Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1951
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1950.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1950 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 73,982 | 0 |
| 2 | Mary | 65,721 | 0 |
| 3 | Patricia | 56,446 | 0 |
| 4 | Deborah | 42,053 | +3 |
| 5 | Barbara | 40,617 | -1 |
| 6 | Susan | 40,228 | -1 |
| 7 | Nancy | 30,346 | -1 |
| 8 | Karen | 27,998 | +4 |
| 9 | Sandra | 27,665 | -1 |
| 10 | Kathleen | 26,716 | 0 |
| 11 | Carol | 24,781 | -2 |
| 12 | Donna | 24,074 | +1 |
| 13 | Sharon | 23,920 | -2 |
| 14 | Brenda | 21,717 | 0 |
| 15 | Diane | 19,840 | +1 |
| 16 | Pamela | 18,570 | +1 |
| 17 | Margaret | 17,692 | -2 |
| 18 | Debra | 17,064 | +41 |
| 19 | Janet | 16,947 | -1 |
| 20 | Cynthia | 16,295 | +3 |
| 21 | Janice | 15,958 | +1 |
| 22 | Carolyn | 15,206 | -2 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 15,118 | +1 |
| 24 | Christine | 15,017 | +4 |
| 25 | Judith | 14,935 | -4 |
| 26 | Judy | 14,017 | -1 |
| 27 | Shirley | 13,919 | -8 |
| 28 | Joyce | 13,472 | -1 |
| 29 | Betty | 12,822 | -3 |
| 30 | Cheryl | 11,986 | -1 |
| 31 | Gloria | 10,951 | -1 |
| 32 | Rebecca | 10,932 | +4 |
| 33 | Beverly | 10,860 | -2 |
| 34 | Catherine | 10,566 | 0 |
| 35 | Kathy | 10,406 | +3 |
| 36 | Gail | 9,886 | +6 |
| 37 | Bonnie | 9,706 | -4 |
| 38 | Martha | 9,605 | -6 |
| 39 | Joan | 9,403 | +1 |
| 40 | Peggy | 9,208 | +1 |
| 41 | Marilyn | 9,148 | -4 |
| 42 | Dorothy | 9,089 | -7 |
| 43 | Jane | 8,942 | -4 |
| 44 | Connie | 8,722 | 0 |
| 45 | Kathryn | 8,460 | +1 |
| 46 | Ann | 8,423 | -1 |
| 47 | Virginia | 8,180 | -4 |
| 48 | Denise | 8,116 | +34 |
| 49 | Jean | 7,627 | -1 |
| 50 | Diana | 7,396 | -3 |
| 51 | Paula | 7,290 | +3 |
| 52 | Wanda | 7,233 | 0 |
| 53 | Ruth | 7,076 | -4 |
| 54 | Helen | 6,949 | -4 |
| 55 | Katherine | 6,930 | +3 |
| 56 | Jacqueline | 6,915 | -1 |
| 57 | Phyllis | 6,791 | -4 |
| 58 | Vicki | 6,630 | +3 |
| 59 | Frances | 6,584 | -8 |
| 60 | Laura | 6,466 | +3 |
| 61 | Rita | 6,415 | -5 |
| 62 | Alice | 6,315 | -5 |
| 63 | Teresa | 6,213 | +18 |
| 64 | Theresa | 6,190 | +1 |
| 65 | Rose | 6,185 | +4 |
| 66 | Elaine | 6,069 | -6 |
| 67 | Jo | 6,001 | -3 |
| 68 | Ellen | 5,945 | -2 |
| 69 | Sheila | 5,897 | +1 |
| 70 | Sherry | 5,889 | -8 |
| 71 | Cathy | 5,697 | +4 |
| 72 | Lynn | 5,629 | +4 |
| 73 | Joanne | 5,358 | -6 |
| 74 | Marcia | 5,299 | +3 |
| 75 | Maria | 5,236 | -2 |
| 76 | Marsha | 5,188 | -8 |
| 77 | Sally | 5,138 | +1 |
| 78 | Marie | 5,046 | -6 |
| 79 | Darlene | 5,030 | 0 |
| 80 | Doris | 5,025 | -6 |
| 81 | Victoria | 4,907 | +13 |
| 82 | Anne | 4,873 | +2 |
| 83 | Suzanne | 4,828 | -12 |
| 84 | Charlotte | 4,649 | -4 |
| 85 | Lois | 4,533 | -2 |
| 86 | Constance | 4,367 | -1 |
| 87 | Vickie | 4,320 | +21 |
| 88 | Evelyn | 4,232 | -2 |
| 89 | Glenda | 4,135 | -2 |
| 90 | Dianne | 4,034 | 0 |
| 91 | Sarah | 4,028 | -3 |
| 92 | Roberta | 3,979 | +4 |
| 93 | Maureen | 3,878 | -4 |
| 94 | Anna | 3,870 | -1 |
| 95 | Eileen | 3,816 | -4 |
| 96 | Anita | 3,785 | +3 |
| 97 | Sylvia | 3,777 | 0 |
| 98 | Jeanne | 3,768 | -3 |
| 99 | Julie | 3,686 | +12 |
| 100 | Valerie | 3,559 | +16 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.