Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	2,294
2	Linda	2,002
3	Barbara	1,613
4	Susan	1,471
5	Mary	1,407
6	Kathleen	1,347
7	Nancy	1,069
8	Deborah	1,053
9	Carol	994
10	Diane	894
11	Karen	883
12	Donna	827
13	Margaret	642
14	Judith	605
15	Sharon	594
16	Christine	585
17	Janet	536
18	Elizabeth	519
19	Gail	490
20	Joan	483
21	Sandra	474
22	Denise	458
23	Janice	389
24	Catherine	384
25	Eileen	365

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lynn	361
27	Joanne	354
28	Joyce	339
29	Pamela	333
30	Elaine	323
31	Jane	295
32	Cheryl	293
33	Debra	289
34	Cynthia	287
35	Lorraine	286
36	Ellen	284
37	Dorothy	283
38	Theresa	268
39	Jean	251
40	Ann	248
41	Beverly	244
42	Marilyn	239
43	Virginia	238
44	Maureen	237
45	Marie	231
46	Carolyn	226
47	Bonnie	224
48	Frances	222
49	Jacqueline	220
50	Ruth	218
51	Brenda	215
52	Laura	208
53	Joann	206
53	Michele	206
55	Helen	201
56	Jo	197
57	Shirley	184
58	Phyllis	183
59	Rose	178
59	Wendy	178
61	Anne	177
62	Lois	175
63	Kathryn	172
64	Diana	171
64	Gloria	171
66	Alice	170
67	Maryann	169
68	Arlene	167
69	Valerie	165
70	Betty	164
70	Robin	164
72	Jeanne	158
72	Rosemary	158
72	Suzanne	158
75	Kathy	157
76	Katherine	154
77	Irene	149
78	Victoria	146
79	Geraldine	140
80	Rita	138
81	Doris	136
81	Maria	136
83	Anna	134
83	Paula	134
85	Dolores	130
86	Sheila	126
87	Judy	124
88	Andrea	120
89	Constance	118
90	Martha	113
90	Roberta	113
92	Lynne	112
93	Charlene	109
94	Evelyn	106
95	Dianne	102
96	Darlene	101
97	Jill	100
97	Sally	100
99	Lynda	96
100	Angela	94
100	Louise	94
100	Marianne	94