Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	1,673
2	Lisa	1,484
3	Mary	1,462
4	Donna	1,429
5	Karen	1,374
6	Patricia	1,337
7	Linda	1,295
8	Nancy	1,068
9	Barbara	1,038
10	Kathleen	931
11	Deborah	834
12	Diane	811
13	Sharon	766
14	Cynthia	710
15	Elizabeth	670
16	Laura	647
17	Carol	643
18	Denise	639
19	Debra	624
20	Robin	617
21	Lori	574
22	Cheryl	569
23	Theresa	542
24	Sandra	540
25	Michele	494

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jacqueline	493
27	Margaret	466
28	Janet	465
29	Christine	449
30	Pamela	444
31	Catherine	398
32	Maria	385
33	Dawn	382
34	Michelle	370
35	Kim	368
36	Carolyn	353
37	Joanne	345
38	Kathy	344
39	Debbie	334
39	Suzanne	334
41	Eileen	328
42	Maureen	325
43	Brenda	319
44	Laurie	315
45	Lynn	302
46	Kimberly	300
47	Ellen	294
48	Joan	291
49	Judith	282
50	Valerie	278
51	Cindy	270
52	Jill	268
53	Beth	263
54	Ann	253
55	Joann	251
56	Wendy	249
57	Janice	247
58	Gail	246
59	Jean	245
60	Jennifer	234
61	Anne	233
62	Colleen	231
63	Lorraine	219
64	Marie	218
65	Amy	217
65	Darlene	217
65	Renee	217
68	Jane	210
69	Dorothy	208
69	Joyce	208
69	Teresa	208
72	Angela	207
72	Judy	207
74	Bonnie	205
75	Cathy	199
76	Leslie	198
76	Tracy	198
78	Anna	191
79	Tammy	186
80	Kelly	185
81	Diana	184
82	Andrea	181
83	Tina	177
84	Beverly	169
85	Stephanie	165
86	Elaine	164
87	Victoria	163
88	Virginia	162
89	Ruth	161
90	Helen	160
91	Katherine	159
92	Maryann	156
93	Kathryn	154
94	Sheila	153
95	Jeanne	149
96	Tracey	147
97	Terri	145
98	Julie	144
98	Regina	144
98	Terry	144