Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1974

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,007
2	Amy	451
3	Michelle	411
4	Kimberly	400
5	Heather	351
6	Melissa	337
7	Lisa	317
8	Angela	310
9	Nicole	262
10	Dawn	238
11	Rebecca	233
12	Kelly	223
13	Mary	218
14	Christina	212
15	Stephanie	210
16	Christine	209
17	Karen	184
18	Elizabeth	182
19	Laura	169
20	Jessica	159
21	Shannon	148
22	Danielle	146
22	Tina	146
24	Kristen	133
24	Tracy	133

Rank	Name	Babies
26	April	132
26	Susan	132
28	Tammy	130
29	Wendy	129
30	Patricia	125
31	Stacey	120
32	Julie	118
33	Cynthia	117
34	Sarah	115
35	Crystal	113
36	Michele	108
37	Stacy	103
38	Carrie	98
39	Kathleen	95
40	Tanya	94
41	Melanie	92
41	Rachel	92
41	Tiffany	92
44	Sandra	91
45	Dana	90
45	Lori	90
47	Denise	89
47	Tonya	89
49	Erin	88
50	Andrea	87
51	Donna	86
51	Teresa	86
53	Tara	83
54	Pamela	81
54	Robin	81
56	Amanda	78
56	Katherine	78
58	Theresa	77
58	Tracey	77
60	Catherine	76
60	Deborah	76
62	Margaret	74
63	Holly	73
63	Sharon	73
63	Sherry	73
66	Melinda	72
67	Kristin	66
67	Maria	66
67	Renee	66
70	Jill	65
71	Tamara	64
72	Erica	62
72	Monica	62
74	Nancy	61
75	Emily	60
75	Megan	60
77	Jacqueline	59
78	Linda	58
79	Barbara	57
79	Brenda	57
79	Leslie	57
82	Sara	55
83	Katrina	54
84	Cheryl	53
85	Beth	51
85	Kathryn	51
87	Diana	50
87	Paula	50
87	Valerie	50
90	Allison	48
90	Joy	48
92	Christy	47
92	Kristina	47
94	Anna	46
94	Carolyn	46
94	Heidi	46
97	Laurie	45
97	Regina	45
99	Rhonda	44
100	Colleen	43