Most popular girls’ names in New Hampshire, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	170
2	Susan	156
3	Donna	141
4	Karen	140
5	Linda	137
6	Deborah	109
7	Mary	107
8	Diane	101
9	Pamela	96
10	Brenda	95
10	Debra	95
12	Patricia	92
13	Laurie	91
14	Nancy	89
15	Kathleen	87
16	Cheryl	79
16	Sandra	79
18	Cynthia	75
19	Barbara	67
20	Lori	66
21	Denise	65
21	Robin	65
23	Kathy	64
24	Tammy	62
25	Carol	61

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	56
27	Debbie	49
27	Wendy	49
29	Ann	48
29	Kimberly	48
29	Sharon	48
32	Theresa	47
33	Bonnie	45
33	Catherine	45
33	Jennifer	45
36	Christine	44
36	Jane	44
38	Janet	43
39	Kim	42
39	Laura	42
39	Michelle	42
39	Tina	42
43	Suzanne	40
44	Julie	39
45	Kelly	38
46	Anne	37
46	Terri	37
48	Cindy	36
48	Tracy	36
50	Lynn	35
51	Beth	34
51	Darlene	34
51	Katherine	34
54	Cathy	33
54	Dawn	33
54	Diana	33
54	Heidi	33
54	Judith	33
54	Judy	33
60	Holly	32
60	Rebecca	32
62	Jacqueline	30
62	Janice	30
64	Marie	29
64	Paula	29
64	Valerie	29
67	Joyce	27
68	Vicki	25
69	Maureen	24
70	Joanne	23
70	Rhonda	23
72	Carolyn	22
72	Doreen	22
72	Ellen	22
72	Heather	22
72	Michele	22
72	Penny	22
72	Sarah	22
72	Teresa	22
80	Colleen	21
80	Sherry	21
82	Amy	20
82	Kathryn	20
82	Lynda	20
82	Martha	20
82	Ruth	20
87	Andrea	19
87	Jean	19
87	Lynne	19
87	Roxanne	19
87	Sheila	19
92	Elaine	18
92	Jeanne	18
92	Jill	18
92	Joan	18
92	Joann	18
92	Leslie	18
92	Margaret	18
99	Gail	17
99	Melanie	17