Maryland · 1943

Top 100 names in Maryland, 1943, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,192
#2	Barbara	778
#3	Patricia	712
#4	Nancy	447
#5	Linda	417
#6	Carol	406
#7	Margaret	381
#8	Carolyn	376
#9	Sandra	338
#10	Joyce	325
#11	Shirley	307
#12	Betty	306
#13	Dorothy	290
#14	Judith	287
#15	Joan	283
#16	Elizabeth	255
#17	Sharon	241
#18	Janet	208
#19	Frances	202
#20	Donna	201
#21	Ruth	196
#22	Virginia	195
#23	Helen	191
#24	Susan	190
#25	Gloria	181
#26	Catherine	179
#27	Doris	174
#28	Brenda	164
#29	Beverly	155
#30	Diane	148
#31	Carole	144
#32	Alice	142
#33	Charlotte	140
#34	Jean	139
#35	Bonnie	136
#36	Phyllis	134
#37	Ann	129
#38	Kathleen	128
#39	Judy	125
#40	Lois	124
#41	Janice	108
#42	Anna	102
#43	Evelyn	98
#44	Joanne	96
#45	Martha	96
#46	Geraldine	96
#47	Peggy	95
#48	Rose	92
#49	Darlene	91
#50	Marie	89
#51	Karen	86
#52	Katherine	86
#53	Jane	85
#54	Joann	83
#55	Elaine	80
#56	Mildred	78
#57	Jacqueline	77
#58	Delores	77
#59	Norma	73
#60	Eileen	71
#61	Rita	70
#62	Dolores	64
#63	Sylvia	63
#64	Diana	63
#65	Lillian	62
#66	Pamela	62
#67	Marilyn	61
#68	Ellen	61
#69	Anne	60
#70	Sarah	60
#71	Eleanor	58
#72	Roberta	57
#73	Theresa	57
#74	Constance	56
#75	Edith	55
#76	Gail	54
#77	Grace	53
#78	Sue	53
#79	Wanda	53
#80	Jo	52
#81	Sheila	52
#82	Sally	52
#83	Regina	51
#84	June	50
#85	Loretta	50
#86	Gladys	48
#87	Audrey	47
#88	Suzanne	47
#89	Marjorie	47
#90	Bernice	46
#91	Thelma	46
#92	Kathryn	46
#93	Patsy	46
#94	Ethel	45
#95	Florence	45
#96	Louise	45
#97	Vivian	44
#98	Connie	44
#99	Juanita	44
#100	Rosalie	43

Uniquely popular in Maryland

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Regina	51	27	8
Joanna	20	11	4
Stephanie	30	16	6
Gertrude	31	16	6
Genevieve	21	11	4
Agnes	35	19	8
Catherine	179	95	39
Veronica	39	21	9
Rosalie	43	23	10
Naomi	27	14	6
Harriet	42	22	10
Saundra	21	11	5

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.