	376
3	Susan	285
4	Deborah	270
5	Kathleen	258
6	Mary	256
7	Donna	218
8	Barbara	209
9	Nancy	197
10	Carol	180
11	Diane	170
12	Karen	148
13	Denise	134
14	Sandra	132
15	Gail	124
16	Sharon	111
17	Elizabeth	108
18	Christine	107
19	Janice	99
20	Margaret	97
21	Paula	94
22	Ann	85
22	Judith	85
24	Joyce	81
25	Joan	79

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elaine	78
27	Pamela	72
28	Cheryl	70
29	Janet	69
30	Jane	68
31	Cynthia	66
31	Lorraine	66
33	Jean	65
34	Catherine	64
35	Suzanne	63
36	Maureen	61
37	Jacqueline	60
38	Debra	55
39	Beverly	47
39	Joanne	47
39	Marie	47
42	Shirley	45
43	Anne	44
43	Jeanne	44
45	Brenda	42
45	Marilyn	42
47	Carolyn	39
47	Frances	39
49	Eileen	38
49	Helen	38
49	Jo	38
49	Roberta	38
53	Leslie	37
54	Dorothy	36
54	Ellen	36
56	Rosemary	35
57	Louise	34
57	Martha	34
59	Joann	33
59	Sheila	33
61	Pauline	32
61	Ruth	32
63	Claire	31
63	Katherine	31
63	Lynn	31
63	Virginia	31
67	Alice	30
67	Kathryn	30
69	Dianne	29
70	Michelle	28
71	Betty	27
71	Gloria	27
71	Robin	27
74	Lois	25
74	Lynne	25
74	Marcia	25
74	Valerie	25
78	Lucille	24
78	Rita	24
80	Colleen	23
80	Theresa	23
82	Anna	21
82	Kathy	21
82	Rose	21
82	Wendy	21
86	Claudia	20
86	Maria	20
88	Paulette	19
88	Rebecca	19
90	Andrea	18
90	Annette	18
90	Charlene	18
90	Constance	18
90	Marjorie	18
90	Marsha	18
96	Arlene	17
96	Maryann	17
96	Sally	17
96	Stephanie	17
100	Bonnie	16
100	Evelyn	16
100	Irene	16