Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	1,334
2	Mary	1,103
3	Patricia	847
4	Linda	816
5	Susan	693
6	Barbara	672
7	Sharon	592
8	Debra	590
9	Karen	579
10	Donna	543
11	Nancy	436
12	Cynthia	434
13	Diane	397
14	Sandra	396
15	Pamela	394
16	Carol	379
17	Denise	344
18	Brenda	322
19	Margaret	319
20	Kathleen	315
21	Robin	313
22	Elizabeth	281
23	Janet	266
24	Cheryl	262
25	Bonnie	252

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	239
27	Catherine	222
28	Judith	203
29	Darlene	194
30	Carolyn	184
31	Janice	183
31	Theresa	183
33	Teresa	182
34	Kathy	181
35	Beverly	172
36	Joan	170
37	Gail	169
38	Shirley	161
39	Rose	160
40	Jacqueline	159
41	Wanda	150
42	Gloria	149
43	Sheila	144
44	Betty	138
44	Paula	138
46	Dorothy	136
47	Katherine	133
48	Lisa	130
49	Jane	127
50	Ann	126
50	Christine	126
50	Jo	126
53	Connie	124
54	Rebecca	123
55	Lynn	121
56	Vanessa	120
57	Ruth	117
57	Terry	117
59	Phyllis	116
60	Sherry	114
61	Laura	113
62	Diana	112
63	Victoria	111
64	Valerie	109
65	Ellen	107
66	Anne	106
66	Judy	106
66	Leslie	106
69	Jean	104
70	Peggy	102
71	Michele	100
72	Cathy	95
73	Vicki	94
74	Virginia	93
75	Charlene	91
75	Frances	91
75	Rita	91
78	Elaine	87
78	Kathryn	87
80	Joanne	85
81	Alice	83
81	Debbie	83
81	Helen	83
81	Joann	83
81	Stephanie	83
86	Dawn	82
86	Suzanne	82
86	Wendy	82
89	Michelle	80
90	Doris	78
90	Martha	78
92	Regina	77
93	Angela	76
93	Marie	76
95	Yvonne	75
96	Anna	74
96	Kim	74
98	Constance	73
99	Rhonda	70
100	Gwendolyn	66
100	Jennifer	66