Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	1,977
2	Mary	1,823
3	Susan	1,787
4	Deborah	1,731
5	Linda	1,701
6	Barbara	1,455
7	Kathleen	1,214
8	Karen	1,192
9	Donna	1,173
9	Nancy	1,173
11	Debra	1,096
12	Diane	1,084
13	Carol	900
14	Sharon	666
15	Cynthia	640
16	Elizabeth	638
17	Margaret	615
18	Denise	607
19	Janet	520
20	Joan	489
21	Gail	470
22	Pamela	456
23	Sandra	444
24	Judith	436
25	Catherine	434

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joanne	403
27	Jo	379
28	Robin	377
29	Janice	363
30	Theresa	355
31	Lynn	349
32	Eileen	342
33	Michele	333
34	Joyce	329
35	Jane	297
35	Maureen	297
37	Ellen	296
38	Rose	293
39	Christine	280
40	Cheryl	279
40	Jean	279
42	Elaine	270
42	Lorraine	270
44	Laura	267
45	Marilyn	266
46	Ann	263
47	Dorothy	256
48	Beverly	249
49	Maria	242
49	Marie	242
51	Anne	234
52	Marian	211
53	Virginia	209
54	Bonnie	207
55	Valerie	206
56	Brenda	202
57	Jacqueline	200
57	Joann	200
59	Frances	192
60	Carolyn	191
61	Kathryn	190
61	Ruth	190
63	Paula	186
63	Suzanne	186
65	Kathy	183
66	Helen	178
66	Wendy	178
68	Jill	176
69	Lisa	173
70	Marianne	172
71	Victoria	169
72	Laurie	161
73	Katherine	160
74	Shirley	159
75	Andrea	156
76	Lois	153
77	Gloria	152
78	Leslie	149
79	Alice	148
80	Betty	146
81	Judy	142
82	Sheila	139
83	Arlene	138
83	Phyllis	138
85	Maryann	136
85	Michelle	136
85	Teresa	136
88	Louise	134
89	Anna	132
90	Angela	131
91	Darlene	130
92	Cathy	128
92	Jeanne	128
94	Diana	126
95	Dawn	124
96	Irene	123
97	Beth	118
98	Sally	117
99	Evelyn	116
100	Rita	115