West Virginia ★ 1951

Top names in West Virginia, 1951

Linda led for girls with 1,223 babies ; James for boys with 1,362. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,223
2	Mary	843
3	Brenda	732
4	Deborah	709
5	Patricia	685
6	Sharon	591
7	Barbara	585
8	Sandra	480
9	Karen	478
10	Donna	467
11	Nancy	417
12	Carolyn	361
13	Rebecca	326
14	Pamela	320
15	Carol	302
16	Susan	294
17	Joyce	286
18	Janet	275
18	Judy	275
20	Betty	270
20	Debra	270
22	Connie	263
23	Judith	257
24	Margaret	224
25	Diana	213
26	Elizabeth	209
27	Beverly	207
28	Kathy	189
28	Shirley	189
30	Bonnie	182
31	Janice	170
32	Martha	161
33	Wanda	153
34	Peggy	152
35	Ruth	149
36	Phyllis	143
37	Cynthia	140
37	Helen	140
39	Gloria	133
40	Charlotte	127
41	Frances	123
41	Virginia	123
43	Alice	120
44	Cathy	115
45	Sherry	114
46	Sheila	113
47	Kathryn	112
48	Vicki	111
49	Jane	109
50	Cheryl	106
51	Diane	105
52	Rita	101
52	Wilma	101
54	Marilyn	100
54	Teresa	100
56	Paula	96
56	Rose	96
58	Doris	94
59	Anna	93
59	Dorothy	93
61	Catherine	92
62	Jo	90
63	Vickie	87
64	Sarah	86
65	Lois	85
66	Kathleen	82
66	Marsha	82
68	Katherine	81
69	Drema	73
70	Sally	72
71	Jacqueline	71
71	Norma	71
73	Darlene	69
74	Christine	67
74	Jean	67
76	Anita	63
77	Dianna	62
78	Laura	60
78	Sue	60
80	Evelyn	59
81	Joan	58
82	Ellen	57
82	Roberta	57
84	Ann	56
84	Patsy	56
84	Shelia	56
84	Victoria	56
88	Charlene	55
89	Constance	54
89	Loretta	54
91	Mildred	53
91	Rhonda	53
93	Glenna	51
94	Delores	50
94	Regina	50
96	Terry	46
97	Juanita	45
97	Thelma	45
99	Jennifer	44
100	Julia	43

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	1,362
2	David	1,058
3	Robert	1,015
4	William	1,011
5	John	993
6	Charles	876
7	Michael	799
8	Larry	738
9	Gary	702
10	Richard	649
11	Thomas	593
12	Roger	520
13	Donald	393
14	Ronald	381
15	Jerry	341
16	Joseph	322
17	Paul	315
18	Stephen	307
19	Kenneth	292
20	Terry	276
21	George	273
22	Danny	264
22	Steven	264
24	Daniel	222
25	Dennis	212
25	Edward	212
27	Harold	179
28	Gregory	168
29	Mark	162
30	Douglas	149
31	Carl	146
32	Roy	142
33	Timothy	138
34	Raymond	137
35	Johnny	132
36	Randall	129
37	Darrell	127
38	Jack	124
39	Ralph	123
39	Rodney	123
41	Billy	116
42	Ronnie	113
43	Bruce	110
44	Samuel	108
45	Lawrence	97
46	Frank	96
46	Harry	96
46	Howard	96
49	Randy	93
50	Gerald	92
51	Walter	91
52	Jeffrey	89
53	Stanley	86
54	Russell	85
55	Allen	84
56	Jimmy	83
57	Bobby	79
58	Ernest	78
58	Wayne	78
60	Phillip	76
61	Curtis	75
62	Earl	71
62	Henry	71
64	Clarence	69
64	Dale	69
64	Fred	69
64	Marvin	69
68	Eugene	68
69	Jackie	67
69	Philip	67
71	Glenn	66
72	Alan	65
73	Anthony	63
73	Arthur	63
73	Bernard	63
76	Eddie	61
76	Frederick	61
76	Leonard	61
79	Clyde	59
80	Glen	58
81	Keith	57
82	Franklin	56
82	Norman	56
82	Tommy	56
85	Barry	55
85	Ray	55
87	Melvin	54
87	Micheal	54
87	Patrick	54
90	Lewis	53
91	Albert	51
92	Ricky	50
93	Calvin	49
93	Cecil	49
93	Lonnie	49
96	Andrew	47
96	Dana	47
96	Joe	47
99	Don	45
99	Steve	45