Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Donna	1,825
2	Mary	1,621
3	Susan	1,605
4	Patricia	1,507
5	Karen	1,348
6	Linda	1,328
7	Lisa	1,142
8	Kathleen	1,024
9	Nancy	1,019
10	Barbara	995
11	Diane	848
12	Deborah	798
13	Sharon	780
14	Debra	753
15	Carol	711
16	Elizabeth	699
17	Cynthia	691
18	Laura	592
19	Denise	590
20	Robin	550
21	Cheryl	536
21	Theresa	536
23	Sandra	510
24	Margaret	508
25	Janet	474

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kim	439
27	Lori	438
28	Michele	414
29	Pamela	410
30	Catherine	409
31	Debbie	396
31	Kathy	396
33	Christine	383
34	Joanne	378
35	Judith	373
36	Brenda	370
37	Dawn	348
38	Maureen	327
39	Eileen	321
40	Laurie	318
41	Lynn	316
42	Ann	310
43	Janice	296
43	Maria	296
45	Ellen	291
46	Joan	288
47	Suzanne	286
48	Cindy	285
49	Michelle	269
50	Joyce	264
50	Wendy	264
52	Kimberly	263
53	Gail	260
54	Valerie	258
55	Jacqueline	248
56	Carolyn	247
56	Jean	247
58	Anne	242
59	Jill	238
60	Beth	236
60	Darlene	236
60	Marie	236
63	Lorraine	233
64	Jane	232
65	Bonnie	229
66	Teresa	228
67	Joann	220
68	Colleen	214
69	Judy	204
69	Renee	204
71	Amy	201
72	Dorothy	200
73	Beverly	193
74	Cathy	192
75	Ruth	191
76	Angela	190
77	Diana	188
78	Elaine	186
78	Tracy	186
80	Annette	181
81	Andrea	180
81	Leslie	180
83	Jennifer	178
83	Maryann	178
85	Anna	176
86	Katherine	171
87	Helen	169
88	Kathryn	163
89	Virginia	162
90	Terry	161
91	Jeanne	159
92	Stephanie	156
92	Terri	156
94	Jo	154
95	Kelly	143
96	Rose	142
97	Victoria	141
98	Evelyn	139
99	Paula	138
100	Doreen	132
100	Marianne	132
100	Wanda	132