Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1975

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,931
2	Melissa	686
3	Amy	622
4	Nicole	616
5	Heather	577
6	Michelle	571
7	Kimberly	568
8	Lisa	546
9	Christine	480
10	Danielle	460
11	Jessica	434
12	Kelly	422
13	Christina	396
14	Tara	370
15	Karen	364
16	Elizabeth	352
17	Dawn	345
18	Stephanie	328
19	Michele	322
20	Laura	303
21	Rebecca	282
22	Maria	275
23	Mary	262
24	Susan	246
25	Tracy	240

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Patricia	236
27	Kristen	233
28	Dana	230
29	Jill	212
30	Sandra	211
31	Andrea	207
32	Lauren	206
33	Stacey	204
34	Kathleen	203
35	Angela	201
35	Erin	201
37	Lori	197
37	Rachel	197
39	Shannon	190
40	Sarah	182
41	Amanda	181
42	Kristin	178
43	Megan	177
44	Denise	175
45	Catherine	174
46	Cynthia	173
47	Julie	169
48	Stacy	168
49	Wendy	167
50	Nancy	164
51	Gina	161
52	Sharon	155
53	Jacqueline	154
54	Colleen	152
55	Allison	150
56	Donna	148
57	Tammy	146
57	Tina	146
59	Theresa	136
59	Tiffany	136
61	Katherine	133
62	April	131
63	Barbara	130
63	Cheryl	130
65	Erica	129
65	Melanie	129
67	Linda	128
68	Renee	124
69	Deborah	122
70	Pamela	121
70	Suzanne	121
72	Brenda	120
73	Carrie	119
74	Alicia	114
74	Tracey	114
76	Monica	111
77	Debra	107
77	Diana	107
79	Tamika	105
80	Diane	104
81	Beth	100
81	Emily	100
83	Margaret	98
84	Holly	96
85	Alison	94
86	Laurie	93
86	Robin	93
88	Tanya	92
88	Victoria	92
90	Leslie	88
91	Jamie	87
91	Tamara	87
93	Erika	86
94	Teresa	84
95	Valerie	83
96	Kristina	81
96	Samantha	81
98	Anna	80
98	Carolyn	80
100	Kara	79
100	Kathryn	79