Popular Baby Names in 1951
The most popular baby names in 1951.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | Girl | 73,982 |
| 2 | Mary | Girl | 65,722 |
| 3 | Patricia | Girl | 56,446 |
| 4 | Deborah | Girl | 42,053 |
| 5 | Barbara | Girl | 40,619 |
| 6 | Susan | Girl | 40,228 |
| 7 | Nancy | Girl | 30,346 |
| 8 | Karen | Girl | 27,998 |
| 9 | Sandra | Girl | 27,666 |
| 10 | Kathleen | Girl | 26,716 |
| 11 | Carol | Girl | 24,781 |
| 12 | Donna | Girl | 24,075 |
| 13 | Sharon | Girl | 23,921 |
| 14 | Brenda | Girl | 21,717 |
| 15 | Diane | Girl | 19,841 |
| 16 | Pamela | Girl | 18,570 |
| 17 | Margaret | Girl | 17,692 |
| 18 | Debra | Girl | 17,065 |
| 19 | Janet | Girl | 16,947 |
| 20 | Cynthia | Girl | 16,295 |
| 21 | Janice | Girl | 15,959 |
| 22 | Carolyn | Girl | 15,208 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | Girl | 15,118 |
| 24 | Christine | Girl | 15,018 |
| 25 | Judith | Girl | 14,936 |
| 26 | Judy | Girl | 14,016 |
| 27 | Shirley | Girl | 13,918 |
| 28 | Joyce | Girl | 13,472 |
| 29 | Betty | Girl | 12,822 |
| 30 | Cheryl | Girl | 11,986 |
| 31 | Gloria | Girl | 10,952 |
| 32 | Rebecca | Girl | 10,931 |
| 33 | Beverly | Girl | 10,858 |
| 34 | Catherine | Girl | 10,566 |
| 35 | Kathy | Girl | 10,406 |
| 36 | Gail | Girl | 9,886 |
| 37 | Bonnie | Girl | 9,706 |
| 38 | Martha | Girl | 9,605 |
| 39 | Joan | Girl | 9,403 |
| 40 | Peggy | Girl | 9,208 |
| 41 | Marilyn | Girl | 9,148 |
| 42 | Dorothy | Girl | 9,090 |
| 43 | Jane | Girl | 8,942 |
| 44 | Connie | Girl | 8,722 |
| 45 | Kathryn | Girl | 8,460 |
| 46 | Ann | Girl | 8,423 |
| 47 | Virginia | Girl | 8,180 |
| 48 | Denise | Girl | 8,116 |
| 49 | Jean | Girl | 7,627 |
| 50 | Diana | Girl | 7,396 |
| 51 | Paula | Girl | 7,291 |
| 52 | Wanda | Girl | 7,232 |
| 53 | Ruth | Girl | 7,076 |
| 54 | Helen | Girl | 6,950 |
| 55 | Katherine | Girl | 6,930 |
| 56 | Jacqueline | Girl | 6,917 |
| 57 | Phyllis | Girl | 6,791 |
| 58 | Vicki | Girl | 6,631 |
| 59 | Frances | Girl | 6,584 |
| 60 | Laura | Girl | 6,466 |
| 61 | Rita | Girl | 6,415 |
| 62 | Alice | Girl | 6,315 |
| 63 | Teresa | Girl | 6,214 |
| 64 | Theresa | Girl | 6,190 |
| 65 | Rose | Girl | 6,185 |
| 66 | Elaine | Girl | 6,069 |
| 67 | Jo | Girl | 6,001 |
| 68 | Ellen | Girl | 5,945 |
| 69 | Sheila | Girl | 5,897 |
| 70 | Sherry | Girl | 5,889 |
| 71 | Cathy | Girl | 5,697 |
| 72 | Lynn | Girl | 5,628 |
| 73 | Joanne | Girl | 5,358 |
| 74 | Marcia | Girl | 5,299 |
| 75 | Maria | Girl | 5,236 |
| 76 | Marsha | Girl | 5,188 |
| 77 | Sally | Girl | 5,138 |
| 78 | Marie | Girl | 5,046 |
| 79 | Darlene | Girl | 5,030 |
| 80 | Doris | Girl | 5,025 |
| 81 | Victoria | Girl | 4,907 |
| 82 | Anne | Girl | 4,873 |
| 83 | Suzanne | Girl | 4,827 |
| 84 | Charlotte | Girl | 4,649 |
| 85 | Lois | Girl | 4,533 |
| 86 | Constance | Girl | 4,367 |
| 87 | Vickie | Girl | 4,320 |
| 88 | Evelyn | Girl | 4,232 |
| 89 | Glenda | Girl | 4,135 |
| 90 | Dianne | Girl | 4,034 |
| 91 | Sarah | Girl | 4,028 |
| 92 | Roberta | Girl | 3,979 |
| 93 | Maureen | Girl | 3,878 |
| 94 | Anna | Girl | 3,870 |
| 95 | Eileen | Girl | 3,816 |
| 96 | Anita | Girl | 3,785 |
| 97 | Sylvia | Girl | 3,777 |
| 98 | Jeanne | Girl | 3,768 |
| 99 | Julie | Girl | 3,686 |
| 100 | Valerie | Girl | 3,559 |