Top baby names in Maryland, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 848 |
| 2 | Karen | 717 |
| 3 | Donna | 657 |
| 4 | Lisa | 624 |
| 5 | Linda | 616 |
| 6 | Susan | 615 |
| 7 | Patricia | 537 |
| 8 | Sharon | 528 |
| 9 | Brenda | 506 |
| 10 | Barbara | 497 |
| 11 | Deborah | 495 |
| 12 | Sandra | 423 |
| 13 | Kimberly | 402 |
| 13 | Robin | 402 |
| 15 | Pamela | 369 |
| 16 | Cheryl | 365 |
| 17 | Cynthia | 364 |
| 18 | Teresa | 354 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 315 |
| 20 | Denise | 299 |
| 21 | Carol | 296 |
| 22 | Nancy | 283 |
| 23 | Kathleen | 268 |
| 24 | Kathy | 267 |
| 25 | Diane | 263 |
| 26 | Debra | 252 |
| 27 | Laura | 244 |
| 28 | Theresa | 236 |
| 29 | Jacqueline | 224 |
| 30 | Janet | 219 |
| 30 | Michelle | 219 |
| 32 | Angela | 212 |
| 32 | Debbie | 212 |
| 34 | Dawn | 211 |
| 35 | Lori | 209 |
| 35 | Margaret | 209 |
| 37 | Tammy | 206 |
| 38 | Michele | 200 |
| 39 | Kim | 190 |
| 40 | Darlene | 186 |
| 40 | Wanda | 186 |
| 42 | Tina | 180 |
| 43 | Cindy | 179 |
| 44 | Carolyn | 174 |
| 45 | Bonnie | 171 |
| 45 | Valerie | 171 |
| 47 | Joyce | 162 |
| 48 | Terri | 161 |
| 49 | Catherine | 158 |
| 50 | Julie | 150 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,589 |
| 2 | John | 1,584 |
| 3 | David | 1,438 |
| 4 | James | 1,310 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,308 |
| 6 | William | 1,111 |
| 7 | Mark | 929 |
| 8 | Charles | 729 |
| 9 | Richard | 710 |
| 10 | Joseph | 649 |
| 11 | Thomas | 610 |
| 12 | Kevin | 558 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 533 |
| 14 | Steven | 481 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 467 |
| 16 | Timothy | 444 |
| 17 | Donald | 430 |
| 18 | Brian | 420 |
| 19 | Anthony | 402 |
| 20 | Paul | 401 |
| 21 | Gary | 398 |
| 22 | Ronald | 355 |
| 23 | George | 347 |
| 24 | Daniel | 339 |
| 25 | Gregory | 337 |
| 26 | Edward | 316 |
| 27 | Christopher | 293 |
| 28 | Stephen | 292 |
| 29 | Douglas | 244 |
| 30 | Eric | 237 |
| 30 | Keith | 237 |
| 32 | Scott | 227 |
| 33 | Larry | 216 |
| 34 | Wayne | 210 |
| 35 | Bruce | 194 |
| 36 | Frank | 181 |
| 37 | Raymond | 176 |
| 38 | Patrick | 168 |
| 39 | Dennis | 164 |
| 40 | Craig | 158 |
| 41 | Barry | 146 |
| 42 | Terry | 140 |
| 43 | Andrew | 134 |
| 44 | Glenn | 133 |
| 44 | Walter | 133 |
| 46 | Dale | 132 |
| 47 | Carl | 129 |
| 48 | Alan | 126 |
| 48 | Lawrence | 126 |
| 50 | Rodney | 123 |