Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1975

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	905
2	Amy	426
3	Kimberly	374
4	Heather	372
5	Angela	351
6	Michelle	334
7	Melissa	328
8	Christina	265
8	Nicole	265
10	Lisa	254
11	Kelly	244
12	Dawn	220
13	Stephanie	210
14	Jessica	189
15	Rebecca	185
16	Laura	176
17	Karen	172
18	Elizabeth	168
19	Christine	165
19	Mary	165
21	Amanda	149
22	Shannon	145
23	Tracy	142
24	Stacey	133
25	Julie	132

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carrie	129
26	Danielle	129
28	Tammy	126
29	Tina	123
30	Stacy	120
31	Michele	118
32	Wendy	114
33	Patricia	113
34	Erin	111
35	Andrea	110
36	Crystal	107
37	Tiffany	106
38	Rachel	104
39	Tanya	103
40	April	102
41	Susan	100
42	Sarah	96
43	Melanie	93
44	Tara	91
45	Katherine	88
46	Robin	87
47	Cynthia	83
48	Lori	82
48	Tonya	82
50	Kathleen	78
51	Deborah	77
51	Emily	77
53	Catherine	76
53	Dana	76
53	Theresa	76
56	Jill	74
56	Megan	74
56	Tracey	74
59	Denise	73
60	Holly	72
60	Sandra	72
62	Margaret	71
63	Kristen	69
63	Sharon	69
65	Sherry	64
66	Brandy	63
67	Kristin	62
68	Maria	61
69	Erica	60
69	Leslie	60
71	Monica	59
71	Pamela	59
73	Kathryn	57
73	Teresa	57
75	Allison	55
76	Barbara	53
76	Jacqueline	53
78	Kristina	52
78	Nancy	52
78	Rhonda	52
81	Alicia	51
81	Christy	51
81	Lauren	51
84	Cheryl	49
85	Beth	48
85	Victoria	48
87	Christie	47
87	Courtney	47
87	Linda	47
87	Valerie	47
91	Jamie	45
91	Renee	45
93	Donna	44
94	Anna	43
94	Colleen	43
94	Melinda	43
94	Natalie	43
98	Joy	42
98	Laurie	42
100	Amber	41
100	Anne	41
100	Gina	41