Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1965

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,176
2	Karen	808
3	Mary	714
4	Kimberly	677
5	Donna	488
6	Patricia	462
7	Susan	457
8	Dawn	388
9	Sharon	381
10	Deborah	364
11	Linda	357
12	Pamela	354
13	Cynthia	346
14	Barbara	332
15	Tammy	320
16	Robin	306
17	Laura	295
18	Michele	292
19	Elizabeth	291
20	Angela	286
21	Sandra	285
22	Denise	281
23	Brenda	274
24	Michelle	270
25	Tina	253

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cheryl	247
27	Kelly	246
28	Teresa	243
29	Jennifer	233
30	Christine	232
31	Kathleen	216
32	Carol	214
32	Jacqueline	214
34	Theresa	207
35	Tracy	203
36	Stephanie	202
37	Lori	199
38	Kim	198
39	Wendy	182
40	Julie	179
41	Amy	174
41	Melissa	174
43	Debra	172
43	Diane	172
43	Margaret	172
46	Catherine	164
47	Nancy	156
48	Rebecca	151
49	Wanda	150
50	Rhonda	137
51	Janet	129
51	Valerie	129
53	Sheila	127
54	Kathy	126
55	Sherry	120
56	Carolyn	118
57	Cindy	116
58	Tracey	115
59	Christina	113
59	Paula	113
59	Renee	113
62	Laurie	111
63	Katherine	109
63	Stacey	109
65	Andrea	107
65	Darlene	107
65	Diana	107
68	Bonnie	106
69	Dana	104
70	Joyce	101
71	Ann	100
72	Terri	99
73	Victoria	97
74	Beth	96
75	Maria	94
76	Leslie	91
77	Regina	90
78	Beverly	89
79	Monica	88
79	Suzanne	88
81	Anne	85
82	Crystal	84
82	Debbie	84
84	Carla	83
84	Vicki	83
86	Colleen	78
87	Annette	77
87	Shirley	77
89	Janice	75
89	Sherri	75
91	Jill	73
91	Judith	73
91	Kathryn	73
94	Terry	71
95	Cathy	69
96	Joanne	68
97	Betty	67
97	Ruth	67
97	Yvette	67
100	Connie	66