Top baby names in New Jersey, 1958

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Susan1,785
2Mary1,724
3Patricia1,716
4Linda1,479
5Karen1,430
6Donna1,299
7Barbara1,189
8Nancy1,183
9Kathleen1,153
10Deborah1,076
11Diane985
12Debra890
13Cynthia792
14Carol788
15Cheryl729
16Sharon716
17Elizabeth702
18Denise665
19Lisa655
20Margaret526
21Kathy507
22Janet495
23Joanne485
24Theresa453
25Debbie452
26Robin446
27Sandra440
28Pamela428
29Laura427
30Catherine421
31Kim401
32Christine400
33Cindy396
34Lori392
35Michele382
36Judith358
37Maureen354
38Joan345
39Janice334
40Eileen333
41Gail330
42Lynn327
43Ellen312
44Ann291
45Jane288
46Darlene277
46Joyce277
48Anne275
49Brenda272
50Maria271

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1John3,471
2Robert3,217
3Michael3,008
4James2,332
5William2,126
6David1,991
7Richard1,906
8Joseph1,903
9Thomas1,846
10Mark1,429
11Paul1,021
12Charles990
13Kevin951
14Steven930
15Edward919
16Kenneth870
17Anthony863
18Jeffrey784
19Peter781
20George763
21Daniel747
22Gary715
23Frank702
24Ronald695
25Brian693
26Donald689
27Stephen648
28Timothy617
29Scott611
30Christopher507
31Raymond475
32Gregory470
33Bruce428
34Douglas417
35Keith400
36Andrew363
37Dennis354
38Wayne345
39Vincent328
40Patrick324
41Glenn322
42Walter304
43Lawrence302
44Eric294
45Alan288
46Louis279
47Arthur240
48Craig230
49Philip226
50Albert222