Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,419
2	Mary	1,041
3	Barbara	902
4	Patricia	792
5	Sharon	541
6	Susan	450
7	Nancy	422
8	Sandra	419
9	Carol	390
10	Margaret	386
11	Carolyn	328
12	Joyce	314
13	Donna	310
14	Deborah	308
15	Kathleen	280
16	Diane	262
17	Shirley	261
18	Brenda	226
18	Karen	226
20	Beverly	215
20	Elizabeth	215
22	Gloria	214
23	Dorothy	212
24	Betty	206
25	Janet	202

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Judith	202
27	Bonnie	196
28	Joan	195
29	Frances	160
30	Catherine	159
31	Ruth	158
32	Cynthia	154
33	Christine	151
34	Janice	148
35	Helen	144
36	Pamela	141
37	Phyllis	137
38	Jacqueline	136
39	Darlene	133
40	Ann	129
41	Virginia	128
42	Peggy	126
43	Jean	123
43	Judy	123
45	Cheryl	122
46	Martha	116
47	Doris	114
48	Sheila	112
49	Theresa	110
50	Alice	107
50	Diana	107
50	Gail	107
53	Jane	102
54	Joanne	98
54	Paula	98
56	Jo	92
56	Wanda	92
58	Charlotte	91
58	Lois	91
60	Katherine	89
61	Ellen	88
62	Elaine	86
63	Marie	81
64	Evelyn	80
64	Rebecca	80
66	Constance	79
66	Rose	79
68	Anna	78
68	Anne	78
70	Connie	76
70	Delores	76
72	Marilyn	75
73	Sarah	74
74	Rita	73
75	Carole	72
76	Geraldine	71
76	Sherry	71
76	Suzanne	71
79	Yvonne	70
80	Kathryn	69
81	Charlene	67
82	Marsha	64
83	Joann	63
84	Laura	62
84	Sylvia	62
86	Jeanne	60
86	Mildred	60
88	Gwendolyn	59
89	Eileen	58
90	Regina	57
91	Vivian	56
92	Lorraine	54
93	Teresa	52
94	Leslie	51
95	Audrey	50
95	Rosemary	50
95	Victoria	50
98	Anita	49
98	Dianne	49
100	Norma	48