Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	814
2	Karen	694
3	Lisa	650
4	Donna	592
5	Susan	562
6	Linda	525
7	Patricia	512
8	Deborah	503
9	Sharon	497
10	Kimberly	436
11	Cynthia	432
12	Barbara	415
13	Brenda	409
14	Robin	405
15	Pamela	373
16	Sandra	363
17	Cheryl	360
18	Teresa	296
19	Carol	287
20	Denise	272
21	Tammy	269
22	Elizabeth	265
23	Tina	261
24	Laura	257
25	Kathleen	251

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathy	244
27	Debra	242
28	Nancy	231
29	Michelle	229
30	Wanda	227
31	Lori	225
32	Theresa	224
33	Jacqueline	216
34	Angela	213
35	Michele	207
36	Dawn	206
37	Kim	200
38	Diane	196
39	Debbie	193
40	Janet	188
41	Margaret	181
42	Jennifer	174
43	Cindy	168
44	Valerie	162
45	Kelly	160
46	Sheila	159
47	Carolyn	157
48	Christine	155
49	Darlene	151
50	Joyce	150
51	Bonnie	149
52	Catherine	139
52	Terri	139
54	Julie	138
55	Stephanie	135
56	Wendy	133
57	Cathy	131
57	Terry	131
59	Diana	127
59	Sherry	127
61	Rhonda	125
62	Leslie	123
63	Laurie	121
64	Ann	119
65	Beverly	113
66	Renee	110
67	Shirley	107
68	Janice	106
69	Victoria	105
70	Rebecca	101
71	Amy	99
72	Anita	98
73	Anne	96
73	Connie	96
73	Suzanne	96
76	Betty	95
76	Paula	95
78	Maria	94
79	Katherine	93
80	Judith	92
81	Lynn	91
82	Judy	90
82	Virginia	90
84	Beth	88
84	Dorothy	88
84	Jane	88
87	Melissa	87
88	Helen	86
89	Christina	84
89	Jean	84
89	Regina	84
92	Annette	82
92	Gail	82
94	Ellen	81
95	Joan	80
95	Sherri	80
97	Tracy	79
98	Monica	77
99	Gloria	76
99	Joann	76
99	Tracey	76