Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1965

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	2,106
2	Karen	1,360
3	Susan	1,174
4	Patricia	1,147
5	Mary	1,072
6	Donna	1,016
7	Dawn	867
8	Kathleen	809
9	Linda	785
10	Christine	768
11	Kimberly	669
12	Barbara	651
13	Deborah	646
14	Denise	633
14	Laura	633
16	Elizabeth	618
17	Sharon	617
18	Nancy	592
19	Cynthia	563
20	Michele	557
21	Diane	536
22	Cheryl	486
23	Debra	484
24	Jennifer	482
25	Sandra	464

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Maria	458
27	Theresa	456
28	Lori	436
29	Jacqueline	434
30	Kim	427
31	Carol	421
32	Pamela	420
33	Robin	419
34	Kelly	396
34	Michelle	396
36	Margaret	370
37	Jill	340
38	Tracy	336
39	Wendy	332
40	Catherine	327
41	Suzanne	322
42	Maureen	303
43	Amy	293
44	Stephanie	285
45	Angela	272
46	Colleen	266
47	Andrea	258
48	Tracey	257
49	Tammy	253
50	Carolyn	252
51	Brenda	243
52	Ann	241
53	Beth	238
54	Eileen	233
54	Janet	233
56	Renee	227
57	Darlene	222
57	Lynn	222
59	Joanne	219
60	Tina	206
61	Anne	205
61	Judith	205
63	Gina	204
64	Laurie	201
65	Valerie	194
66	Melissa	192
67	Teresa	190
68	Janice	189
69	Ellen	184
70	Diana	183
71	Marie	182
72	Julie	177
73	Allison	175
74	Joann	172
75	Kathy	171
76	Christina	169
77	Joan	167
77	Leslie	167
77	Paula	167
80	Katherine	161
81	Cindy	159
82	Stacey	158
83	Jane	155
84	Annette	154
85	Regina	150
86	Sheila	148
87	Lorraine	147
88	Lauren	145
89	Monica	143
89	Victoria	143
91	Kathryn	142
92	Bonnie	141
92	Debbie	141
94	Jean	139
95	Wanda	134
96	Dorothy	132
97	Joyce	131
98	Elaine	129
98	Rhonda	129
100	Gail	125