Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	785
2	Susan	732
3	Mary	662
4	Linda	541
5	Karen	536
6	Donna	529
7	Patricia	477
8	Nancy	461
9	Elizabeth	405
10	Deborah	400
11	Lori	353
12	Kathleen	337
13	Cynthia	329
14	Robin	326
15	Barbara	321
16	Diane	320
17	Laura	310
18	Sharon	306
19	Cheryl	299
20	Sandra	297
21	Laurie	266
22	Debra	265
23	Carol	259
24	Pamela	232
25	Christine	227

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Denise	226
27	Margaret	212
28	Brenda	211
29	Jacqueline	200
30	Catherine	195
30	Kimberly	195
32	Ann	192
33	Dawn	189
33	Janet	189
35	Theresa	185
36	Lynn	167
37	Kim	166
37	Michele	166
39	Suzanne	153
40	Maureen	139
41	Jennifer	138
42	Kathy	134
43	Wendy	131
44	Judith	130
45	Darlene	129
45	Debbie	129
47	Joanne	127
48	Anne	126
48	Ellen	126
48	Maria	126
48	Michelle	126
52	Carolyn	123
53	Jane	115
53	Katherine	115
55	Cindy	111
55	Gail	111
57	Leslie	106
58	Julie	105
59	Beth	104
60	Elaine	100
61	Tammy	99
62	Diana	97
62	Kathryn	97
64	Tracy	95
65	Janice	94
65	Teresa	94
65	Valerie	94
68	Amy	93
69	Eileen	92
70	Paula	91
71	Joan	89
72	Jean	85
72	Jill	85
74	Sarah	84
75	Bonnie	82
75	Tina	82
77	Doreen	81
77	Holly	81
79	Heidi	80
79	Marie	80
81	Sheila	78
82	Cathy	75
83	Andrea	74
83	Joann	74
83	Kelly	74
86	Joyce	73
86	Lorraine	73
86	Martha	73
86	Renee	73
90	Sally	70
91	Angela	67
91	Anna	67
93	Judy	66
94	Jeanne	64
95	Tracey	60
96	Ruth	59
96	Stephanie	59
98	Victoria	58
99	Annette	57
99	Gloria	57