Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	852
2	Susan	778
3	Karen	580
4	Mary	576
5	Linda	508
6	Donna	448
7	Lori	408
8	Patricia	399
9	Elizabeth	388
10	Kathleen	367
11	Deborah	348
12	Cynthia	341
13	Nancy	339
14	Diane	329
15	Robin	306
16	Laura	303
17	Cheryl	289
18	Sharon	287
19	Barbara	268
20	Sandra	266
21	Carol	263
22	Laurie	261
23	Pamela	253
24	Debra	247
25	Christine	222

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kimberly	221
27	Dawn	189
28	Margaret	186
29	Catherine	182
30	Brenda	178
31	Denise	174
32	Michele	173
33	Kim	170
33	Lynn	170
35	Jennifer	168
36	Ann	167
37	Wendy	157
38	Janet	156
39	Maria	153
40	Jacqueline	152
41	Theresa	146
42	Judith	143
43	Michelle	140
44	Tracy	134
45	Suzanne	133
46	Joanne	123
47	Cindy	121
48	Amy	120
48	Julie	120
50	Anne	119
50	Kathy	119
52	Ellen	115
53	Kelly	114
54	Beth	111
55	Janice	109
56	Katherine	105
57	Jane	104
57	Maureen	104
59	Carolyn	103
60	Debbie	101
60	Tina	101
62	Teresa	100
63	Angela	99
63	Darlene	99
63	Leslie	99
66	Tammy	98
67	Eileen	93
67	Paula	93
69	Gail	89
70	Jill	88
71	Elaine	87
71	Sheila	87
73	Jean	86
74	Tracey	85
75	Doreen	84
76	Marie	83
77	Heidi	82
77	Valerie	82
79	Bonnie	81
80	Diana	78
81	Cathy	77
81	Colleen	77
83	Joan	76
83	Lynne	76
83	Sarah	76
86	Melissa	74
87	Andrea	71
87	Joann	71
89	Sherry	70
90	Holly	69
91	Kathryn	67
92	Renee	66
93	Lorraine	64
94	Terri	62
95	Judy	59
95	Martha	59
97	Gina	58
98	Beverly	55
99	Ruth	54
100	Anna	53
100	Sally	53