Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,136
2	Mary	1,063
3	Patricia	1,028
4	Deborah	886
5	Barbara	721
6	Susan	586
7	Sharon	568
8	Nancy	468
9	Donna	382
9	Sandra	382
11	Carol	370
12	Kathleen	350
13	Margaret	349
14	Karen	346
15	Diane	325
16	Brenda	315
17	Joyce	258
18	Elizabeth	238
19	Carolyn	235
20	Shirley	224
21	Cynthia	220
22	Bonnie	215
22	Christine	215
24	Pamela	212
25	Janet	210

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	209
27	Beverly	202
28	Joan	193
29	Judith	191
30	Catherine	184
31	Gail	172
32	Denise	170
33	Betty	166
34	Dorothy	160
35	Debra	156
36	Darlene	155
36	Jacqueline	155
38	Gloria	148
39	Sheila	139
40	Frances	138
41	Ann	133
41	Cheryl	133
43	Peggy	131
44	Ruth	128
45	Jane	127
46	Helen	126
47	Phyllis	125
48	Jean	120
49	Judy	119
50	Ellen	116
51	Diana	115
51	Wanda	115
53	Theresa	113
54	Paula	112
55	Jo	108
55	Katherine	108
55	Martha	108
58	Kathryn	104
58	Rebecca	104
60	Anne	99
60	Virginia	99
62	Alice	96
62	Charlotte	96
64	Kathy	95
64	Rose	95
66	Doris	93
66	Joann	93
66	Teresa	93
69	Laura	89
70	Elaine	88
71	Joanne	86
72	Rita	85
73	Constance	81
73	Victoria	81
75	Lynn	79
76	Regina	78
77	Charlene	77
77	Valerie	77
79	Stephanie	76
80	Marie	75
80	Vicki	75
82	Gwendolyn	74
82	Yvonne	74
84	Anna	72
84	Sherry	72
86	Marilyn	71
87	Lois	70
87	Sarah	70
89	Connie	69
89	Robin	69
91	Marsha	65
92	Evelyn	63
92	Sally	63
94	Rosemary	59
95	Lorraine	58
95	Suzanne	58
97	Marcia	57
98	Angela	56
98	Maria	56
98	Michele	56
98	Mildred	56