Top baby names in Minnesota, 1951
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,856 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,619 |
| 3 | Susan | 1,239 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,177 |
| 5 | Barbara | 1,041 |
| 6 | Kathleen | 938 |
| 7 | Nancy | 922 |
| 8 | Deborah | 715 |
| 9 | Diane | 705 |
| 10 | Sandra | 703 |
| 11 | Carol | 680 |
| 12 | Karen | 630 |
| 13 | Sharon | 521 |
| 14 | Cheryl | 444 |
| 15 | Pamela | 440 |
| 16 | Cynthia | 436 |
| 17 | Debra | 423 |
| 18 | Judith | 412 |
| 19 | Janet | 399 |
| 20 | Margaret | 395 |
| 21 | Donna | 367 |
| 22 | Jean | 327 |
| 23 | Kathryn | 322 |
| 24 | Bonnie | 318 |
| 25 | Judy | 293 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 287 |
| 27 | Janice | 284 |
| 28 | Christine | 283 |
| 29 | Jane | 273 |
| 30 | Joan | 263 |
| 30 | Julie | 263 |
| 32 | Rebecca | 254 |
| 33 | Gail | 253 |
| 34 | Ann | 242 |
| 35 | Beverly | 241 |
| 36 | Catherine | 238 |
| 37 | Joyce | 237 |
| 38 | Colleen | 234 |
| 39 | Lynn | 228 |
| 40 | Peggy | 215 |
| 41 | Shirley | 213 |
| 42 | Katherine | 203 |
| 43 | Connie | 191 |
| 44 | Marilyn | 189 |
| 45 | Lois | 185 |
| 46 | Wendy | 179 |
| 47 | Ruth | 178 |
| 47 | Vicki | 178 |
| 49 | Darlene | 166 |
| 49 | Rita | 166 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,759 |
| 2 | David | 1,736 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,697 |
| 4 | John | 1,540 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,464 |
| 6 | Thomas | 1,460 |
| 7 | Steven | 1,347 |
| 8 | Richard | 1,277 |
| 9 | Mark | 1,059 |
| 10 | Gary | 1,040 |
| 11 | William | 914 |
| 12 | Dennis | 660 |
| 13 | Ronald | 650 |
| 14 | Daniel | 630 |
| 15 | Gregory | 624 |
| 16 | Bruce | 592 |
| 17 | Charles | 591 |
| 18 | Donald | 562 |
| 19 | Paul | 557 |
| 20 | Larry | 526 |
| 21 | Douglas | 523 |
| 22 | Stephen | 513 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 482 |
| 24 | Timothy | 481 |
| 25 | Roger | 430 |
| 26 | Jeffrey | 404 |
| 27 | Joseph | 368 |
| 28 | Gerald | 354 |
| 29 | Patrick | 328 |
| 30 | Dale | 322 |
| 31 | Kevin | 308 |
| 32 | Wayne | 293 |
| 33 | Craig | 292 |
| 34 | Scott | 274 |
| 35 | Terry | 260 |
| 36 | Edward | 214 |
| 36 | Keith | 214 |
| 36 | Lawrence | 214 |
| 39 | Alan | 209 |
| 40 | Bradley | 206 |
| 41 | Duane | 205 |
| 42 | Brian | 197 |
| 43 | Dean | 192 |
| 44 | Peter | 191 |
| 45 | George | 188 |
| 46 | Jerry | 175 |
| 47 | Allen | 167 |
| 48 | Randy | 164 |
| 49 | Jerome | 162 |
| 50 | Raymond | 148 |