Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1966

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,959
2	Karen	1,066
3	Susan	1,063
4	Patricia	913
5	Donna	887
6	Mary	869
7	Dawn	836
8	Christine	814
9	Kimberly	805
10	Michele	795
11	Michelle	787
12	Kathleen	685
13	Denise	621
14	Elizabeth	619
15	Linda	618
16	Jennifer	604
16	Nancy	604
18	Barbara	603
19	Laura	574
20	Deborah	551
21	Sharon	512
22	Sandra	508
23	Cynthia	481
24	Kim	464
25	Cheryl	461

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Pamela	445
27	Maria	437
28	Diane	436
29	Lori	424
30	Kelly	423
31	Tracy	422
32	Jacqueline	415
33	Debra	409
34	Theresa	390
35	Jill	327
36	Amy	316
36	Carol	316
36	Catherine	316
39	Suzanne	313
40	Robin	309
41	Margaret	308
42	Tracey	307
42	Wendy	307
44	Angela	280
45	Melissa	267
46	Tammy	263
47	Stephanie	261
48	Maureen	252
49	Andrea	249
50	Carolyn	245
51	Tina	244
52	Colleen	241
53	Gina	227
54	Brenda	224
55	Laurie	219
56	Joanne	217
57	Renee	216
58	Judith	213
59	Eileen	211
60	Lynn	209
61	Janet	208
62	Ann	199
63	Valerie	198
64	Beth	189
65	Stacey	187
66	Teresa	186
67	Julie	181
68	Darlene	180
69	Anne	174
70	Christina	170
71	Cindy	162
71	Paula	162
73	Bonnie	158
74	Katherine	151
75	Janice	148
76	Diana	147
77	Marie	146
78	Joann	143
79	Monica	142
80	Joan	141
81	Ellen	140
82	Lorraine	139
83	Sherry	138
84	Regina	133
84	Sheila	133
86	Kathryn	132
87	Anna	131
87	Victoria	131
89	Gail	129
90	Joyce	127
91	Lauren	125
92	Dorothy	123
92	Jean	123
94	Dana	122
94	Rhonda	122
96	Yvonne	121
97	Annette	119
97	Carmen	119
99	Jane	118
100	Kathy	117
100	Leslie	117