Most popular girls’ names in Utah, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	307
1	Susan	307
3	Mary	233
4	Karen	210
5	Debra	201
6	Patricia	187
7	Kathleen	170
8	Barbara	158
9	Nancy	146
10	Janet	143
11	Carol	137
12	Connie	131
13	Sandra	127
14	Pamela	119
15	Diane	117
16	Deborah	115
17	Judy	114
18	Christine	107
19	Peggy	106
20	Marilyn	101
21	Ann	97
21	Kathryn	97
23	Vickie	96
24	Kathy	92
25	Sharon	91

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	85
27	Colleen	81
27	Julie	81
29	Bonnie	79
30	Rebecca	77
30	Vicki	77
32	Cheryl	73
33	Carolyn	68
34	Kristine	65
35	Marsha	61
36	Shauna	57
36	Sherry	57
38	Joyce	54
38	Paula	54
40	Margaret	53
41	Brenda	50
42	Gayle	49
42	Joan	49
42	Wendy	49
45	Betty	48
45	Ruth	48
47	Gloria	47
48	Elizabeth	46
48	Suzanne	46
50	Cynthia	45
51	Shirley	44
52	Catherine	43
52	Cathy	43
52	Claudia	43
52	Lynda	43
56	Leslie	42
57	Jill	41
58	Elaine	40
58	Jane	40
58	Jo	40
61	Jean	39
62	Beverly	38
63	Shelley	37
63	Sherrie	37
63	Terry	37
66	Diana	36
66	Katherine	36
66	Valerie	36
69	Denise	35
69	Laura	35
69	Teresa	35
72	Alice	34
72	Dorothy	34
72	Jolene	34
75	Jan	33
75	Robyn	33
75	Sheila	33
78	Becky	32
78	Donna	32
78	Gail	32
78	Laurie	32
82	Judith	31
82	Vicky	31
84	Annette	30
85	Kay	29
85	Lana	29
85	Marie	29
88	Charlene	28
88	Terri	28
90	Helen	27
91	Carla	25
91	Darlene	25
91	Dianne	25
91	Louise	25
91	Marcia	25
91	Virginia	25
97	Anita	24
97	Cindy	24
97	Eileen	24
97	Sherri	24