Top baby names in North Carolina, 1951
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 2,163 |
| 2 | Mary | 2,119 |
| 3 | Brenda | 1,599 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,520 |
| 5 | Deborah | 1,362 |
| 6 | Barbara | 1,116 |
| 7 | Carolyn | 939 |
| 8 | Sandra | 927 |
| 9 | Betty | 817 |
| 10 | Judy | 765 |
| 11 | Nancy | 691 |
| 12 | Shirley | 672 |
| 13 | Susan | 654 |
| 14 | Wanda | 642 |
| 15 | Joyce | 604 |
| 16 | Janice | 593 |
| 17 | Donna | 576 |
| 18 | Margaret | 530 |
| 19 | Gloria | 518 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 497 |
| 21 | Martha | 483 |
| 22 | Sharon | 474 |
| 23 | Cynthia | 445 |
| 24 | Pamela | 432 |
| 25 | Kathy | 428 |
| 26 | Rebecca | 426 |
| 27 | Peggy | 423 |
| 28 | Dorothy | 405 |
| 29 | Phyllis | 390 |
| 30 | Karen | 376 |
| 31 | Debra | 366 |
| 32 | Annie | 360 |
| 33 | Doris | 343 |
| 34 | Carol | 342 |
| 34 | Janet | 342 |
| 36 | Alice | 310 |
| 37 | Frances | 304 |
| 38 | Vickie | 300 |
| 39 | Beverly | 292 |
| 40 | Sylvia | 276 |
| 41 | Sarah | 273 |
| 42 | Teresa | 272 |
| 43 | Helen | 270 |
| 44 | Diane | 265 |
| 45 | Glenda | 260 |
| 46 | Cathy | 249 |
| 47 | Bonnie | 247 |
| 48 | Virginia | 241 |
| 49 | Patsy | 235 |
| 50 | Catherine | 232 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 3,383 |
| 2 | William | 2,252 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,926 |
| 4 | John | 1,793 |
| 5 | David | 1,499 |
| 6 | Charles | 1,485 |
| 7 | Larry | 1,452 |
| 8 | Michael | 1,394 |
| 9 | Thomas | 994 |
| 10 | Jerry | 920 |
| 11 | Donald | 897 |
| 12 | Richard | 869 |
| 13 | Ronald | 849 |
| 14 | Kenneth | 777 |
| 15 | Gary | 743 |
| 16 | George | 688 |
| 17 | Joseph | 655 |
| 18 | Johnny | 523 |
| 19 | Willie | 515 |
| 20 | Danny | 506 |
| 21 | Bobby | 477 |
| 22 | Roger | 447 |
| 23 | Edward | 435 |
| 24 | Steven | 431 |
| 25 | Ronnie | 417 |
| 26 | Terry | 410 |
| 27 | Jimmy | 406 |
| 28 | Billy | 401 |
| 29 | Dennis | 390 |
| 30 | Stephen | 388 |
| 31 | Paul | 378 |
| 32 | Walter | 351 |
| 33 | Harold | 337 |
| 34 | Douglas | 320 |
| 35 | Henry | 318 |
| 36 | Samuel | 317 |
| 37 | Daniel | 297 |
| 38 | Roy | 266 |
| 39 | Carl | 265 |
| 40 | Wayne | 255 |
| 41 | Phillip | 253 |
| 42 | Timothy | 242 |
| 43 | Tommy | 237 |
| 44 | Raymond | 229 |
| 45 | Harry | 221 |
| 46 | Donnie | 220 |
| 47 | Eddie | 218 |
| 48 | Melvin | 214 |
| 49 | Frank | 213 |
| 49 | Randy | 213 |