Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	1,137
2	Mary	1,128
3	Linda	976
4	Patricia	940
5	Susan	692
6	Barbara	669
7	Sharon	528
8	Karen	511
9	Nancy	461
10	Donna	430
11	Debra	425
12	Pamela	384
13	Sandra	375
14	Cynthia	370
15	Carol	331
16	Brenda	329
17	Kathleen	327
18	Diane	325
19	Margaret	323
20	Denise	269
21	Joyce	258
22	Elizabeth	257
23	Janet	256
24	Shirley	214
25	Bonnie	206

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	205
27	Carolyn	200
28	Gail	196
29	Joan	191
30	Darlene	187
31	Beverly	182
32	Cheryl	177
33	Janice	176
34	Betty	174
35	Jacqueline	173
36	Christine	165
37	Judith	164
38	Theresa	158
39	Robin	154
40	Wanda	153
41	Dorothy	152
42	Sheila	151
43	Gloria	150
44	Teresa	148
45	Jo	135
46	Helen	132
47	Kathy	128
48	Ann	123
48	Judy	123
50	Ruth	122
50	Vanessa	122
52	Rebecca	120
53	Diana	119
53	Joanne	119
53	Peggy	119
56	Phyllis	115
57	Jane	114
57	Jean	114
59	Frances	110
59	Rose	110
61	Paula	107
62	Virginia	106
63	Marilyn	103
64	Valerie	99
65	Katherine	98
65	Victoria	98
67	Laura	97
68	Martha	96
69	Ellen	94
70	Charlene	89
71	Leslie	88
71	Sherry	88
73	Cathy	87
74	Stephanie	86
75	Lynn	85
76	Anne	84
77	Kathryn	83
78	Suzanne	82
79	Rita	81
80	Alice	80
80	Doris	80
82	Anita	77
83	Lois	76
84	Yvonne	75
85	Elaine	74
85	Sally	74
87	Constance	71
87	Michele	71
87	Regina	71
90	Charlotte	70
90	Joann	70
92	Evelyn	68
92	Gwendolyn	68
94	Angela	67
94	Michelle	67
96	Marsha	65
97	Anna	64
98	Jeanne	61
99	Connie	60
99	Sarah	60