Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1963

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	911
2	Mary	826
3	Karen	736
4	Donna	611
5	Susan	554
6	Patricia	522
7	Kimberly	484
8	Deborah	475
9	Linda	464
10	Sharon	399
11	Barbara	384
12	Robin	383
13	Brenda	375
14	Cynthia	362
15	Sandra	353
15	Tammy	353
17	Pamela	344
18	Cheryl	298
19	Denise	293
20	Laura	290
21	Elizabeth	282
21	Teresa	282
23	Lori	272
24	Kathleen	266
25	Theresa	251

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Angela	237
27	Carol	234
27	Tina	234
29	Debra	226
30	Nancy	224
31	Michelle	219
32	Michele	213
33	Dawn	205
34	Christine	204
35	Kathy	202
36	Diane	201
37	Kelly	199
38	Jacqueline	194
39	Jennifer	184
40	Margaret	183
41	Janet	181
41	Kim	181
43	Wanda	170
44	Sherry	167
45	Catherine	164
45	Cindy	164
45	Debbie	164
48	Stephanie	161
49	Paula	159
49	Valerie	159
51	Julie	154
52	Sheila	151
53	Darlene	149
54	Wendy	146
55	Laurie	143
56	Terri	137
57	Diana	135
57	Joyce	135
59	Rhonda	129
60	Bonnie	125
61	Terry	122
61	Tracy	122
63	Renee	121
64	Ann	120
64	Carolyn	120
66	Amy	119
67	Katherine	118
68	Rebecca	115
69	Maria	112
70	Annette	111
71	Joan	109
72	Beth	108
72	Leslie	108
74	Gail	107
75	Dana	105
76	Janice	104
77	Beverly	103
78	Suzanne	101
79	Regina	98
80	Connie	97
81	Anita	96
82	Cathy	94
83	Shirley	93
84	Jean	90
85	Christina	88
85	Melissa	88
85	Tracey	88
88	Lynn	87
88	Ruth	87
88	Victoria	87
91	Andrea	86
92	Jane	84
92	Virginia	84
94	Judy	82
95	Anne	81
95	Veronica	81
95	Vicki	81
98	Sherri	80
99	Carla	78
100	Anna	77
100	Judith	77
100	Penny	77