Maryland · 1951

Top 100 names in Maryland, 1951, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	1,136
#2	Mary	1,063
#3	Patricia	1,028
#4	Deborah	886
#5	Barbara	721
#6	Susan	586
#7	Sharon	568
#8	Nancy	468
#9	Donna	382
#10	Sandra	382
#11	Carol	370
#12	Kathleen	350
#13	Margaret	349
#14	Karen	346
#15	Diane	325
#16	Brenda	315
#17	Joyce	258
#18	Elizabeth	238
#19	Carolyn	235
#20	Shirley	224
#21	Cynthia	220
#22	Bonnie	215
#23	Christine	215
#24	Pamela	212
#25	Janet	210
#26	Janice	209
#27	Beverly	202
#28	Joan	193
#29	Judith	191
#30	Catherine	184
#31	Gail	172
#32	Denise	170
#33	Betty	166
#34	Dorothy	160
#35	Debra	156
#36	Jacqueline	155
#37	Darlene	155
#38	Gloria	148
#39	Sheila	139
#40	Frances	138
#41	Ann	133
#42	Cheryl	133
#43	Peggy	131
#44	Ruth	128
#45	Jane	127
#46	Helen	126
#47	Phyllis	125
#48	Jean	120
#49	Judy	119
#50	Ellen	116
#51	Diana	115
#52	Wanda	115
#53	Theresa	113
#54	Paula	112
#55	Martha	108
#56	Katherine	108
#57	Jo	108
#58	Kathryn	104
#59	Rebecca	104
#60	Anne	99
#61	Virginia	99
#62	Charlotte	96
#63	Alice	96
#64	Kathy	95
#65	Rose	95
#66	Doris	93
#67	Joann	93
#68	Teresa	93
#69	Laura	89
#70	Elaine	88
#71	Joanne	86
#72	Rita	85
#73	Victoria	81
#74	Constance	81
#75	Lynn	79
#76	Regina	78
#77	Valerie	77
#78	Charlene	77
#79	Stephanie	76
#80	Marie	75
#81	Vicki	75
#82	Yvonne	74
#83	Gwendolyn	74
#84	Anna	72
#85	Sherry	72
#86	Marilyn	71
#87	Lois	70
#88	Sarah	70
#89	Connie	69
#90	Robin	69
#91	Marsha	65
#92	Evelyn	63
#93	Sally	63
#94	Rosemary	59
#95	Suzanne	58
#96	Lorraine	58
#97	Marcia	57
#98	Mildred	56
#99	Maria	56
#100	Angela	56

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
Roslyn	27	11	1
Agnes	29	12	4
Iris	33	13	5
Bernadette	34	14	5
Jeannette	28	11	5
Regina	78	32	13
Cassandra	22	9	4
Eleanor	41	17	7
Cecelia	24	10	4
Darlene	155	63	28
Veronica	44	18	8
Stephanie	76	31	14

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.