Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1963

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	2,155
2	Susan	1,403
3	Mary	1,299
4	Donna	1,297
4	Karen	1,297
6	Patricia	1,227
7	Linda	1,124
8	Nancy	877
9	Kathleen	837
10	Barbara	798
11	Deborah	758
12	Sharon	713
13	Elizabeth	702
14	Diane	699
15	Laura	684
16	Lori	671
17	Denise	659
18	Cynthia	608
19	Sandra	598
20	Christine	570
21	Cheryl	542
22	Carol	534
23	Debra	528
23	Robin	528
25	Theresa	519

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Michele	507
26	Pamela	507
28	Maria	488
29	Kimberly	410
30	Margaret	408
31	Dawn	392
31	Jacqueline	392
33	Catherine	383
33	Kim	383
35	Michelle	366
36	Jennifer	363
37	Janet	336
38	Maureen	326
38	Suzanne	326
40	Tammy	295
41	Laurie	292
42	Brenda	291
43	Joanne	287
44	Kelly	285
44	Wendy	285
46	Eileen	279
47	Lynn	274
48	Debbie	273
48	Judith	273
50	Carolyn	270
51	Ann	267
52	Jill	265
53	Teresa	261
54	Valerie	258
55	Colleen	253
55	Janice	253
57	Tracy	249
58	Angela	248
59	Kathy	245
60	Cindy	237
61	Jane	234
62	Beth	231
63	Joan	225
64	Gina	224
65	Ellen	222
66	Andrea	221
67	Amy	217
67	Renee	217
69	Tracey	215
70	Anne	211
71	Darlene	206
71	Leslie	206
73	Paula	200
74	Marie	198
75	Tina	195
76	Lorraine	193
77	Jean	189
78	Stephanie	188
79	Katherine	187
80	Diana	184
80	Gail	184
82	Joann	179
83	Bonnie	178
84	Virginia	175
85	Sheila	170
86	Anna	163
87	Dorothy	161
88	Annette	155
89	Cathy	149
89	Joyce	149
89	Julie	149
92	Doreen	146
92	Regina	146
92	Wanda	146
95	Sherry	144
95	Terri	144
97	Kathryn	140
98	Melissa	139
98	Rose	139
100	Christina	135