Top baby names in Wisconsin, 1951
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,252 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,842 |
| 3 | Susan | 1,496 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,391 |
| 5 | Kathleen | 1,223 |
| 6 | Barbara | 1,182 |
| 7 | Nancy | 932 |
| 8 | Sandra | 894 |
| 9 | Karen | 878 |
| 10 | Diane | 755 |
| 11 | Judith | 699 |
| 12 | Carol | 694 |
| 13 | Deborah | 687 |
| 14 | Christine | 685 |
| 15 | Sharon | 632 |
| 16 | Debra | 513 |
| 17 | Donna | 474 |
| 18 | Jane | 443 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 433 |
| 20 | Jean | 430 |
| 21 | Pamela | 426 |
| 22 | Margaret | 421 |
| 23 | Bonnie | 419 |
| 24 | Cheryl | 411 |
| 25 | Janice | 388 |
| 26 | Janet | 372 |
| 27 | Lynn | 329 |
| 28 | Joan | 313 |
| 29 | Kathryn | 303 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 302 |
| 31 | Ann | 279 |
| 32 | Gail | 268 |
| 33 | Catherine | 249 |
| 34 | Judy | 239 |
| 35 | Shirley | 234 |
| 36 | Marilyn | 232 |
| 37 | Peggy | 229 |
| 38 | Ellen | 211 |
| 39 | Beverly | 209 |
| 40 | Joanne | 204 |
| 41 | Joyce | 201 |
| 41 | Ruth | 201 |
| 43 | Julie | 193 |
| 44 | Kristine | 189 |
| 45 | Kathy | 188 |
| 46 | Jacqueline | 184 |
| 47 | Vicki | 182 |
| 48 | Darlene | 181 |
| 49 | Katherine | 180 |
| 50 | Sally | 178 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,298 |
| 2 | James | 2,201 |
| 3 | John | 1,961 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,912 |
| 5 | David | 1,898 |
| 5 | Thomas | 1,898 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,491 |
| 8 | William | 1,304 |
| 9 | Gary | 1,263 |
| 10 | Dennis | 1,042 |
| 11 | Steven | 1,036 |
| 12 | Mark | 989 |
| 13 | Daniel | 850 |
| 14 | Donald | 732 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 667 |
| 16 | Ronald | 665 |
| 17 | Charles | 624 |
| 18 | Paul | 576 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 557 |
| 20 | Gregory | 514 |
| 21 | Larry | 500 |
| 22 | Joseph | 492 |
| 23 | Bruce | 486 |
| 24 | Gerald | 428 |
| 25 | Timothy | 423 |
| 26 | Dale | 414 |
| 27 | Douglas | 403 |
| 28 | Patrick | 379 |
| 29 | Roger | 375 |
| 30 | Stephen | 359 |
| 31 | Peter | 331 |
| 32 | Edward | 327 |
| 33 | Terry | 315 |
| 34 | Wayne | 278 |
| 35 | Lawrence | 270 |
| 36 | Scott | 264 |
| 37 | Keith | 256 |
| 38 | George | 243 |
| 39 | Alan | 240 |
| 40 | Randall | 229 |
| 41 | Craig | 214 |
| 42 | Raymond | 193 |
| 43 | Allen | 182 |
| 44 | Jerry | 178 |
| 44 | Randy | 178 |
| 46 | Jerome | 177 |
| 47 | Dean | 175 |
| 48 | Brian | 173 |
| 49 | Kevin | 170 |
| 50 | Russell | 158 |