Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,012
2	Deborah	821
3	Karen	743
4	Patricia	735
5	Susan	730
6	Linda	687
7	Barbara	587
8	Sharon	574
9	Donna	516
10	Cynthia	498
11	Cheryl	474
12	Debra	441
13	Brenda	407
14	Pamela	374
15	Carol	361
16	Nancy	353
17	Kathy	347
18	Sandra	346
19	Denise	337
20	Robin	334
21	Diane	327
22	Darlene	301
23	Kathleen	299
24	Theresa	291
25	Lisa	271

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	260
27	Debbie	251
28	Elizabeth	248
29	Teresa	239
30	Janet	234
31	Catherine	213
32	Carolyn	204
33	Joyce	198
34	Valerie	195
35	Cindy	190
36	Bonnie	189
37	Laura	179
38	Wanda	177
39	Terry	172
40	Kimberly	170
41	Shirley	164
42	Dawn	160
42	Julie	160
44	Diana	159
45	Terri	158
46	Kim	154
47	Janice	150
48	Betty	142
48	Sheila	142
50	Gail	141
51	Ann	140
51	Cathy	140
53	Michele	137
54	Beverly	135
55	Christine	133
55	Jacqueline	133
57	Michelle	132
58	Joan	131
58	Judy	131
60	Paula	130
61	Peggy	125
62	Rebecca	123
63	Angela	119
64	Rhonda	118
65	Judith	116
66	Leslie	115
67	Katherine	112
68	Jane	111
69	Virginia	109
70	Lynn	108
71	Stephanie	107
71	Tammy	107
73	Jo	106
74	Dorothy	105
74	Phyllis	105
76	Annette	104
76	Joanne	104
76	Ruth	104
79	Jean	103
79	Tina	103
81	Rose	102
82	Vicki	101
82	Victoria	101
84	Anita	99
84	Gloria	99
86	Vanessa	97
87	Joann	95
88	Ellen	91
89	Kathryn	89
90	Renee	86
91	Anne	85
91	Jennifer	85
93	Alice	84
93	Connie	84
95	Frances	83
95	Lori	83
97	Anna	81
97	Wendy	81
99	Helen	78
100	Charlene	77
100	Yvonne	77