Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	841
2	Mary	762
3	Donna	690
4	Karen	586
5	Linda	555
6	Patricia	545
7	Nancy	508
8	Lisa	507
9	Deborah	482
10	Cynthia	424
11	Elizabeth	407
12	Diane	400
13	Debra	374
14	Cheryl	371
15	Kathleen	369
16	Barbara	327
17	Pamela	323
18	Carol	298
19	Sharon	294
20	Lori	273
21	Laura	270
22	Sandra	257
23	Robin	249
24	Denise	209
25	Janet	201

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Kathy	201
27	Christine	197
28	Ann	196
28	Margaret	196
30	Catherine	192
31	Lynn	184
32	Dawn	178
33	Theresa	174
34	Cindy	169
35	Laurie	166
36	Debbie	165
37	Kim	164
38	Brenda	155
38	Judith	155
40	Ellen	153
41	Anne	152
41	Gail	152
43	Joan	151
43	Joanne	151
45	Janice	134
45	Wendy	134
47	Beth	130
47	Maureen	130
49	Paula	127
50	Jane	123
51	Leslie	116
52	Jean	115
52	Kimberly	115
54	Suzanne	112
55	Kathryn	109
56	Cathy	108
56	Jennifer	108
58	Darlene	106
59	Joyce	105
59	Katherine	105
61	Amy	102
62	Michele	100
63	Marie	97
64	Michelle	96
65	Doreen	94
66	Eileen	93
67	Bonnie	89
67	Joann	89
67	Maria	89
70	Teresa	88
71	Elaine	87
72	Colleen	84
72	Sheila	84
74	Valerie	83
75	Julie	81
76	Judy	80
77	Andrea	79
78	Diana	75
78	Dorothy	75
80	Beverly	74
81	Jacqueline	73
82	Carolyn	72
83	Jill	71
83	Sally	71
83	Tina	71
86	Lorraine	70
87	Angela	69
87	Annette	69
87	Sarah	69
90	Ruth	67
91	Tammy	66
92	Anna	62
92	Louise	62
94	Tracy	61
94	Victoria	61
96	Holly	60
96	Jeanne	60
98	Virginia	59
99	Rebecca	58
100	Betty	56