Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,792
2	Susan	1,486
3	Karen	1,311
4	Mary	1,274
5	Patricia	1,234
6	Donna	1,218
7	Linda	1,123
8	Nancy	927
9	Kathleen	890
10	Barbara	849
11	Deborah	783
12	Diane	781
13	Sharon	726
14	Elizabeth	666
15	Laura	631
16	Cynthia	627
17	Debra	607
18	Carol	605
19	Lori	588
20	Denise	570
21	Sandra	541
22	Robin	524
23	Theresa	509
24	Christine	505
25	Michele	503

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cheryl	502
27	Margaret	497
28	Jacqueline	485
29	Pamela	476
30	Maria	467
31	Dawn	426
32	Catherine	406
33	Janet	388
33	Kim	388
35	Kimberly	360
36	Joanne	350
37	Laurie	337
38	Michelle	330
39	Suzanne	321
40	Carolyn	320
41	Maureen	318
42	Debbie	315
43	Kathy	311
44	Brenda	310
45	Judith	304
46	Jennifer	302
47	Eileen	286
48	Lynn	283
49	Ann	276
50	Tracy	273
51	Joan	258
52	Wendy	255
53	Angela	247
54	Ellen	245
55	Janice	242
55	Kelly	242
57	Cindy	238
58	Valerie	233
59	Teresa	231
60	Beth	230
61	Amy	228
61	Colleen	228
63	Tina	223
64	Gail	222
65	Tracey	219
66	Anne	216
66	Jane	216
68	Jill	211
68	Joyce	211
70	Tammy	207
71	Diana	206
72	Darlene	205
73	Joann	200
74	Andrea	199
75	Jean	193
76	Elaine	192
77	Lorraine	191
78	Marie	188
79	Bonnie	186
80	Renee	180
81	Dorothy	177
82	Cathy	171
82	Leslie	171
84	Stephanie	170
85	Judy	169
86	Helen	165
87	Katherine	164
88	Annette	160
89	Anna	159
89	Terri	159
91	Ruth	155
92	Julie	154
92	Victoria	154
94	Gina	153
95	Kathryn	151
96	Wanda	148
97	Sheila	145
98	Sherry	142
98	Virginia	142
100	Regina	140