Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1971

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,119
2	Lisa	1,173
3	Kimberly	888
4	Michelle	822
5	Christine	781
6	Dawn	726
7	Karen	589
8	Michele	564
9	Susan	557
10	Melissa	544
11	Amy	543
12	Nicole	495
13	Patricia	476
14	Heather	474
14	Mary	474
16	Kelly	471
17	Laura	453
18	Elizabeth	451
19	Tracy	411
20	Kathleen	408
21	Maria	398
22	Tara	390
23	Sandra	384
24	Lori	374
25	Denise	363

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cynthia	346
27	Angela	339
28	Donna	337
29	Stephanie	336
30	Tammy	305
31	Sharon	304
32	Nancy	302
33	Deborah	300
34	Tina	299
35	Pamela	298
36	Linda	295
37	Christina	292
38	Danielle	286
39	Barbara	280
40	Andrea	266
41	Stacey	264
42	Dana	263
43	Cheryl	254
44	Wendy	253
45	Suzanne	246
46	Jacqueline	241
47	Theresa	231
48	Diane	225
49	Renee	222
50	Jill	219
50	Stacy	219
52	Jessica	216
53	Shannon	214
54	Colleen	208
55	Catherine	207
56	Debra	201
56	Tracey	201
58	Kim	198
59	Margaret	196
60	Kristen	192
61	Gina	191
62	Rebecca	186
63	Julie	181
64	Kristin	173
65	Robin	166
66	Yolanda	163
67	Victoria	159
68	Katherine	156
69	Diana	153
70	Carolyn	151
71	Allison	149
72	Monica	146
73	Beth	143
74	Brenda	139
75	Melanie	137
76	Ann	136
76	Erica	136
76	Rachel	136
79	Alicia	134
80	Carol	131
81	Joanne	127
82	April	125
82	Laurie	125
84	Janet	123
85	Erin	122
85	Teresa	122
87	Maureen	121
88	Holly	118
89	Tanya	117
90	Tonya	114
91	Carmen	113
91	Leslie	113
91	Marisol	113
91	Tiffany	113
95	Lauren	112
96	Jodi	110
96	Lynn	110
98	Paula	107
98	Sherry	107
100	Alison	106
100	Valerie	106