Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	789
2	Mary	681
3	Lisa	628
4	Donna	627
5	Karen	565
6	Linda	552
7	Patricia	551
8	Nancy	447
9	Deborah	442
10	Kathleen	398
11	Diane	386
12	Elizabeth	376
13	Cynthia	352
14	Lori	319
15	Sandra	315
16	Debra	312
16	Laura	312
18	Barbara	309
19	Carol	301
19	Cheryl	301
21	Robin	299
22	Sharon	285
23	Pamela	271
24	Denise	236
25	Laurie	233

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janet	208
27	Catherine	206
28	Brenda	204
29	Margaret	200
30	Ann	196
31	Kim	193
32	Kimberly	189
33	Lynn	187
34	Christine	186
35	Joanne	172
36	Kathy	170
37	Theresa	168
38	Wendy	167
39	Debbie	164
40	Dawn	161
41	Cindy	155
42	Maureen	142
43	Judith	137
44	Anne	135
44	Maria	135
46	Michele	133
47	Janice	129
48	Jennifer	127
49	Ellen	125
50	Joan	121
50	Katherine	121
52	Jane	117
53	Teresa	116
54	Suzanne	115
55	Darlene	114
55	Paula	114
57	Eileen	111
58	Jean	110
59	Gail	109
60	Beth	107
61	Jill	104
61	Michelle	104
63	Carolyn	103
64	Sheila	101
65	Cathy	98
65	Joyce	98
67	Amy	96
67	Elaine	96
69	Julie	95
70	Tracy	88
71	Diana	86
72	Andrea	85
72	Bonnie	85
74	Tina	84
75	Marie	82
76	Kathryn	81
77	Tammy	80
78	Doreen	79
79	Valerie	78
80	Jacqueline	77
80	Joann	77
82	Annette	76
82	Kelly	76
84	Leslie	71
85	Lorraine	70
85	Lynne	70
87	Martha	69
88	Holly	67
88	Judy	67
90	Beverly	66
90	Sarah	66
92	Melissa	65
93	Victoria	63
94	Evelyn	62
95	Colleen	61
95	Terri	61
97	Anna	60
98	Rose	59
99	Frances	58
99	Heidi	58
99	Renee	58
99	Virginia	58