Top baby names in Mississippi, 1951
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,593 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,049 |
| 3 | Patricia | 676 |
| 4 | Betty | 649 |
| 5 | Barbara | 621 |
| 6 | Dorothy | 593 |
| 7 | Shirley | 544 |
| 8 | Brenda | 532 |
| 9 | Deborah | 437 |
| 10 | Annie | 409 |
| 11 | Gloria | 372 |
| 12 | Martha | 358 |
| 13 | Sandra | 357 |
| 14 | Carolyn | 346 |
| 15 | Judy | 321 |
| 16 | Joyce | 269 |
| 16 | Nancy | 269 |
| 18 | Margaret | 252 |
| 19 | Willie | 234 |
| 20 | Janice | 231 |
| 21 | Bobbie | 221 |
| 21 | Helen | 221 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 216 |
| 24 | Rosie | 214 |
| 25 | Donna | 213 |
| 26 | Ruby | 208 |
| 27 | Peggy | 207 |
| 28 | Emma | 203 |
| 29 | Susan | 198 |
| 30 | Wanda | 197 |
| 31 | Sarah | 189 |
| 32 | Beverly | 185 |
| 33 | Doris | 182 |
| 34 | Virginia | 168 |
| 35 | Pamela | 163 |
| 36 | Rebecca | 162 |
| 37 | Alice | 161 |
| 38 | Cynthia | 160 |
| 39 | Sharon | 153 |
| 40 | Evelyn | 151 |
| 41 | Rose | 148 |
| 42 | Catherine | 147 |
| 42 | Kathy | 147 |
| 44 | Carol | 140 |
| 45 | Glenda | 137 |
| 45 | Jo | 137 |
| 47 | Lillie | 136 |
| 48 | Frances | 134 |
| 49 | Diane | 130 |
| 49 | Patsy | 130 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,986 |
| 2 | Robert | 1,302 |
| 3 | John | 1,088 |
| 4 | Willie | 1,037 |
| 5 | Charles | 1,033 |
| 6 | William | 898 |
| 7 | Larry | 778 |
| 8 | David | 625 |
| 9 | Jerry | 523 |
| 10 | George | 464 |
| 11 | Michael | 448 |
| 12 | Johnny | 429 |
| 13 | Thomas | 415 |
| 14 | Richard | 375 |
| 15 | Billy | 364 |
| 16 | Henry | 344 |
| 17 | Eddie | 316 |
| 18 | Jimmy | 313 |
| 19 | Joe | 299 |
| 20 | Edward | 296 |
| 21 | Donald | 293 |
| 22 | Kenneth | 283 |
| 23 | Joseph | 279 |
| 24 | Bobby | 273 |
| 25 | Ronald | 247 |
| 26 | Walter | 239 |
| 27 | Gary | 220 |
| 28 | Roy | 208 |
| 29 | Jimmie | 198 |
| 30 | Frank | 196 |
| 31 | Albert | 193 |
| 32 | Danny | 191 |
| 33 | Tommy | 189 |
| 34 | Johnnie | 177 |
| 35 | Curtis | 173 |
| 36 | Paul | 166 |
| 37 | Arthur | 164 |
| 38 | Jessie | 159 |
| 39 | Lee | 157 |
| 40 | Charlie | 156 |
| 41 | Dennis | 140 |
| 42 | Clarence | 133 |
| 42 | Terry | 133 |
| 44 | Louis | 131 |
| 45 | Carl | 127 |
| 46 | Douglas | 124 |
| 46 | Leroy | 124 |
| 46 | Roger | 124 |
| 49 | Harold | 123 |
| 50 | Andrew | 120 |