100 Most popular girl names of 1951, USA

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Updated: May 23rd, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1951 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1951.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Linda
73977
4
-
2
Mary
65724
3.56
-
3
Patricia
56444
3.06
-
4
Deborah
42056
2.28
+3
5
Barbara
40618
2.2
-1
6
Susan
40229
2.18
-1
7
Nancy
30349
1.64
-1
8
Karen
27999
1.52
+4
9
Sandra
27665
1.5
-1
10
Kathleen
26715
1.45
-
11
Carol
24780
1.34
-2
12
Donna
24077
1.3
+1
13
Sharon
23923
1.3
-2
14
Brenda
21717
1.18
-
15
Diane
19840
1.07
+1
16
Pamela
18571
1.01
+1
17
Margaret
17691
0.96
-2
18
Debra
17068
0.92
+41
19
Janet
16949
0.92
-1
20
Cynthia
16294
0.88
+3
21
Janice
15957
0.86
+1
22
Carolyn
15209
0.82
-2
23
Elizabeth
15120
0.82
+1
24
Christine
15019
0.81
+4
25
Judith
14937
0.81
-4
26
Judy
14017
0.76
-1
27
Shirley
13919
0.75
-8
28
Joyce
13470
0.73
-1
29
Betty
12823
0.69
-3
30
Cheryl
11987
0.65
-1
31
Gloria
10953
0.59
-1
32
Rebecca
10931
0.59
+4
33
Beverly
10858
0.59
-2
34
Catherine
10566
0.57
-
35
Kathy
10408
0.56
+3
36
Gail
9885
0.54
+6
37
Bonnie
9706
0.53
-4
38
Martha
9604
0.52
-6
39
Joan
9403
0.51
+1
40
Peggy
9209
0.5
+1
41
Marilyn
9148
0.5
-4
42
Dorothy
9090
0.49
-7
43
Jane
8943
0.48
-4
44
Connie
8724
0.47
-
45
Kathryn
8460
0.46
+1
46
Ann
8422
0.46
-1
47
Virginia
8180
0.44
-4
48
Denise
8117
0.44
+34
49
Jean
7626
0.41
-1
50
Diana
7396
0.4
-3
51
Paula
7291
0.39
+3
52
Wanda
7234
0.39
-
53
Ruth
7077
0.38
-4
54
Helen
6950
0.38
-4
55
Katherine
6930
0.38
+3
56
Jacqueline
6917
0.37
-1
57
Phyllis
6789
0.37
-4
58
Vicki
6630
0.36
+3
59
Frances
6582
0.36
-8
60
Laura
6467
0.35
+3
61
Rita
6415
0.35
-5
62
Alice
6314
0.34
-5
63
Teresa
6213
0.34
+18
64
Theresa
6190
0.34
+1
65
Rose
6185
0.33
+4
66
Elaine
6068
0.33
-6
67
Jo
6001
0.32
-3
68
Ellen
5945
0.32
-2
69
Sheila
5896
0.32
+1
70
Sherry
5889
0.32
-8
71
Cathy
5698
0.31
+4
72
Lynn
5628
0.3
+4
73
Joanne
5358
0.29
-6
74
Marcia
5299
0.29
+3
75
Maria
5235
0.28
-2
76
Marsha
5188
0.28
-8
77
Sally
5139
0.28
+1
78
Marie
5046
0.27
-6
79
Darlene
5029
0.27
-
80
Doris
5025
0.27
-6
81
Victoria
4906
0.27
+13
82
Anne
4872
0.26
+2
83
Suzanne
4828
0.26
-12
84
Charlotte
4649
0.25
-4
85
Lois
4534
0.25
-2
86
Constance
4367
0.24
-1
87
Vickie
4320
0.23
+21
88
Evelyn
4232
0.23
-2
89
Glenda
4135
0.22
-2
90
Dianne
4033
0.22
-
91
Sarah
4029
0.22
-3
92
Roberta
3979
0.22
+4
93
Maureen
3878
0.21
-4
94
Anna
3869
0.21
-1
95
Eileen
3816
0.21
-4
96
Anita
3785
0.2
+3
97
Sylvia
3778
0.2
-
98
Jeanne
3769
0.2
-3
99
Julie
3687
0.2
+12
100
Valerie
3558
0.19
+15
101
Yvonne
3537
0.19
+9
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See also

100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1951)

Sources

  1. Social Security, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html