Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,002
2	Donna	822
3	Karen	782
4	Deborah	747
5	Patricia	670
6	Linda	662
7	Susan	644
8	Cynthia	541
9	Sharon	534
10	Barbara	485
11	Cheryl	436
12	Pamela	415
13	Brenda	411
14	Debra	400
15	Sandra	392
16	Robin	390
17	Nancy	350
18	Lisa	327
19	Denise	302
20	Teresa	298
21	Kathy	297
22	Debbie	293
23	Carol	292
24	Kathleen	284
25	Diane	277

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kimberly	271
27	Elizabeth	268
28	Theresa	251
29	Margaret	242
30	Janet	234
31	Laura	218
32	Darlene	212
33	Cindy	209
34	Joyce	200
35	Catherine	199
36	Wanda	194
37	Valerie	193
38	Dawn	187
39	Kim	182
40	Terry	178
41	Tammy	176
42	Carolyn	175
43	Angela	169
44	Bonnie	166
45	Cathy	164
46	Shirley	160
47	Michelle	158
48	Michele	156
49	Janice	155
50	Christine	154
50	Gail	154
52	Beverly	146
52	Diana	146
54	Terri	143
55	Sheila	138
56	Katherine	136
56	Tina	136
58	Judy	134
59	Julie	133
60	Ann	125
61	Rebecca	123
62	Judith	122
63	Leslie	121
64	Paula	117
65	Lori	115
66	Dorothy	114
67	Joanne	110
68	Betty	106
68	Jacqueline	106
68	Lynn	106
71	Phyllis	104
72	Sherry	103
73	Jennifer	102
73	Rhonda	102
75	Anne	101
75	Gloria	101
77	Laurie	100
77	Virginia	100
79	Victoria	99
80	Annette	97
80	Stephanie	97
80	Vanessa	97
83	Renee	96
83	Ruth	96
85	Anita	94
85	Kathryn	94
87	Connie	93
87	Rose	93
89	Peggy	91
90	Regina	89
91	Helen	88
92	Jean	87
92	Martha	87
94	Joan	86
95	Yvonne	85
96	Jane	84
97	Jo	83
97	Joann	83
99	Anna	80
100	Wendy	78