Most popular girls’ names in Vermont, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	194
2	Mary	148
3	Patricia	127
4	Susan	125
5	Deborah	116
6	Donna	89
7	Nancy	78
8	Kathleen	75
8	Sandra	75
10	Diane	70
11	Barbara	69
12	Carol	67
12	Karen	67
14	Judith	66
15	Pamela	65
16	Sharon	62
17	Brenda	60
18	Bonnie	52
19	Cynthia	51
19	Gail	51
21	Elizabeth	45
22	Cheryl	42
23	Margaret	39
24	Janet	37
25	Christine	36

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judy	35
27	Anne	34
28	Paula	33
29	Jane	32
29	Jean	32
29	Joanne	32
32	Ann	31
32	Debra	31
34	Joyce	28
34	Martha	28
36	Betty	26
36	Darlene	26
36	Joan	26
36	Shirley	26
36	Theresa	26
41	Carolyn	25
42	Dianne	24
42	Marie	24
44	Suzanne	23
45	Gloria	22
45	Jacqueline	22
45	Sally	22
45	Sheila	22
49	Helen	21
49	Rebecca	21
51	Elaine	20
51	Pauline	20
53	Dorothy	19
53	Janice	19
53	Ruth	19
56	Catherine	18
56	Lynn	18
58	Kathryn	17
58	Laura	17
58	Marcia	17
58	Michele	17
62	Katherine	16
63	Beverly	15
63	Claire	15
63	Denise	15
63	Kathy	15
63	Sarah	15
63	Sherry	15
69	Ellen	14
69	Lorraine	14
69	Peggy	14
69	Valerie	14
69	Virginia	14
74	Marilyn	13
74	Rose	13
76	Diana	12
76	Eileen	12
76	Louise	12
76	Marlene	12
76	Paulette	12
81	Alice	11
81	Anita	11
81	Dale	11
81	Jo	11
81	Lucille	11
81	Maureen	11
81	Phyllis	11
81	Priscilla	11
81	Rachel	11
81	Victoria	11
91	Andrea	10
91	Charlene	10
91	Jeanne	10
91	Joann	10
91	Marjorie	10
91	Marsha	10
91	Sylvia	10
98	Anna	9
98	Jennifer	9
98	Jill	9
98	June	9
98	Lynda	9
98	Norma	9
98	Wanda	9
98	Wendy	9