Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1966

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,104
2	Kimberly	732
3	Karen	598
4	Mary	539
5	Michelle	453
6	Donna	413
7	Patricia	408
8	Susan	396
9	Deborah	380
10	Dawn	368
11	Tammy	342
12	Sandra	332
13	Jennifer	324
14	Angela	320
15	Sharon	314
16	Cynthia	311
17	Laura	304
18	Linda	301
19	Elizabeth	298
20	Pamela	297
21	Barbara	291
22	Tina	278
23	Michele	274
24	Melissa	266
24	Robin	266

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	259
27	Denise	246
28	Teresa	245
29	Kelly	244
30	Brenda	237
31	Theresa	228
32	Tracy	223
33	Amy	220
33	Cheryl	220
35	Kathleen	213
36	Lori	199
37	Julie	194
38	Stephanie	190
39	Wendy	187
40	Kim	185
41	Carol	178
42	Diane	174
43	Nancy	166
44	Jacqueline	155
45	Catherine	151
46	Rebecca	149
47	Sherry	148
48	Rhonda	145
49	Margaret	142
50	Andrea	140
51	Tracey	139
52	Debra	137
53	Christina	133
54	Sheila	129
55	Valerie	124
56	Wanda	121
57	Terri	118
58	Renee	116
59	Janet	114
60	Bonnie	113
61	Paula	112
62	Stacey	108
63	Anne	107
63	Carolyn	107
65	Jill	105
65	Leslie	105
67	Maria	104
68	Kathy	103
69	Katherine	101
70	Dana	98
71	Diana	97
72	Darlene	93
72	Joyce	93
72	Victoria	93
75	Monica	92
76	Ann	86
76	Laurie	86
76	Suzanne	86
79	Tonya	84
80	Julia	83
81	Cindy	82
82	Lynn	81
83	April	78
83	Carla	78
83	Gina	78
86	Crystal	76
87	Kathryn	75
88	Yvette	73
89	Connie	72
90	Janice	69
91	Anita	67
92	Sarah	66
92	Stacy	66
94	Beth	65
94	Yvonne	65
96	Jean	63
97	Judith	62
97	Regina	62
99	Joanne	61
100	Sherri	60
100	Shirley	60