Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1964

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

RankNameBabies
1Lisa4,965
2Mary3,622
3Susan3,266
4Patricia2,911
5Karen2,782
6Donna2,334
7Elizabeth2,267
8Linda2,196
9Christine2,005
10Kathleen1,985
11Deborah1,943
12Laura1,917
13Denise1,813
14Nancy1,783
15Maria1,750
16Barbara1,660
17Diane1,616
18Jacqueline1,521
19Dawn1,514
20Michelle1,366
21Lori1,339
22Sandra1,335
23Debra1,332
24Theresa1,322
25Cynthia1,273
RankNameBabies
26Sharon1,234
27Pamela1,216
28Robin1,170
29Margaret1,159
30Carol1,136
31Michele1,129
32Catherine1,093
33Jennifer1,071
34Kim1,054
35Cheryl1,040
36Kimberly1,039
37Ann937
38Laurie916
39Amy908
40Kelly876
41Julie854
42Tammy851
43Brenda850
44Maureen838
45Suzanne833
46Wendy829
47Anne798
48Angela792
49Janet762
50Tina755
51Joanne748
52Tracy720
53Valerie718
54Eileen712
55Carolyn707
56Colleen669
57Andrea658
58Diana651
59Jill646
60Lynn645
61Annette638
61Teresa638
63Darlene631
64Stephanie605
65Renee587
66Beth578
67Marie571
68Ellen557
69Jean556
70Paula549
71Joan540
72Gina534
73Lorraine524
74Evelyn522
75Judith506
75Katherine506
77Sheila500
78Kathy498
79Cindy487
79Yvette487
81Melissa480
82Regina476
83Christina469
84Leslie461
85Debbie460
86Wanda454
87Rebecca449
88Doreen443
89Janice441
90Bonnie426
91Jane424
92Joann416
93Carmen408
94Rose401
95Kathryn396
96Gail392
97Victoria391
98Tracey388
99Anna376
99Yvonne376