Top baby names in Maryland, 1970
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimberly | 743 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 724 |
| 2 | Lisa | 724 |
| 4 | Michelle | 499 |
| 5 | Melissa | 422 |
| 6 | Karen | 394 |
| 7 | Mary | 372 |
| 8 | Dawn | 361 |
| 9 | Tammy | 348 |
| 10 | Amy | 347 |
| 11 | Angela | 324 |
| 12 | Kelly | 308 |
| 13 | Laura | 300 |
| 14 | Tracy | 298 |
| 15 | Susan | 296 |
| 16 | Christine | 276 |
| 17 | Heather | 275 |
| 18 | Patricia | 263 |
| 19 | Michele | 262 |
| 20 | Pamela | 253 |
| 21 | Tina | 251 |
| 22 | Stephanie | 240 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 237 |
| 24 | Nicole | 233 |
| 25 | Donna | 222 |
| 26 | Deborah | 208 |
| 27 | Cynthia | 206 |
| 28 | Julie | 205 |
| 29 | Christina | 204 |
| 30 | Lori | 200 |
| 30 | Stacey | 200 |
| 32 | Shannon | 180 |
| 32 | Wendy | 180 |
| 34 | Tracey | 177 |
| 35 | Rebecca | 169 |
| 36 | Sharon | 158 |
| 37 | Tonya | 156 |
| 38 | Sandra | 153 |
| 39 | Barbara | 151 |
| 40 | Linda | 150 |
| 41 | Denise | 147 |
| 42 | Teresa | 146 |
| 43 | Cheryl | 144 |
| 44 | Catherine | 140 |
| 44 | Robin | 140 |
| 46 | Sherry | 138 |
| 47 | Stacy | 137 |
| 48 | Theresa | 130 |
| 49 | Kathleen | 128 |
| 50 | Rhonda | 124 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,492 |
| 2 | David | 1,111 |
| 3 | John | 1,105 |
| 4 | James | 1,079 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,059 |
| 6 | William | 920 |
| 7 | Christopher | 664 |
| 8 | Brian | 606 |
| 9 | Charles | 559 |
| 10 | Richard | 541 |
| 11 | Thomas | 528 |
| 12 | Kevin | 523 |
| 13 | Joseph | 511 |
| 14 | Jeffrey | 491 |
| 14 | Mark | 491 |
| 16 | Steven | 459 |
| 17 | Eric | 453 |
| 18 | Timothy | 415 |
| 19 | Scott | 380 |
| 20 | Paul | 367 |
| 21 | Matthew | 360 |
| 22 | Kenneth | 338 |
| 23 | Daniel | 336 |
| 24 | Anthony | 319 |
| 25 | Gregory | 298 |
| 26 | Ronald | 293 |
| 27 | Stephen | 280 |
| 28 | Jason | 274 |
| 29 | Edward | 232 |
| 29 | George | 232 |
| 31 | Donald | 220 |
| 32 | Sean | 218 |
| 33 | Shawn | 206 |
| 34 | Keith | 205 |
| 35 | Andrew | 198 |
| 35 | Craig | 198 |
| 37 | Patrick | 183 |
| 38 | Todd | 174 |
| 39 | Gary | 170 |
| 40 | Douglas | 168 |
| 41 | Troy | 167 |
| 42 | Raymond | 147 |
| 43 | Wayne | 133 |
| 44 | Jonathan | 132 |
| 45 | Larry | 128 |
| 46 | Frank | 123 |
| 47 | Bryan | 122 |
| 48 | Dennis | 118 |
| 49 | Rodney | 117 |
| 50 | Lawrence | 105 |