Top baby names in Maryland, 1958
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,012 |
| 2 | Deborah | 821 |
| 3 | Karen | 743 |
| 4 | Patricia | 735 |
| 5 | Susan | 730 |
| 6 | Linda | 687 |
| 7 | Barbara | 587 |
| 8 | Sharon | 574 |
| 9 | Donna | 516 |
| 10 | Cynthia | 498 |
| 11 | Cheryl | 474 |
| 12 | Debra | 441 |
| 13 | Brenda | 407 |
| 14 | Pamela | 374 |
| 15 | Carol | 361 |
| 16 | Nancy | 353 |
| 17 | Kathy | 347 |
| 18 | Sandra | 346 |
| 19 | Denise | 337 |
| 20 | Robin | 334 |
| 21 | Diane | 327 |
| 22 | Darlene | 301 |
| 23 | Kathleen | 299 |
| 24 | Theresa | 291 |
| 25 | Lisa | 271 |
| 26 | Margaret | 260 |
| 27 | Debbie | 251 |
| 28 | Elizabeth | 248 |
| 29 | Teresa | 239 |
| 30 | Janet | 234 |
| 31 | Catherine | 213 |
| 32 | Carolyn | 204 |
| 33 | Joyce | 198 |
| 34 | Valerie | 195 |
| 35 | Cindy | 190 |
| 36 | Bonnie | 189 |
| 37 | Laura | 179 |
| 38 | Wanda | 177 |
| 39 | Terry | 172 |
| 40 | Kimberly | 170 |
| 41 | Shirley | 164 |
| 42 | Dawn | 160 |
| 42 | Julie | 160 |
| 44 | Diana | 159 |
| 45 | Terri | 158 |
| 46 | Kim | 154 |
| 47 | Janice | 150 |
| 48 | Betty | 142 |
| 48 | Sheila | 142 |
| 50 | Gail | 141 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,739 |
| 2 | John | 1,434 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,397 |
| 4 | James | 1,345 |
| 5 | David | 1,340 |
| 6 | William | 1,152 |
| 7 | Richard | 847 |
| 8 | Charles | 811 |
| 9 | Mark | 792 |
| 10 | Joseph | 753 |
| 11 | Thomas | 691 |
| 12 | Steven | 472 |
| 13 | Donald | 462 |
| 14 | Timothy | 457 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 448 |
| 16 | Kevin | 431 |
| 17 | Ronald | 426 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 406 |
| 19 | Gary | 393 |
| 20 | George | 365 |
| 21 | Paul | 358 |
| 22 | Anthony | 349 |
| 22 | Stephen | 349 |
| 24 | Edward | 345 |
| 25 | Gregory | 331 |
| 26 | Brian | 308 |
| 27 | Daniel | 285 |
| 28 | Larry | 273 |
| 29 | Wayne | 248 |
| 30 | Keith | 231 |
| 31 | Bruce | 222 |
| 32 | Christopher | 208 |
| 32 | Douglas | 208 |
| 34 | Raymond | 199 |
| 35 | Dennis | 187 |
| 36 | Frank | 175 |
| 37 | Ricky | 171 |
| 38 | Scott | 170 |
| 39 | Lawrence | 169 |
| 40 | Eric | 164 |
| 40 | Patrick | 164 |
| 42 | Walter | 152 |
| 43 | Carl | 150 |
| 44 | Terry | 148 |
| 45 | Harry | 129 |
| 46 | Dale | 127 |
| 47 | Randy | 121 |
| 47 | Rodney | 121 |
| 49 | Martin | 118 |
| 50 | Jerry | 114 |