Top baby names in New Jersey, 1956

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Mary1,776
2Patricia1,764
3Susan1,728
4Linda1,564
5Karen1,425
6Deborah1,416
7Donna1,374
8Barbara1,331
9Nancy1,258
10Kathleen1,223
11Debra1,211
12Diane1,061
13Carol868
14Sharon837
15Cynthia756
16Elizabeth629
17Margaret605
18Cheryl520
19Denise519
20Janet507
21Pamela484
22Sandra481
23Catherine443
24Theresa422
25Joan420
26Robin406
27Judith405
28Kim366
28Lisa366
30Gail362
31Michele357
32Joanne354
33Maureen343
34Lynn336
35Jo331
36Laura321
37Christine319
38Joyce318
39Janice310
40Ellen308
41Eileen296
41Jane296
43Rose293
44Kathy273
45Ann269
46Elaine257
47Anne256
48Bonnie251
49Laurie248
50Valerie245

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Robert3,464
2John3,442
3Michael2,782
4James2,472
5William2,097
6David1,989
7Thomas1,985
8Joseph1,965
9Richard1,872
10Mark1,280
11Edward1,022
12Paul952
13Steven921
14Kevin916
15Charles907
16Gary906
17Kenneth849
18Peter813
19Anthony805
20Jeffrey779
21George749
22Stephen721
23Donald706
24Ronald681
25Daniel663
26Frank641
27Brian637
28Gregory533
29Raymond499
30Bruce493
31Douglas439
32Timothy409
33Keith396
34Dennis390
35Wayne378
36Glenn361
37Christopher352
38Scott346
39Lawrence327
40Patrick314
41Walter312
42Andrew311
43Louis307
44Alan283
45Arthur279
46Vincent275
47Carl240
48Barry238
48Philip238
50Francis233