Top baby names in New Jersey, 1960
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donna | 1,825 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,621 |
| 3 | Susan | 1,605 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,507 |
| 5 | Karen | 1,348 |
| 6 | Linda | 1,328 |
| 7 | Lisa | 1,142 |
| 8 | Kathleen | 1,024 |
| 9 | Nancy | 1,019 |
| 10 | Barbara | 995 |
| 11 | Diane | 848 |
| 12 | Deborah | 798 |
| 13 | Sharon | 780 |
| 14 | Debra | 753 |
| 15 | Carol | 711 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 699 |
| 17 | Cynthia | 691 |
| 18 | Laura | 592 |
| 19 | Denise | 590 |
| 20 | Robin | 550 |
| 21 | Cheryl | 536 |
| 21 | Theresa | 536 |
| 23 | Sandra | 510 |
| 24 | Margaret | 508 |
| 25 | Janet | 474 |
| 26 | Kim | 439 |
| 27 | Lori | 438 |
| 28 | Michele | 414 |
| 29 | Pamela | 410 |
| 30 | Catherine | 409 |
| 31 | Debbie | 396 |
| 31 | Kathy | 396 |
| 33 | Christine | 383 |
| 34 | Joanne | 378 |
| 35 | Judith | 373 |
| 36 | Brenda | 370 |
| 37 | Dawn | 348 |
| 38 | Maureen | 327 |
| 39 | Eileen | 321 |
| 40 | Laurie | 318 |
| 41 | Lynn | 316 |
| 42 | Ann | 310 |
| 43 | Janice | 296 |
| 43 | Maria | 296 |
| 45 | Ellen | 291 |
| 46 | Joan | 288 |
| 47 | Suzanne | 286 |
| 48 | Cindy | 285 |
| 49 | Michelle | 269 |
| 50 | Joyce | 264 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 3,362 |
| 2 | Michael | 3,148 |
| 3 | Robert | 2,979 |
| 4 | James | 2,439 |
| 5 | David | 2,334 |
| 6 | Thomas | 1,977 |
| 7 | William | 1,926 |
| 8 | Joseph | 1,864 |
| 9 | Mark | 1,770 |
| 10 | Richard | 1,684 |
| 11 | Steven | 1,071 |
| 12 | Kevin | 981 |
| 13 | Kenneth | 973 |
| 14 | Anthony | 905 |
| 15 | Edward | 893 |
| 16 | Paul | 891 |
| 17 | Brian | 835 |
| 18 | Charles | 813 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 813 |
| 20 | Frank | 723 |
| 21 | Peter | 720 |
| 22 | Daniel | 691 |
| 23 | Christopher | 678 |
| 24 | Donald | 662 |
| 25 | George | 642 |
| 26 | Stephen | 638 |
| 27 | Scott | 633 |
| 28 | Ronald | 625 |
| 29 | Timothy | 608 |
| 30 | Gary | 567 |
| 31 | Gregory | 547 |
| 32 | Andrew | 445 |
| 33 | Raymond | 431 |
| 34 | Keith | 407 |
| 35 | Douglas | 398 |
| 36 | Bruce | 372 |
| 37 | Eric | 367 |
| 38 | Glenn | 360 |
| 39 | Craig | 339 |
| 40 | Patrick | 338 |
| 41 | Dennis | 309 |
| 42 | Vincent | 300 |
| 43 | Matthew | 291 |
| 44 | Wayne | 276 |
| 45 | Louis | 273 |
| 46 | Lawrence | 271 |
| 47 | Walter | 263 |
| 48 | Alan | 253 |
| 49 | Philip | 247 |
| 50 | Carl | 235 |