Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	848
2	Karen	717
3	Donna	657
4	Lisa	624
5	Linda	616
6	Susan	615
7	Patricia	537
8	Sharon	528
9	Brenda	506
10	Barbara	497
11	Deborah	495
12	Sandra	423
13	Kimberly	402
13	Robin	402
15	Pamela	369
16	Cheryl	365
17	Cynthia	364
18	Teresa	354
19	Elizabeth	315
20	Denise	299
21	Carol	296
22	Nancy	283
23	Kathleen	268
24	Kathy	267
25	Diane	263

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Debra	252
27	Laura	244
28	Theresa	236
29	Jacqueline	224
30	Janet	219
30	Michelle	219
32	Angela	212
32	Debbie	212
34	Dawn	211
35	Lori	209
35	Margaret	209
37	Tammy	206
38	Michele	200
39	Kim	190
40	Darlene	186
40	Wanda	186
42	Tina	180
43	Cindy	179
44	Carolyn	174
45	Bonnie	171
45	Valerie	171
47	Joyce	162
48	Terri	161
49	Catherine	158
50	Julie	150
51	Terry	149
52	Christine	146
53	Sheila	143
54	Cathy	138
54	Wendy	138
56	Beverly	137
57	Laurie	135
57	Stephanie	135
59	Jennifer	132
60	Judy	128
61	Janice	124
62	Rhonda	123
63	Katherine	122
64	Diana	120
64	Paula	120
66	Dorothy	114
67	Ann	112
67	Sherry	112
69	Anita	111
70	Gail	110
70	Kelly	110
72	Judith	108
73	Jean	106
74	Ellen	103
75	Shirley	100
76	Jane	99
76	Leslie	99
78	Betty	98
79	Rebecca	97
80	Joan	96
81	Peggy	94
82	Amy	93
82	Victoria	93
84	Anne	90
84	Beth	90
84	Connie	90
84	Regina	90
84	Ruth	90
89	Charlene	89
89	Phyllis	89
89	Suzanne	89
89	Vicki	89
93	Renee	86
94	Veronica	85
95	Gloria	81
96	Carla	80
96	Helen	80
98	Julia	79
99	Marie	78
100	Annette	77
100	Lynn	77