Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	932
2	Mary	704
3	Patricia	603
4	Linda	602
5	Karen	600
6	Deborah	552
7	Nancy	516
8	Donna	461
9	Debra	439
10	Cynthia	436
11	Kathleen	432
12	Diane	416
13	Elizabeth	401
14	Cheryl	400
15	Lisa	394
16	Barbara	346
17	Sharon	303
18	Carol	300
18	Pamela	300
20	Laura	256
20	Sandra	256
22	Lori	233
23	Lynn	230
24	Margaret	225
25	Denise	215

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	207
27	Robin	206
28	Joanne	199
29	Laurie	197
30	Catherine	196
31	Kathy	183
32	Ann	177
32	Gail	177
34	Debbie	175
35	Kim	171
36	Cindy	167
36	Janet	167
38	Joan	154
39	Anne	151
40	Maureen	142
41	Theresa	141
42	Brenda	136
43	Jane	135
44	Ellen	132
45	Darlene	126
45	Joyce	126
47	Judith	125
48	Jean	124
48	Katherine	124
48	Michele	124
51	Janice	122
52	Dawn	114
53	Maria	111
54	Kathryn	110
55	Leslie	109
56	Kimberly	108
57	Eileen	107
57	Wendy	107
59	Paula	105
60	Cathy	104
61	Elaine	103
62	Doreen	100
63	Suzanne	98
64	Diana	96
65	Marie	92
65	Sally	92
67	Julie	90
68	Amy	88
69	Bonnie	87
69	Carolyn	87
71	Andrea	86
71	Valerie	86
73	Beth	85
74	Judy	83
75	Joann	82
76	Martha	81
77	Michelle	80
78	Jennifer	77
78	Sheila	77
80	Lorraine	73
81	Jill	70
81	Lynne	70
81	Marianne	70
84	Holly	68
85	Beverly	67
86	Teresa	66
87	Victoria	65
88	Jo	62
89	Colleen	60
89	Jacqueline	60
89	Roberta	60
92	Dorothy	59
92	Terri	59
94	Sue	58
95	Angela	56
95	Helen	56
97	Anna	55
98	Rose	54
98	Tina	54
100	Ruth	53
100	Sarah	53
100	Terry	53
100	Virginia	53