Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1969

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	863
2	Kimberly	754
3	Jennifer	617
4	Michelle	578
5	Karen	400
6	Melissa	397
7	Mary	383
8	Laura	346
9	Amy	345
10	Kelly	340
11	Dawn	335
12	Tammy	323
13	Angela	302
14	Susan	296
15	Christine	290
16	Patricia	280
17	Tina	268
18	Elizabeth	260
19	Donna	259
20	Tracy	257
21	Julie	252
22	Michele	250
23	Deborah	245
24	Pamela	240
25	Cynthia	221

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Stephanie	219
27	Wendy	201
28	Sandra	197
28	Sharon	197
30	Denise	192
31	Robin	185
32	Lori	184
33	Nicole	182
34	Rebecca	180
35	Heather	169
36	Linda	166
37	Cheryl	162
37	Christina	162
39	Teresa	158
40	Tracey	157
41	Theresa	156
42	Barbara	147
43	Stacey	145
44	Kathleen	135
45	Shannon	130
46	Carol	129
47	Catherine	126
47	Rhonda	126
47	Sherry	126
50	Brenda	122
51	Tonya	119
52	Stacy	117
53	Leslie	115
54	Debra	111
55	Andrea	110
55	Victoria	110
57	Dana	107
57	Diane	107
57	Jacqueline	107
60	Ann	104
60	Katherine	104
60	Paula	104
63	Nancy	98
64	Suzanne	97
65	Margaret	96
65	Monica	96
67	Renee	94
68	Carolyn	92
68	Rachel	92
70	Janet	89
70	Jill	89
70	Terri	89
73	Beth	88
73	Kim	88
75	Tanya	83
76	Maria	82
76	Valerie	82
78	Anne	76
78	Kristin	76
80	Tara	75
81	Kathy	73
82	Crystal	71
82	Sarah	71
84	April	69
85	Laurie	67
86	Danielle	66
86	Regina	66
88	Diana	65
88	Melanie	65
88	Tamara	65
91	Kathryn	64
92	Sherri	63
93	Holly	62
94	Kellie	61
94	Sheila	61
96	Bonnie	60
96	Julia	60
98	Erin	59
98	Melinda	59
100	Anita	57
100	Wanda	57