Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	1,785
2	Mary	1,724
3	Patricia	1,716
4	Linda	1,479
5	Karen	1,430
6	Donna	1,299
7	Barbara	1,189
8	Nancy	1,183
9	Kathleen	1,153
10	Deborah	1,076
11	Diane	985
12	Debra	890
13	Cynthia	792
14	Carol	788
15	Cheryl	729
16	Sharon	716
17	Elizabeth	702
18	Denise	665
19	Lisa	655
20	Margaret	526
21	Kathy	507
22	Janet	495
23	Joanne	485
24	Theresa	453
25	Debbie	452

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Robin	446
27	Sandra	440
28	Pamela	428
29	Laura	427
30	Catherine	421
31	Kim	401
32	Christine	400
33	Cindy	396
34	Lori	392
35	Michele	382
36	Judith	358
37	Maureen	354
38	Joan	345
39	Janice	334
40	Eileen	333
41	Gail	330
42	Lynn	327
43	Ellen	312
44	Ann	291
45	Jane	288
46	Darlene	277
46	Joyce	277
48	Anne	275
49	Brenda	272
50	Maria	271
51	Valerie	266
52	Jean	263
53	Dawn	259
54	Michelle	255
55	Carolyn	253
56	Cathy	252
57	Bonnie	246
58	Laurie	241
59	Joann	235
60	Leslie	232
61	Marie	231
62	Virginia	224
63	Judy	220
64	Lorraine	217
65	Suzanne	213
66	Jo	210
67	Kathryn	199
68	Dorothy	194
69	Diana	193
70	Elaine	190
71	Beth	189
72	Wendy	188
73	Julie	183
74	Angela	182
74	Doreen	182
76	Jill	180
77	Rose	177
77	Teresa	177
79	Peggy	171
80	Helen	169
81	Ruth	168
82	Colleen	164
82	Katherine	164
84	Beverly	162
84	Victoria	162
86	Jacqueline	161
87	Renee	160
88	Anna	159
89	Andrea	157
89	Betty	157
91	Annette	156
92	Amy	154
93	Maryann	153
94	Shirley	146
95	Jeanne	145
96	Regina	144
96	Terry	144
98	Phyllis	142
99	Paula	140
100	Frances	136