Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,820
2	Mary	1,399
3	Patricia	1,263
4	Brenda	1,204
5	Barbara	983
6	Deborah	965
7	Sandra	736
8	Nancy	634
9	Carolyn	632
10	Susan	630
11	Joyce	523
12	Sharon	519
13	Betty	500
14	Donna	487
15	Shirley	450
16	Margaret	444
17	Elizabeth	427
18	Karen	407
19	Judy	402
20	Carol	365
21	Wanda	353
22	Pamela	345
23	Rebecca	339
24	Cynthia	337
25	Peggy	330

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gloria	309
27	Virginia	300
28	Janet	298
28	Janice	298
30	Debra	295
31	Bonnie	281
32	Martha	280
33	Diane	264
33	Phyllis	264
35	Frances	251
36	Judith	245
37	Kathy	241
38	Dorothy	240
39	Alice	230
40	Doris	206
41	Catherine	205
42	Joan	204
43	Beverly	202
44	Katherine	195
45	Jacqueline	179
46	Ann	173
46	Jean	173
48	Gail	169
48	Helen	169
48	Kathleen	169
51	Jane	162
52	Cheryl	160
53	Connie	159
53	Ruth	159
55	Rita	158
56	Patsy	154
57	Christine	152
57	Sheila	152
59	Teresa	149
60	Charlotte	147
61	Jo	144
62	Anne	138
63	Kathryn	131
63	Sarah	131
65	Sylvia	127
66	Evelyn	126
67	Gwendolyn	124
68	Sherry	123
69	Rose	122
70	Ellen	121
70	Lois	121
72	Laura	120
73	Diana	119
74	Paula	117
74	Vickie	117
76	Mildred	116
77	Delores	109
78	Cathy	106
79	Constance	102
79	Rosa	102
79	Thelma	102
82	Theresa	100
83	Norma	98
84	Vicki	96
84	Vivian	96
86	Dianne	95
86	Juanita	95
86	Yvonne	95
89	Glenda	90
90	Anna	89
90	Loretta	89
92	Edith	88
93	Marsha	87
94	Marilyn	85
95	Annie	83
95	Victoria	83
97	Ruby	80
98	Audrey	79
98	Elaine	79
100	Regina	77