Top 100 baby girl names in the USA during year 1951

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Linda73,947
22Mary65,693
33Patricia56,433
44Deborah42,045
55Barbara40,596
66Susan40,214
77Nancy30,340
88Karen27,993
99Sandra27,657
1010Kathleen26,709
1111Carol24,777
1212Donna24,070
1313Sharon23,926
1414Brenda21,712
1515Diane19,839
1616Pamela18,564
1717Margaret17,690
1818Debra17,067
1919Janet16,950
2020Cynthia16,289
2121Janice15,945
2222Carolyn15,197
2323Elizabeth15,112
2424Christine15,018
2525Judith14,929
2626Judy14,013
2727Shirley13,910
2828Joyce13,472
2929Betty12,820
3030Cheryl11,986
3131Gloria10,946
3232Rebecca10,934
3333Beverly10,851
3434Catherine10,565
3535Kathy10,407
3636Gail9,883
3737Bonnie9,705
3838Martha9,598
3939Joan9,401
4040Peggy9,214
4141Marilyn9,147
4242Dorothy9,082
4343Jane8,934
4444Connie8,721
4545Kathryn8,458
4646Ann8,416
4747Virginia8,176
4848Denise8,123
4949Jean7,624
5050Diana7,395
5151Paula7,293
5252Wanda7,230
5353Ruth7,078
5454Helen6,945
5555Katherine6,922
5656Jacqueline6,912
5757Phyllis6,790
5858Vicki6,628
5959Frances6,580
6060Laura6,465
6161Rita6,415
6262Alice6,311
6363Teresa6,210
6464Theresa6,195
6565Rose6,184
6666Elaine6,064
6767Jo5,993
6868Ellen5,940
6969Sheila5,894
7070Sherry5,894
7171Cathy5,693
7272Lynn5,624
7373Joanne5,358
7474Marcia5,299
7575Maria5,227
7676Marsha5,189
7777Sally5,141
7878Marie5,045
7979Darlene5,027
8080Doris5,017
8181Victoria4,908
8282Anne4,873
8383Suzanne4,826
8484Charlotte4,646
8585Lois4,533
8686Constance4,367
8787Vickie4,318
8888Evelyn4,227
8989Glenda4,132
9090Dianne4,034
9191Sarah4,034
9292Roberta3,979
9393Maureen3,878
9494Anna3,866
9595Eileen3,814
9696Anita3,785
9797Sylvia3,769
9898Jeanne3,767
9999Julie3,690
100100Valerie3,559

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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