Top baby names in New Jersey, 1957

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Susan1,866
2Mary1,781
3Patricia1,595
4Linda1,485
5Karen1,439
6Donna1,401
7Barbara1,271
8Nancy1,246
9Deborah1,224
10Kathleen1,124
11Debra1,090
12Diane1,072
13Cynthia1,008
14Carol907
15Sharon759
16Elizabeth629
17Denise587
18Cheryl578
19Margaret568
20Lisa516
21Cindy511
22Janet476
23Kim446
24Pamela441
25Sandra424
26Robin422
27Theresa421
28Debbie419
29Joan407
30Catherine406
30Kathy406
32Judith403
33Laura391
34Christine380
35Joanne377
36Eileen373
37Lynn360
38Michele352
39Gail345
40Brenda337
40Ellen337
42Janice332
43Ann321
43Joyce321
45Maureen301
46Jane281
47Cathy274
47Maria274
49Jean270
50Anne263

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Robert3,481
2John3,466
3Michael3,015
4James2,506
5William2,231
6Thomas1,999
7David1,979
8Joseph1,967
9Richard1,796
10Mark1,494
11Kevin974
12Paul965
13Edward948
14Steven946
15Kenneth919
16Charles900
17Gary826
18Jeffrey811
19Anthony792
20Peter773
21Donald767
22Brian760
23George750
24Ronald711
25Daniel710
26Stephen707
27Frank662
28Gregory600
29Raymond497
30Timothy468
31Bruce453
32Douglas443
33Scott442
34Keith429
35Christopher390
36Glenn387
37Wayne383
38Andrew336
39Lawrence335
40Dennis313
40Patrick313
42Vincent303
43Louis300
44Walter299
45Arthur255
46Alan251
47Philip246
48Larry239
49Eric236
50Carl235