Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1970

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Kimberly	743
2	Jennifer	724
2	Lisa	724
4	Michelle	499
5	Melissa	422
6	Karen	394
7	Mary	372
8	Dawn	361
9	Tammy	348
10	Amy	347
11	Angela	324
12	Kelly	308
13	Laura	300
14	Tracy	298
15	Susan	296
16	Christine	276
17	Heather	275
18	Patricia	263
19	Michele	262
20	Pamela	253
21	Tina	251
22	Stephanie	240
23	Elizabeth	237
24	Nicole	233
25	Donna	222

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Deborah	208
27	Cynthia	206
28	Julie	205
29	Christina	204
30	Lori	200
30	Stacey	200
32	Shannon	180
32	Wendy	180
34	Tracey	177
35	Rebecca	169
36	Sharon	158
37	Tonya	156
38	Sandra	153
39	Barbara	151
40	Linda	150
41	Denise	147
42	Teresa	146
43	Cheryl	144
44	Catherine	140
44	Robin	140
46	Sherry	138
47	Stacy	137
48	Theresa	130
49	Kathleen	128
50	Rhonda	124
51	Brenda	121
52	Andrea	115
53	Katherine	114
53	Tanya	114
55	Dana	109
56	Renee	108
57	Tara	104
58	Debra	103
59	Monica	93
60	Jill	92
61	Carol	91
61	Crystal	91
61	Jacqueline	91
61	Leslie	91
65	Ann	89
66	Carolyn	87
66	Nancy	87
68	Margaret	85
68	Sarah	85
70	Kristin	84
71	Suzanne	83
72	Anne	82
73	Diane	81
73	Laurie	81
75	Holly	78
76	Beth	77
76	Paula	77
78	Carrie	76
78	Victoria	76
80	Rachel	75
80	Sheila	75
82	Danielle	74
83	Erin	73
83	Gina	73
85	Maria	70
85	Valerie	70
87	April	69
87	Wanda	69
89	Kristen	68
90	Diana	66
90	Terri	66
92	Bonnie	65
93	Sherri	64
94	Kathy	63
95	Tamara	61
96	Cindy	60
96	Erica	60
96	Melanie	60
99	Regina	59
99	Traci	59