Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1968

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	947
2	Kimberly	715
3	Michelle	590
4	Jennifer	488
5	Karen	486
6	Mary	439
7	Melissa	414
8	Laura	399
9	Dawn	382
10	Tammy	353
11	Kelly	351
12	Susan	324
13	Angela	306
14	Tina	300
15	Christine	294
15	Michele	294
17	Patricia	292
18	Donna	282
19	Deborah	279
20	Pamela	263
21	Elizabeth	254
22	Amy	239
23	Sandra	235
24	Cynthia	227
24	Sharon	227

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Stephanie	217
27	Denise	215
28	Tracy	213
29	Wendy	210
30	Barbara	204
31	Linda	202
32	Robin	201
33	Teresa	193
34	Julie	189
35	Theresa	181
36	Stacey	179
37	Cheryl	166
38	Kathleen	165
39	Christina	162
40	Sherry	150
41	Rebecca	149
42	Brenda	140
42	Tracey	140
44	Lori	134
45	Debra	129
45	Diane	129
47	Jacqueline	128
48	Carol	123
48	Nancy	123
50	Margaret	120
51	Andrea	118
52	Rhonda	116
53	Leslie	115
54	Renee	110
55	Catherine	109
55	Jill	109
57	Paula	102
57	Tonya	102
59	Ann	97
60	Kim	96
61	Valerie	95
62	Crystal	93
62	Sheila	93
64	Katherine	91
64	Terri	91
64	Victoria	91
67	Carolyn	90
67	Diana	90
69	Maria	89
69	Tanya	89
71	Monica	88
72	Heather	87
72	Stacy	87
74	Janet	85
75	Dana	83
76	Suzanne	82
76	Wanda	82
78	Gina	81
79	April	79
80	Beth	73
81	Bonnie	72
82	Lynn	71
82	Sarah	71
84	Anne	69
84	Yolanda	69
86	Kristin	67
87	Joyce	66
87	Melanie	66
89	Melinda	63
90	Julia	62
90	Regina	62
92	Cindy	61
92	Colleen	61
92	Laurie	61
92	Shannon	61
92	Sherri	61
97	Holly	60
97	Kathy	60
99	Annette	59
100	Deanna	57