The names of 1951

The ten most popular names given in 1951, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Linda 73,982
  2. Mary 65,721
  3. Patricia 56,446
  4. Deborah 42,053
  5. Barbara 40,617
  6. Susan 40,228
  7. Nancy 30,346
  8. Karen 27,998
  9. Sandra 27,665
  10. Kathleen 26,716

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US: boys

  1. James 87,256
  2. Robert 86,353
  3. John 81,569
  4. Michael 72,807
  5. David 64,788
  6. William 62,781
  7. Richard 54,541
  8. Thomas 48,275
  9. Charles 39,406
  10. Gary 38,160

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Canadian provinces in 1951

US states in 1951