Maryland · 1950

Top 100 names in Maryland, 1950, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	1,179
#2	Mary	1,028
#3	Patricia	852
#4	Barbara	771
#5	Deborah	614
#6	Sharon	586
#7	Susan	482
#8	Sandra	464
#9	Nancy	456
#10	Carol	343
#11	Donna	339
#12	Margaret	321
#13	Karen	319
#14	Brenda	306
#15	Kathleen	298
#16	Carolyn	272
#17	Joyce	263
#18	Shirley	255
#19	Janet	252
#20	Diane	244
#21	Elizabeth	240
#22	Bonnie	223
#23	Cynthia	203
#24	Judith	193
#25	Christine	192
#26	Janice	184
#27	Pamela	183
#28	Joan	176
#29	Betty	174
#30	Catherine	171
#31	Dorothy	169
#32	Beverly	168
#33	Gloria	160
#34	Gail	148
#35	Jacqueline	145
#36	Darlene	143
#37	Cheryl	143
#38	Ruth	134
#39	Jane	133
#40	Helen	124
#41	Virginia	123
#42	Ann	123
#43	Diana	119
#44	Jean	115
#45	Frances	114
#46	Ellen	113
#47	Phyllis	112
#48	Sheila	110
#49	Martha	107
#50	Judy	103
#51	Alice	98
#52	Jo	93
#53	Yvonne	93
#54	Paula	89
#55	Rebecca	89
#56	Wanda	89
#57	Theresa	89
#58	Rose	88
#59	Joanne	88
#60	Katherine	86
#61	Doris	86
#62	Kathryn	82
#63	Victoria	80
#64	Suzanne	79
#65	Lynn	79
#66	Rita	79
#67	Charlotte	78
#68	Sarah	77
#69	Denise	76
#70	Anne	75
#71	Peggy	74
#72	Joann	74
#73	Anna	74
#74	Teresa	71
#75	Elaine	71
#76	Evelyn	71
#77	Charlene	69
#78	Sylvia	68
#79	Valerie	68
#80	Debra	68
#81	Constance	68
#82	Marilyn	67
#83	Marsha	67
#84	Gwendolyn	66
#85	Eileen	65
#86	Angela	63
#87	Stephanie	63
#88	Sherry	61
#89	Delores	61
#90	Marlene	59
#91	Lois	59
#92	Laura	58
#93	Connie	57
#94	Leslie	56
#95	Marie	56
#96	Regina	56
#97	Kathy	54
#98	Sally	51
#99	Irene	50
#100	Michele	50

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
Bernadette	47	21	6
Rosalind	22	10	3
Agnes	24	11	4
Angela	63	28	12
Jeannette	27	12	5
Darlene	143	63	28
Yvonne	93	41	19
Iris	28	12	6
Naomi	22	10	5
Ernestine	20	9	4
Francine	31	14	7
Veronica	36	16	8

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.