Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1970

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,766
2	Lisa	1,315
3	Kimberly	1,018
4	Dawn	865
5	Christine	856
6	Michelle	822
7	Karen	705
8	Michele	681
9	Susan	627
10	Kelly	567
11	Laura	566
12	Tracy	553
13	Elizabeth	540
14	Patricia	526
15	Amy	521
16	Denise	509
17	Melissa	506
18	Mary	491
19	Nicole	479
20	Donna	461
21	Sandra	432
22	Sharon	431
23	Kathleen	422
24	Maria	415
25	Deborah	404

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Heather	402
27	Lori	397
28	Stephanie	384
29	Cynthia	356
30	Linda	352
31	Nancy	351
32	Cheryl	347
32	Pamela	347
34	Barbara	320
34	Tracey	320
36	Tara	315
37	Christina	304
38	Tammy	302
39	Angela	296
40	Debra	291
40	Jacqueline	291
42	Wendy	290
43	Gina	279
44	Danielle	278
45	Diane	276
46	Tina	272
47	Theresa	268
48	Stacey	266
49	Catherine	262
50	Shannon	260
51	Andrea	253
52	Colleen	247
53	Jill	242
54	Suzanne	240
55	Kim	226
56	Kristen	221
57	Margaret	220
58	Dana	216
59	Robin	212
60	Stacy	209
61	Renee	207
62	Julie	205
63	Brenda	190
64	Kristin	187
65	Carolyn	173
66	Rebecca	169
67	Katherine	167
68	Victoria	163
69	Joanne	161
70	Diana	159
71	Beth	156
71	Carol	156
73	Ann	152
74	Maureen	149
75	Lauren	147
76	Laurie	146
77	Yolanda	144
78	Rachel	143
78	Tanya	143
80	Teresa	142
81	Janet	141
81	Leslie	141
83	Lynn	139
84	Monica	138
85	Holly	135
86	Jessica	132
86	Valerie	132
88	Cindy	131
89	Marisol	130
90	April	125
90	Carmen	125
90	Darlene	125
93	Kristine	121
93	Sherry	121
95	Erin	116
96	Allison	115
97	Alicia	112
97	Paula	112
99	Heidi	111
100	Anna	107