Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	1,154
2	Mary	1,108
3	Linda	773
4	Patricia	768
5	Karen	763
6	Susan	750
7	Sharon	712
8	Barbara	605
9	Donna	594
10	Debra	530
11	Cynthia	480
12	Pamela	406
13	Sandra	390
14	Carol	382
15	Diane	359
16	Nancy	357
17	Kathleen	350
18	Robin	338
19	Cheryl	335
20	Brenda	334
21	Denise	330
22	Margaret	262
23	Elizabeth	257
24	Darlene	250
25	Janet	232

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Teresa	230
27	Bonnie	229
27	Joyce	229
29	Catherine	225
30	Theresa	214
31	Kathy	212
32	Wanda	205
33	Carolyn	201
34	Janice	199
35	Gail	175
36	Lisa	173
37	Beverly	170
37	Sheila	170
39	Shirley	169
40	Joan	167
41	Betty	162
42	Judith	145
43	Ann	139
43	Jacqueline	139
43	Katherine	139
46	Dorothy	135
47	Christine	134
47	Ruth	134
49	Cathy	132
50	Debbie	131
51	Kim	127
52	Jo	126
53	Laura	124
54	Jean	123
54	Valerie	123
56	Jane	122
56	Rose	122
58	Terry	121
59	Victoria	120
60	Cindy	117
60	Judy	117
60	Paula	117
63	Diana	116
64	Angela	110
64	Phyllis	110
66	Kathryn	109
66	Lynn	109
68	Dawn	108
68	Michele	108
70	Rebecca	107
71	Helen	105
72	Virginia	102
73	Anne	101
74	Gloria	100
75	Ellen	98
76	Martha	96
77	Rhonda	95
77	Stephanie	95
79	Leslie	92
80	Frances	91
80	Joanne	91
82	Sherry	90
83	Peggy	89
83	Vanessa	89
85	Charlene	85
86	Michelle	84
86	Wendy	84
88	Gwendolyn	83
89	Terri	82
89	Tina	82
89	Vicki	82
92	Connie	80
92	Jennifer	80
92	Joann	80
95	Anita	78
95	Elaine	78
97	Regina	75
98	Alice	74
98	Doris	74
98	Yvonne	74