Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,776
2	Patricia	1,764
3	Susan	1,728
4	Linda	1,564
5	Karen	1,425
6	Deborah	1,416
7	Donna	1,374
8	Barbara	1,331
9	Nancy	1,258
10	Kathleen	1,223
11	Debra	1,211
12	Diane	1,061
13	Carol	868
14	Sharon	837
15	Cynthia	756
16	Elizabeth	629
17	Margaret	605
18	Cheryl	520
19	Denise	519
20	Janet	507
21	Pamela	484
22	Sandra	481
23	Catherine	443
24	Theresa	422
25	Joan	420

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Robin	406
27	Judith	405
28	Kim	366
28	Lisa	366
30	Gail	362
31	Michele	357
32	Joanne	354
33	Maureen	343
34	Lynn	336
35	Jo	331
36	Laura	321
37	Christine	319
38	Joyce	318
39	Janice	310
40	Ellen	308
41	Eileen	296
41	Jane	296
43	Rose	293
44	Kathy	273
45	Ann	269
46	Elaine	257
47	Anne	256
48	Bonnie	251
49	Laurie	248
50	Valerie	245
51	Lorraine	244
52	Jean	242
53	Wendy	237
54	Cindy	232
54	Maria	232
56	Marie	230
57	Jacqueline	224
58	Dorothy	223
59	Debbie	222
60	Ruth	221
61	Virginia	220
62	Brenda	214
63	Cathy	213
64	Darlene	212
65	Suzanne	211
66	Beverly	210
67	Joann	202
68	Helen	201
69	Lori	200
70	Doreen	187
71	Michelle	185
71	Teresa	185
73	Frances	182
73	Jill	182
75	Dawn	178
76	Gloria	177
77	Judy	175
77	Katherine	175
77	Leslie	175
77	Paula	175
81	Carolyn	172
82	Kathryn	171
83	Andrea	170
84	Victoria	161
85	Diana	158
86	Shirley	156
87	Anna	155
88	Colleen	152
88	Jeanne	152
90	Amy	146
91	Lois	141
91	Marilyn	141
93	Angela	140
94	Betty	136
94	Phyllis	136
96	Alice	135
97	Sheila	133
98	Beth	131
99	Maryann	128
100	Renee	127