Top baby names in Tennessee, 1951
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 1,831 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,547 |
| 3 | Brenda | 1,382 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,352 |
| 5 | Deborah | 1,094 |
| 6 | Barbara | 870 |
| 7 | Sandra | 825 |
| 8 | Judy | 747 |
| 9 | Carolyn | 693 |
| 10 | Shirley | 591 |
| 11 | Betty | 589 |
| 12 | Donna | 567 |
| 13 | Janice | 542 |
| 14 | Nancy | 512 |
| 15 | Sharon | 493 |
| 16 | Wanda | 467 |
| 17 | Joyce | 451 |
| 18 | Susan | 423 |
| 19 | Kathy | 411 |
| 20 | Martha | 410 |
| 21 | Pamela | 406 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 395 |
| 23 | Margaret | 375 |
| 24 | Elizabeth | 347 |
| 25 | Peggy | 332 |
| 26 | Carol | 326 |
| 27 | Karen | 295 |
| 28 | Phyllis | 293 |
| 29 | Dorothy | 286 |
| 30 | Beverly | 276 |
| 31 | Charlotte | 269 |
| 32 | Connie | 260 |
| 33 | Teresa | 255 |
| 34 | Debra | 254 |
| 35 | Janet | 250 |
| 36 | Glenda | 249 |
| 37 | Gloria | 236 |
| 38 | Patsy | 235 |
| 39 | Helen | 232 |
| 40 | Virginia | 221 |
| 41 | Cynthia | 219 |
| 42 | Sherry | 216 |
| 43 | Doris | 213 |
| 44 | Rita | 199 |
| 45 | Cathy | 190 |
| 46 | Judith | 186 |
| 47 | Frances | 185 |
| 48 | Alice | 179 |
| 49 | Diane | 177 |
| 49 | Marilyn | 177 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,676 |
| 2 | William | 1,654 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,623 |
| 4 | David | 1,349 |
| 5 | Larry | 1,323 |
| 6 | John | 1,309 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,285 |
| 8 | Michael | 1,231 |
| 9 | Jerry | 887 |
| 10 | Gary | 826 |
| 11 | Thomas | 808 |
| 12 | Richard | 748 |
| 13 | Donald | 662 |
| 14 | Ronald | 641 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 548 |
| 16 | Danny | 501 |
| 17 | George | 467 |
| 18 | Billy | 447 |
| 19 | Jimmy | 402 |
| 20 | Bobby | 394 |
| 21 | Stephen | 392 |
| 22 | Johnny | 391 |
| 22 | Roger | 391 |
| 24 | Terry | 389 |
| 25 | Paul | 360 |
| 26 | Edward | 348 |
| 27 | Joseph | 339 |
| 28 | Steven | 332 |
| 29 | Dennis | 329 |
| 30 | Ronnie | 326 |
| 31 | Carl | 276 |
| 32 | Roy | 262 |
| 33 | Willie | 254 |
| 34 | Joe | 239 |
| 35 | Harold | 235 |
| 36 | Eddie | 220 |
| 37 | Daniel | 215 |
| 38 | Phillip | 202 |
| 39 | Tommy | 196 |
| 40 | Samuel | 193 |
| 40 | Walter | 193 |
| 42 | Douglas | 190 |
| 43 | Henry | 186 |
| 43 | Raymond | 186 |
| 45 | Steve | 182 |
| 46 | Frank | 181 |
| 47 | Jackie | 180 |
| 48 | Donnie | 170 |
| 49 | Wayne | 167 |
| 50 | Jack | 160 |