Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1964

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	979
2	Mary	729
3	Karen	672
4	Kimberly	550
5	Susan	540
6	Donna	532
7	Patricia	513
8	Deborah	438
9	Linda	423
10	Robin	397
11	Sharon	396
12	Dawn	384
13	Pamela	370
14	Sandra	369
15	Laura	359
16	Cynthia	345
17	Barbara	340
18	Tammy	336
19	Brenda	322
20	Denise	305
21	Teresa	290
22	Angela	272
23	Elizabeth	271
24	Cheryl	269
25	Michelle	256

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Theresa	252
27	Jacqueline	250
28	Tina	242
29	Kathleen	233
30	Michele	232
30	Nancy	232
32	Christine	226
32	Kelly	226
34	Carol	217
35	Lori	207
36	Jennifer	198
37	Diane	197
38	Debra	187
39	Julie	181
40	Kim	179
41	Paula	178
42	Stephanie	177
43	Margaret	172
44	Catherine	169
45	Tracy	165
45	Wanda	165
47	Wendy	157
48	Kathy	155
49	Amy	154
50	Sherry	153
51	Janet	151
52	Valerie	149
53	Carolyn	146
53	Sheila	146
55	Cindy	139
56	Terri	134
57	Bonnie	132
57	Diana	132
59	Debbie	124
60	Joyce	123
60	Melissa	123
62	Darlene	121
63	Laurie	119
63	Suzanne	119
65	Rebecca	118
65	Tracey	118
67	Renee	117
68	Rhonda	114
69	Maria	113
70	Anne	112
71	Ann	109
71	Leslie	109
73	Janice	107
74	Katherine	105
74	Monica	105
76	Cathy	104
77	Annette	102
78	Dana	101
79	Anita	99
80	Beth	97
81	Christina	96
81	Virginia	96
83	Connie	95
84	Deneen	93
84	Joan	93
86	Terry	91
87	Charlene	88
87	Lynn	88
89	Andrea	87
89	Gail	87
89	Shirley	87
92	Crystal	85
92	Judith	85
92	Judy	85
92	Regina	85
96	Beverly	84
96	Victoria	84
98	Gina	78
98	Jane	78
98	Ruth	78