Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	1,015
2	Mary	1,014
3	Patricia	791
4	Karen	739
5	Susan	701
6	Linda	694
7	Sharon	650
8	Cynthia	631
9	Barbara	578
10	Donna	535
11	Debra	506
12	Brenda	486
13	Cheryl	422
14	Nancy	415
15	Pamela	390
16	Sandra	368
17	Robin	365
18	Denise	359
19	Carol	333
20	Diane	325
21	Kathleen	313
22	Kathy	281
23	Margaret	280
24	Darlene	275
24	Teresa	275

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Theresa	254
27	Elizabeth	253
28	Cindy	252
29	Joyce	237
30	Catherine	225
31	Janet	221
32	Lisa	216
33	Janice	202
34	Wanda	195
35	Debbie	190
36	Carolyn	182
37	Sheila	176
38	Bonnie	173
39	Shirley	165
40	Gail	164
41	Terry	156
42	Angela	151
43	Laura	148
44	Beverly	147
44	Judith	147
46	Kim	145
47	Joan	141
48	Rebecca	140
49	Katherine	135
50	Rose	134
51	Valerie	133
52	Cathy	132
52	Diana	132
54	Kimberly	131
54	Paula	131
56	Betty	130
56	Dorothy	130
58	Victoria	128
59	Ann	126
60	Phyllis	124
61	Michele	123
62	Jacqueline	120
63	Christine	119
64	Virginia	118
65	Lynn	115
66	Jane	114
67	Helen	113
68	Jean	110
69	Leslie	109
69	Rhonda	109
69	Tina	109
72	Ruth	108
73	Dawn	106
74	Jo	105
74	Judy	105
76	Sherry	103
77	Anita	101
77	Ellen	101
79	Anne	97
79	Michelle	97
79	Terri	97
82	Annette	96
83	Gloria	95
84	Gwendolyn	94
84	Stephanie	94
86	Vicki	93
87	Julie	92
88	Peggy	90
89	Alice	89
89	Joanne	89
89	Kathryn	89
89	Renee	89
93	Frances	85
94	Martha	81
95	Connie	80
95	Joann	80
95	Vanessa	80
98	Yvonne	79
99	Marie	77
99	Wendy	77