Top baby names in Maryland, 1957
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deborah | 1,015 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,014 |
| 3 | Patricia | 791 |
| 4 | Karen | 739 |
| 5 | Susan | 701 |
| 6 | Linda | 694 |
| 7 | Sharon | 650 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 631 |
| 9 | Barbara | 578 |
| 10 | Donna | 535 |
| 11 | Debra | 506 |
| 12 | Brenda | 486 |
| 13 | Cheryl | 422 |
| 14 | Nancy | 415 |
| 15 | Pamela | 390 |
| 16 | Sandra | 368 |
| 17 | Robin | 365 |
| 18 | Denise | 359 |
| 19 | Carol | 333 |
| 20 | Diane | 325 |
| 21 | Kathleen | 313 |
| 22 | Kathy | 281 |
| 23 | Margaret | 280 |
| 24 | Darlene | 275 |
| 24 | Teresa | 275 |
| 26 | Theresa | 254 |
| 27 | Elizabeth | 253 |
| 28 | Cindy | 252 |
| 29 | Joyce | 237 |
| 30 | Catherine | 225 |
| 31 | Janet | 221 |
| 32 | Lisa | 216 |
| 33 | Janice | 202 |
| 34 | Wanda | 195 |
| 35 | Debbie | 190 |
| 36 | Carolyn | 182 |
| 37 | Sheila | 176 |
| 38 | Bonnie | 173 |
| 39 | Shirley | 165 |
| 40 | Gail | 164 |
| 41 | Terry | 156 |
| 42 | Angela | 151 |
| 43 | Laura | 148 |
| 44 | Beverly | 147 |
| 44 | Judith | 147 |
| 46 | Kim | 145 |
| 47 | Joan | 141 |
| 48 | Rebecca | 140 |
| 49 | Katherine | 135 |
| 50 | Rose | 134 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,793 |
| 2 | John | 1,501 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,477 |
| 4 | James | 1,421 |
| 5 | William | 1,274 |
| 6 | David | 1,257 |
| 7 | Charles | 826 |
| 8 | Richard | 800 |
| 9 | Mark | 774 |
| 10 | Thomas | 770 |
| 11 | Joseph | 644 |
| 12 | Donald | 540 |
| 13 | Steven | 513 |
| 14 | Ronald | 489 |
| 15 | Gary | 450 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 450 |
| 17 | Kevin | 419 |
| 18 | Paul | 417 |
| 19 | George | 411 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 387 |
| 21 | Timothy | 362 |
| 22 | Stephen | 355 |
| 23 | Edward | 334 |
| 24 | Gregory | 328 |
| 25 | Daniel | 324 |
| 26 | Brian | 320 |
| 27 | Anthony | 316 |
| 28 | Larry | 296 |
| 29 | Douglas | 253 |
| 30 | Bruce | 248 |
| 31 | Dennis | 240 |
| 32 | Keith | 237 |
| 33 | Wayne | 236 |
| 34 | Raymond | 205 |
| 35 | Lawrence | 185 |
| 36 | Terry | 170 |
| 37 | Frank | 165 |
| 38 | Jerry | 151 |
| 39 | Scott | 150 |
| 40 | Christopher | 147 |
| 41 | Carl | 143 |
| 42 | Walter | 141 |
| 43 | Patrick | 140 |
| 44 | Eric | 137 |
| 45 | Howard | 126 |
| 46 | Glenn | 125 |
| 47 | Peter | 117 |
| 48 | Dale | 116 |
| 49 | Harry | 115 |
| 49 | Randy | 115 |