Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,252
2	Linda	1,842
3	Susan	1,496
4	Patricia	1,391
5	Kathleen	1,223
6	Barbara	1,182
7	Nancy	932
8	Sandra	894
9	Karen	878
10	Diane	755
11	Judith	699
12	Carol	694
13	Deborah	687
14	Christine	685
15	Sharon	632
16	Debra	513
17	Donna	474
18	Jane	443
19	Cynthia	433
20	Jean	430
21	Pamela	426
22	Margaret	421
23	Bonnie	419
24	Cheryl	411
25	Janice	388

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janet	372
27	Lynn	329
28	Joan	313
29	Kathryn	303
30	Elizabeth	302
31	Ann	279
32	Gail	268
33	Catherine	249
34	Judy	239
35	Shirley	234
36	Marilyn	232
37	Peggy	229
38	Ellen	211
39	Beverly	209
40	Joanne	204
41	Joyce	201
41	Ruth	201
43	Julie	193
44	Kristine	189
45	Kathy	188
46	Jacqueline	184
47	Vicki	182
48	Darlene	181
49	Katherine	180
50	Sally	178
51	Betty	176
51	Jeanne	176
53	Suzanne	173
54	Connie	171
55	Kay	159
56	Rita	157
57	Marcia	153
58	Lois	152
59	Wendy	151
60	Constance	150
60	Gloria	150
62	Carolyn	149
63	Virginia	141
64	Colleen	137
65	Theresa	135
66	Victoria	133
67	Sherry	131
68	Rose	128
69	Denise	126
70	Elaine	125
71	Rebecca	123
72	Jill	121
72	Sue	121
74	Marlene	118
75	Diana	113
75	Paula	113
77	Anne	106
77	Laura	106
79	Dorothy	103
80	Maureen	101
81	Helen	100
82	Marie	98
83	Dianne	95
83	Roberta	95
85	Dawn	94
85	Joann	94
87	Charlene	92
88	Brenda	91
89	Phyllis	89
90	Laurie	88
91	Jennifer	85
92	Marjorie	84
93	Marsha	83
94	Alice	81
94	Jo	81
94	Sheila	81
97	Eileen	80
98	Teresa	79
99	Bonita	76
100	Beth	75