Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	1,866
2	Mary	1,781
3	Patricia	1,595
4	Linda	1,485
5	Karen	1,439
6	Donna	1,401
7	Barbara	1,271
8	Nancy	1,246
9	Deborah	1,224
10	Kathleen	1,124
11	Debra	1,090
12	Diane	1,072
13	Cynthia	1,008
14	Carol	907
15	Sharon	759
16	Elizabeth	629
17	Denise	587
18	Cheryl	578
19	Margaret	568
20	Lisa	516
21	Cindy	511
22	Janet	476
23	Kim	446
24	Pamela	441
25	Sandra	424

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Robin	422
27	Theresa	421
28	Debbie	419
29	Joan	407
30	Catherine	406
30	Kathy	406
32	Judith	403
33	Laura	391
34	Christine	380
35	Joanne	377
36	Eileen	373
37	Lynn	360
38	Michele	352
39	Gail	345
40	Brenda	337
40	Ellen	337
42	Janice	332
43	Ann	321
43	Joyce	321
45	Maureen	301
46	Jane	281
47	Cathy	274
47	Maria	274
49	Jean	270
50	Anne	263
51	Valerie	260
52	Elaine	256
53	Leslie	253
53	Lori	253
55	Jo	250
56	Carolyn	249
57	Bonnie	247
58	Dorothy	237
59	Lorraine	230
60	Marie	227
61	Darlene	222
61	Wendy	222
63	Beverly	221
64	Marianne	217
65	Rose	216
66	Virginia	215
67	Diana	210
68	Joann	208
68	Laurie	208
68	Suzanne	208
71	Ruth	207
72	Dawn	205
73	Jill	202
74	Teresa	196
75	Katherine	194
76	Michelle	192
77	Doreen	190
77	Judy	190
79	Kathryn	185
80	Anna	177
81	Beth	176
82	Helen	174
83	Colleen	171
84	Angela	166
85	Jacqueline	162
86	Shirley	159
87	Andrea	156
88	Maryann	154
89	Marilyn	152
90	Frances	151
91	Gloria	148
92	Victoria	147
93	Jeanne	146
93	Renee	146
95	Amy	145
95	Julie	145
97	Terry	143
98	Betty	140
99	Sheila	133
100	Peggy	128
100	Phyllis	128
100	Wanda	128