Top baby names in Maryland, 1973
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,076 |
| 2 | Michelle | 417 |
| 3 | Amy | 406 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 406 |
| 5 | Lisa | 370 |
| 6 | Melissa | 339 |
| 7 | Heather | 298 |
| 8 | Nicole | 294 |
| 9 | Angela | 251 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 251 |
| 11 | Dawn | 246 |
| 12 | Kelly | 226 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 226 |
| 14 | Karen | 224 |
| 15 | Mary | 223 |
| 16 | Christina | 217 |
| 17 | Tammy | 196 |
| 18 | Laura | 190 |
| 19 | Christine | 186 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 177 |
| 21 | Julie | 171 |
| 22 | Susan | 152 |
| 23 | Tracy | 148 |
| 24 | Shannon | 146 |
| 25 | Stacey | 138 |
| 25 | Tina | 138 |
| 27 | Michele | 137 |
| 28 | Danielle | 136 |
| 29 | Patricia | 130 |
| 30 | Stacy | 128 |
| 31 | Jessica | 119 |
| 32 | April | 117 |
| 33 | Donna | 114 |
| 34 | Cynthia | 111 |
| 35 | Wendy | 110 |
| 36 | Deborah | 105 |
| 36 | Kathleen | 105 |
| 38 | Tanya | 103 |
| 39 | Tonya | 100 |
| 40 | Catherine | 99 |
| 40 | Tracey | 99 |
| 42 | Dana | 98 |
| 43 | Carrie | 97 |
| 43 | Denise | 97 |
| 43 | Melanie | 97 |
| 43 | Tara | 97 |
| 47 | Andrea | 96 |
| 47 | Robin | 96 |
| 49 | Sandra | 92 |
| 49 | Tiffany | 92 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,158 |
| 2 | Christopher | 755 |
| 3 | James | 746 |
| 4 | John | 733 |
| 5 | David | 687 |
| 6 | Brian | 659 |
| 7 | Robert | 653 |
| 8 | William | 573 |
| 9 | Jason | 497 |
| 10 | Matthew | 399 |
| 11 | Charles | 391 |
| 12 | Joseph | 385 |
| 13 | Kevin | 375 |
| 14 | Richard | 362 |
| 15 | Daniel | 343 |
| 16 | Thomas | 331 |
| 17 | Eric | 322 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 307 |
| 19 | Mark | 297 |
| 20 | Steven | 269 |
| 21 | Anthony | 251 |
| 22 | Scott | 250 |
| 23 | Timothy | 246 |
| 24 | Gregory | 224 |
| 25 | Paul | 222 |
| 26 | Shawn | 206 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 199 |
| 28 | Andrew | 193 |
| 29 | Stephen | 190 |
| 30 | Keith | 183 |
| 31 | Ronald | 181 |
| 32 | Sean | 176 |
| 33 | Edward | 156 |
| 34 | George | 151 |
| 35 | Donald | 143 |
| 36 | Patrick | 136 |
| 37 | Ryan | 132 |
| 38 | Jonathan | 126 |
| 39 | Douglas | 120 |
| 39 | Todd | 120 |
| 41 | Craig | 117 |
| 42 | Gary | 115 |
| 43 | Bryan | 112 |
| 44 | Joshua | 110 |
| 45 | Aaron | 106 |
| 46 | Adam | 102 |
| 47 | Larry | 99 |
| 48 | Raymond | 96 |
| 49 | Chad | 89 |
| 50 | Jeremy | 83 |