Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,088
2	Deborah	1,075
3	Linda	1,069
4	Patricia	982
5	Barbara	715
6	Susan	653
7	Sharon	589
8	Nancy	488
9	Karen	412
10	Donna	403
11	Sandra	398
12	Brenda	368
13	Carol	357
14	Kathleen	346
15	Margaret	324
16	Diane	305
17	Cynthia	279
18	Denise	278
19	Debra	271
19	Pamela	271
21	Joyce	270
22	Elizabeth	267
23	Carolyn	245
23	Janet	245
25	Christine	235

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shirley	203
27	Joan	201
28	Judith	199
29	Catherine	191
30	Bonnie	188
31	Beverly	183
32	Darlene	181
32	Gail	181
34	Jacqueline	176
35	Betty	166
36	Gloria	163
37	Cheryl	153
38	Jane	145
39	Dorothy	141
40	Theresa	138
40	Wanda	138
42	Janice	137
43	Katherine	136
43	Ruth	136
45	Sheila	135
46	Paula	131
47	Kathy	128
48	Helen	122
49	Peggy	120
50	Virginia	119
51	Frances	117
52	Martha	116
53	Ann	115
54	Victoria	113
55	Rebecca	112
56	Judy	111
56	Phyllis	111
58	Diana	109
59	Ellen	108
59	Teresa	108
61	Anne	105
62	Jean	104
63	Rose	102
64	Robin	99
65	Doris	94
66	Joanne	93
67	Kathryn	91
68	Jo	90
69	Valerie	88
70	Lynn	85
71	Rita	83
72	Constance	81
72	Yvonne	81
74	Elaine	80
74	Laura	80
74	Regina	80
77	Marilyn	79
77	Vicki	79
79	Alice	78
80	Cathy	77
80	Stephanie	77
82	Charlene	76
83	Leslie	75
84	Marie	71
85	Lois	70
86	Anita	69
86	Charlotte	69
88	Connie	68
88	Joann	68
90	Angela	67
90	Anna	67
90	Suzanne	67
93	Gwendolyn	66
94	Geraldine	65
94	Sherry	65
96	Marsha	63
97	Delores	60
97	Sarah	60
97	Terry	60
100	Wendy	57