Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1968

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,581
2	Christine	944
3	Jennifer	941
4	Kimberly	886
5	Michelle	882
6	Susan	871
7	Karen	826
8	Dawn	740
9	Michele	732
10	Patricia	670
11	Donna	664
12	Laura	635
13	Kelly	620
14	Mary	607
15	Kathleen	590
16	Elizabeth	520
17	Linda	471
18	Denise	470
19	Nancy	466
20	Maria	447
20	Melissa	447
22	Deborah	446
23	Sharon	432
24	Sandra	424
25	Barbara	407

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cynthia	399
26	Pamela	399
28	Debra	371
29	Lori	370
30	Jacqueline	369
31	Tracy	367
32	Theresa	355
33	Diane	349
34	Amy	348
35	Cheryl	342
36	Tammy	321
37	Jill	316
38	Stephanie	311
39	Kim	290
40	Catherine	286
41	Wendy	282
42	Suzanne	281
43	Gina	272
44	Tina	264
45	Colleen	263
46	Andrea	256
47	Robin	255
48	Margaret	249
49	Tracey	247
50	Angela	242
51	Christina	234
52	Carol	233
53	Stacey	227
54	Renee	217
55	Carolyn	213
56	Julie	201
57	Ann	195
58	Beth	192
58	Heather	192
60	Brenda	181
61	Valerie	177
62	Janet	175
63	Diana	172
64	Maureen	171
65	Teresa	163
66	Victoria	162
67	Danielle	161
68	Katherine	158
68	Stacy	158
70	Lynn	156
71	Paula	155
72	Joanne	149
73	Leslie	146
74	Laurie	142
75	Nicole	141
76	Dana	140
77	Eileen	139
77	Judith	139
79	Monica	137
80	Darlene	135
80	Rebecca	135
82	Regina	134
83	Sherry	133
84	Anna	130
85	Anne	129
86	Carmen	123
87	Tara	121
88	Joann	120
89	Ellen	119
89	Kristine	119
89	Yolanda	119
92	Tonya	118
93	Kristen	116
94	Heidi	114
95	Kathryn	112
96	Cindy	111
96	Kristin	111
98	Evelyn	109
98	Lauren	109
100	Janice	108