Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,104
2	Susan	870
3	Patricia	792
4	Mary	737
5	Karen	592
6	Kathleen	578
7	Barbara	570
8	Deborah	529
9	Nancy	494
10	Sandra	450
11	Carol	414
12	Sharon	385
13	Pamela	381
14	Christine	355
15	Janet	350
16	Debra	317
17	Diane	306
18	Donna	278
19	Cynthia	255
20	Cheryl	246
21	Janice	241
22	Margaret	239
23	Judith	237
24	Judy	229
25	Kathryn	202

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	192
27	Kathy	190
28	Rebecca	187
29	Vicki	186
30	Elizabeth	185
31	Gail	176
32	Teresa	171
33	Marilyn	170
34	Connie	169
35	Bonnie	165
36	Shirley	159
37	Katherine	156
38	Carolyn	154
39	Joyce	151
40	Marcia	146
41	Peggy	142
42	Joan	140
43	Colleen	139
44	Julie	138
44	Sally	138
46	Beverly	130
46	Laura	130
48	Diana	129
49	Lynn	123
50	Sherry	121
51	Ann	120
52	Wendy	115
53	Paula	112
54	Denise	111
55	Virginia	109
56	Betty	108
57	Darlene	100
58	Gloria	98
58	Jean	98
60	Gayle	97
60	Jane	97
62	Robin	96
63	Cathy	95
64	Elaine	94
65	Brenda	93
65	Victoria	93
67	Marsha	91
68	Kristine	90
69	Joanne	89
69	Laurie	89
71	Vickie	87
72	Sheila	83
73	Dorothy	81
74	Jacqueline	80
74	Ruth	80
76	Terry	79
77	Cindy	78
78	Jennifer	77
78	Suzanne	77
80	Constance	76
81	Janis	75
81	Shelley	75
83	Phyllis	74
83	Valerie	74
85	Helen	73
85	Roberta	73
85	Theresa	73
88	Charlene	72
88	Rita	72
90	Lynda	71
91	Jo	70
92	Anne	68
93	Alice	65
93	Charlotte	65
93	Marie	65
93	Martha	65
97	Kay	64
97	Terri	64
99	Claudia	63
99	Jeanne	63