Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,047
2	Kimberly	470
3	Lisa	462
4	Michelle	447
5	Amy	397
6	Melissa	359
7	Nicole	321
8	Angela	314
9	Tammy	307
10	Dawn	296
11	Heather	269
12	Mary	267
13	Karen	255
14	Stephanie	244
15	Kelly	225
16	Christina	217
17	Christine	215
18	Laura	213
19	Tina	210
20	Elizabeth	200
21	Julie	194
22	Michele	187
23	Rebecca	184
24	Patricia	167
25	Susan	166

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tracy	163
27	Stacey	158
28	Shannon	143
29	Cynthia	137
30	Andrea	133
30	Sandra	133
32	Wendy	128
33	Tonya	123
34	Donna	122
35	Tanya	121
36	Dana	118
37	Deborah	117
38	Robin	116
39	Teresa	113
40	Melanie	112
41	Kathleen	111
42	Pamela	110
43	Denise	109
44	Lori	107
44	Sharon	107
46	Sherry	104
47	Catherine	103
47	Stacy	103
49	April	101
50	Crystal	99
51	Barbara	93
52	Katherine	91
53	Brenda	90
54	Linda	89
55	Cheryl	87
56	Renee	85
56	Tara	85
58	Rhonda	83
58	Theresa	83
60	Monica	82
61	Danielle	81
61	Jessica	81
63	Rachel	80
64	Tracey	79
65	Sarah	78
66	Katina	75
67	Jacqueline	73
68	Kristin	72
69	Margaret	71
70	Leslie	70
71	Carrie	69
72	Maria	68
72	Tiffany	68
74	Paula	67
75	Nancy	66
76	Ann	62
76	Erica	62
76	Yolanda	62
79	Debra	61
80	Diane	59
80	Holly	59
82	Carolyn	58
82	Kathryn	58
84	Carol	56
84	Suzanne	56
86	Jill	55
87	Christy	54
87	Melinda	54
89	Beth	53
89	Valerie	53
91	Gina	52
91	Laurie	52
93	Emily	51
93	Kathy	51
93	Regina	51
96	Julia	49
96	Kristen	49
96	Sheila	49
99	Allison	48
99	Erin	48
99	Kristina	48
99	Sherri	48
99	Terri	48