Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	4,433
2	Susan	4,079
3	Lisa	3,570
4	Patricia	3,176
5	Karen	3,172
6	Linda	3,129
7	Donna	3,008
8	Nancy	2,564
9	Barbara	2,436
10	Elizabeth	2,342
11	Kathleen	2,266
12	Deborah	2,260
13	Diane	1,901
14	Laura	1,804
15	Lori	1,765
16	Debra	1,716
17	Denise	1,646
18	Sharon	1,559
19	Carol	1,522
20	Sandra	1,513
21	Cynthia	1,491
22	Theresa	1,432
23	Margaret	1,419
24	Robin	1,394
25	Christine	1,384

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jacqueline	1,343
27	Maria	1,335
28	Catherine	1,237
29	Cheryl	1,234
30	Laurie	1,194
31	Pamela	1,190
32	Janet	1,164
33	Michelle	1,130
34	Michele	1,098
35	Kim	1,062
36	Brenda	1,061
37	Ann	1,006
38	Dawn	1,000
39	Maureen	938
40	Joanne	936
41	Eileen	909
42	Anne	882
43	Ellen	871
44	Suzanne	836
45	Carolyn	823
46	Debbie	811
47	Kathy	791
48	Wendy	760
49	Julie	759
50	Lynn	741
50	Teresa	741
52	Valerie	735
53	Jean	731
54	Amy	724
55	Diana	720
56	Cindy	710
57	Angela	695
58	Joan	684
59	Judith	660
60	Marie	658
61	Jennifer	656
61	Lorraine	656
63	Kelly	643
64	Beth	631
65	Kimberly	615
66	Tammy	610
66	Tina	610
68	Evelyn	592
69	Darlene	588
70	Jane	587
71	Janice	584
72	Gail	572
73	Andrea	571
74	Bonnie	560
75	Colleen	551
76	Annette	537
76	Renee	537
78	Cathy	531
79	Jill	528
80	Leslie	521
81	Sheila	502
82	Katherine	498
83	Tracy	496
84	Joyce	492
85	Paula	484
86	Jeanne	483
87	Judy	482
88	Anna	481
88	Joann	481
90	Rose	478
91	Victoria	471
92	Regina	458
93	Wanda	457
94	Stephanie	450
95	Frances	440
96	Elaine	439
97	Ruth	430
98	Helen	428
98	Yvonne	428
100	Yvette	426