Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	1,238
2	Mary	1,206
3	Linda	955
4	Patricia	912
5	Barbara	686
6	Susan	685
7	Sharon	576
8	Debra	555
9	Karen	538
10	Donna	494
11	Nancy	453
12	Cynthia	435
13	Pamela	411
14	Sandra	392
15	Carol	376
16	Brenda	341
16	Denise	341
18	Kathleen	328
19	Diane	314
20	Margaret	285
21	Janet	265
22	Joyce	260
23	Elizabeth	244
24	Robin	239
25	Beverly	224

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Catherine	224
25	Gail	224
28	Carolyn	213
29	Darlene	211
30	Bonnie	192
31	Teresa	187
32	Wanda	173
33	Kathy	171
34	Judith	169
35	Jacqueline	167
35	Joan	167
35	Shirley	167
38	Jo	166
39	Sheila	165
40	Janice	160
41	Dorothy	151
42	Theresa	150
43	Cheryl	149
44	Betty	146
45	Ruth	144
46	Paula	138
46	Phyllis	138
48	Gloria	134
49	Rose	130
50	Vanessa	126
51	Katherine	125
51	Rebecca	125
53	Ann	122
53	Frances	122
55	Christine	119
56	Diana	118
57	Ellen	117
58	Judy	116
59	Lynn	111
60	Jean	109
61	Jane	108
62	Laura	106
62	Martha	106
64	Peggy	105
65	Kathryn	102
66	Joanne	100
66	Sherry	100
68	Angela	98
68	Anne	98
68	Helen	98
71	Doris	97
71	Marilyn	97
71	Stephanie	97
71	Terry	97
71	Virginia	97
76	Valerie	96
77	Victoria	95
78	Alice	94
79	Joann	91
79	Lisa	91
81	Michele	88
82	Leslie	87
83	Vicki	86
84	Marian	85
85	Cathy	83
86	Connie	80
86	Marie	80
88	Lois	79
89	Regina	76
90	Constance	73
90	Yvonne	73
92	Suzanne	72
92	Wendy	72
94	Michelle	71
94	Rita	71
96	Marcia	70
97	Anna	69
98	Evelyn	68
98	Marsha	68
100	Elaine	67