Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1971

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	919
2	Kimberly	660
3	Lisa	615
4	Michelle	524
5	Dawn	427
6	Amy	374
7	Melissa	369
8	Angela	357
9	Karen	353
10	Tammy	352
11	Mary	317
12	Laura	261
13	Heather	256
14	Tina	253
15	Kelly	252
16	Christine	246
16	Stephanie	246
18	Tracy	242
19	Susan	228
20	Christina	214
21	Nicole	212
22	Michele	211
23	Julie	193
24	Elizabeth	191
25	Cynthia	189

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Patricia	188
27	Deborah	186
28	Rebecca	185
29	Stacey	178
30	Donna	171
31	Denise	168
31	Stacy	168
33	Wendy	166
34	Shannon	165
35	Pamela	161
36	Teresa	150
37	Tracey	141
38	Barbara	137
39	Lori	136
39	Sandra	136
41	Robin	135
42	Sharon	133
43	Linda	127
43	Theresa	127
45	April	123
45	Katherine	123
45	Kathleen	123
45	Tonya	123
49	Andrea	121
50	Cheryl	117
50	Sherry	117
52	Catherine	113
52	Dana	113
54	Crystal	108
55	Tanya	103
56	Tiffany	101
57	Tara	100
58	Brenda	99
59	Monica	98
60	Rhonda	94
61	Leslie	93
62	Jacqueline	92
63	Sarah	91
64	Melanie	89
65	Ann	87
66	Renee	85
67	Holly	84
67	Margaret	84
69	Kathy	83
70	Paula	82
71	Erin	78
72	Carol	76
72	Danielle	76
72	Rachel	76
75	Kristin	75
76	Debra	73
76	Victoria	73
78	Erica	72
79	Melinda	71
80	Diana	70
81	Carrie	68
82	Nancy	66
83	Amanda	65
83	Carolyn	65
83	Maria	65
86	Jill	64
86	Suzanne	64
86	Terri	64
89	Valerie	63
90	Anne	62
90	Sheila	62
92	Carla	60
92	Cindy	60
92	Jessica	60
95	Kathryn	59
95	Stacie	59
97	Anita	57
97	Kristen	57
99	Kim	56
100	Beth	55
100	Laurie	55