Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,179
2	Mary	1,028
3	Patricia	852
4	Barbara	771
5	Deborah	614
6	Sharon	586
7	Susan	482
8	Sandra	464
9	Nancy	456
10	Carol	343
11	Donna	339
12	Margaret	321
13	Karen	319
14	Brenda	306
15	Kathleen	298
16	Carolyn	272
17	Joyce	263
18	Shirley	255
19	Janet	252
20	Diane	244
21	Elizabeth	240
22	Bonnie	223
23	Cynthia	203
24	Judith	193
25	Christine	192

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	184
27	Pamela	183
28	Joan	176
29	Betty	174
30	Catherine	171
31	Dorothy	169
32	Beverly	168
33	Gloria	160
34	Gail	148
35	Jacqueline	145
36	Cheryl	143
36	Darlene	143
38	Ruth	134
39	Jane	133
40	Helen	124
41	Ann	123
41	Virginia	123
43	Diana	119
44	Jean	115
45	Frances	114
46	Ellen	113
47	Phyllis	112
48	Sheila	110
49	Martha	107
50	Judy	103
51	Alice	98
52	Jo	93
52	Yvonne	93
54	Paula	89
54	Rebecca	89
54	Theresa	89
54	Wanda	89
58	Joanne	88
58	Rose	88
60	Doris	86
60	Katherine	86
62	Kathryn	82
63	Victoria	80
64	Lynn	79
64	Rita	79
64	Suzanne	79
67	Charlotte	78
68	Sarah	77
69	Denise	76
70	Anne	75
71	Anna	74
71	Joann	74
71	Peggy	74
74	Elaine	71
74	Evelyn	71
74	Teresa	71
77	Charlene	69
78	Constance	68
78	Debra	68
78	Sylvia	68
78	Valerie	68
82	Marilyn	67
82	Marsha	67
84	Gwendolyn	66
85	Eileen	65
86	Angela	63
86	Stephanie	63
88	Delores	61
88	Sherry	61
90	Lois	59
90	Marlene	59
92	Laura	58
93	Connie	57
94	Leslie	56
94	Marie	56
94	Regina	56
97	Kathy	54
98	Sally	51
99	Irene	50
99	Michele	50
99	Norma	50