Most popular girls’ names in New Hampshire, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	185
2	Susan	159
3	Donna	151
3	Karen	151
5	Linda	125
6	Brenda	109
7	Deborah	103
8	Mary	102
9	Diane	94
10	Patricia	86
11	Pamela	85
12	Debra	83
13	Kathleen	78
14	Lori	77
14	Nancy	77
16	Laurie	75
17	Cheryl	73
17	Tammy	73
19	Kimberly	71
19	Sandra	71
21	Cynthia	63
21	Elizabeth	63
21	Robin	63
24	Wendy	62
25	Barbara	60

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathy	59
27	Carol	57
28	Denise	56
29	Sharon	53
30	Laura	52
31	Michelle	51
32	Christine	50
33	Kim	49
34	Debbie	44
35	Suzanne	43
36	Kelly	42
37	Jennifer	41
37	Judith	41
37	Julie	41
40	Ann	40
40	Theresa	40
40	Tracy	40
43	Heidi	38
44	Anne	37
45	Bonnie	36
45	Lynn	36
45	Tina	36
48	Cindy	35
49	Darlene	34
49	Janet	34
51	Dawn	33
51	Elaine	33
51	Maureen	33
54	Catherine	32
54	Paula	32
56	Cathy	31
56	Joanne	31
56	Margaret	31
56	Michele	31
60	Diana	30
60	Sheila	30
62	Gail	29
62	Jane	29
64	Terri	28
65	Rebecca	27
65	Teresa	27
67	Wanda	26
68	Beth	25
68	Katherine	25
68	Kathryn	25
68	Lynne	25
72	Jill	23
72	Marie	23
72	Martha	23
75	Jacqueline	22
75	Janice	22
75	Melissa	22
75	Sherry	22
79	Amy	21
79	Jean	21
79	Sally	21
79	Sarah	21
83	Carla	20
83	Ellen	20
83	Joan	20
83	Joyce	20
87	Annette	19
88	Carolyn	18
88	Colleen	18
88	Doreen	18
88	Marcia	18
88	Penny	18
88	Stephanie	18
88	Valerie	18
95	Terry	17
96	Dianne	16
96	Holly	16
96	Jeanne	16
96	Judy	16
96	Lorraine	16