Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1957

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	899
2	Mary	761
3	Karen	703
4	Deborah	659
5	Linda	622
6	Nancy	590
7	Cynthia	553
8	Donna	545
9	Patricia	539
10	Diane	463
11	Kathleen	428
12	Debra	424
13	Barbara	391
14	Elizabeth	388
15	Carol	345
15	Cheryl	345
17	Sharon	338
18	Lisa	319
19	Sandra	297
20	Pamela	286
21	Margaret	241
22	Robin	239
23	Lynn	222
24	Cindy	213
25	Laura	210

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kim	202
27	Laurie	200
28	Janet	199
29	Ann	195
30	Denise	193
31	Catherine	191
32	Gail	179
33	Christine	178
34	Ellen	170
35	Joanne	169
36	Lori	165
37	Anne	164
37	Kathy	164
39	Judith	162
39	Theresa	162
41	Joan	159
42	Darlene	154
43	Doreen	146
44	Jane	145
45	Debbie	142
45	Janice	142
47	Brenda	140
47	Maureen	140
49	Wendy	123
50	Bonnie	122
50	Leslie	122
52	Jean	121
53	Joyce	118
54	Paula	117
55	Michele	112
56	Cathy	111
57	Katherine	110
58	Kimberly	107
59	Diana	106
60	Marie	104
61	Dawn	102
61	Elaine	102
63	Eileen	99
64	Suzanne	98
65	Beverly	94
66	Kathryn	92
67	Holly	90
68	Beth	89
69	Rose	88
70	Virginia	87
71	Valerie	85
72	Julie	81
73	Jill	79
74	Judy	78
75	Michelle	77
76	Andrea	76
77	Martha	74
78	Carolyn	73
79	Colleen	72
79	Ruth	72
81	Marianne	70
82	Jeanne	69
82	Lorraine	69
82	Teresa	69
85	Frances	68
85	Lynne	68
85	Maria	68
88	Amy	65
89	Jacqueline	64
90	Sally	63
91	Joann	62
91	Sheila	62
93	Louise	61
94	Helen	60
94	Marcia	60
94	Shirley	60
97	Jennifer	59
97	Victoria	59
99	Alice	58
100	Dorothy	57
100	Maryann	57