State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 1973 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 40,324 Maryland births in 1973 across 913 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Maryland more than they say America.

#84Bernardoutside the national top 200
#69Dwayne#167 nationally
#91Jerome#164 nationally
#63Andre#132 nationally
#96Maurice#165 nationally
#76Eugene#144 nationally
#61Damon#125 nationally
#89Angel#152 nationally
#41Tracey#102 nationally
#66Jermaine#127 nationally
#82Megan#141 nationally
#53Wayne#107 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer1,076US #1
#2Michelle417US #3
#3Amy406US #2
#4Kimberly406US #4
#5Lisa370US #5
#6Melissa339US #6
#7Heather298US #8
#8Nicole294US #11
#9Angela251US #7
#10Stephanie251US #9
#11Dawn246US #21
#12Kelly226US #18
#13Rebecca226US #10
#14Karen224US #23
#15Mary223US #14
#16Christina216US #16
#17Tammy196US #15
#18Laura190US #19
#19Christine186US #17
#20Elizabeth177US #13
#21Julie171US #12
#22Susan152US #25
#23Tracy148US #20
#24Shannon146US #22
#25Stacey138US #41
#26Tina138US #24
#27Michele137US #44
#28Danielle136US #49
#29Patricia130US #27
#30Stacy128US #32
#31Jessica119US #34
#32April117US #33
#33Donna114US #55
#34Cynthia111US #26
#35Wendy110US #29
#36Kathleen105US #68
#37Deborah104US #56
#38Tanya103US #50
#39Tonya100US #36
#40Catherine99US #67
#41Tracey99US #102
#42Dana98US #59
#43Carrie97US #46
#44Denise97US #38
#45Melanie97US #43
#46Tara97US #37
#47Andrea96US #30
#48Robin96US #60
#49Sandra92US #39
#50Tiffany92US #52
#51Pamela91US #47
#52Theresa89US #69
#53Lori88US #28
#54Kristen84US #58
#55Rachel81US #42
#56Sherry81US #76
#57Teresa81US #45
#58Crystal80US #48
#59Linda80US #61
#60Barbara76US #63
#61Brenda76US #53
#62Holly76US #54
#63Renee74US #80
#64Cheryl71US #74
#65Monica70US #40
#66Rhonda69US #70
#67Sarah69US #35
#68Erin66US #79
#69Margaret66US #94
#70Sharon66US #57
#71Kristin65US #78
#72Katherine63US #64
#73Leslie62US #75
#74Katina59US #120
#75Katrina59US #118
#76Melinda58US #72
#77Jacqueline57US #88
#78Paula55US #87
#79Suzanne55US #98
#80Jill54US #62
#81Maria53US #31
#82Megan53US #141
#83Tamara53US #66
#84Emily51US #99
#85Bridget50US #112
#86Kathryn50US #107
#87Amanda49US #51
#88Allison48US #105
#89Angel48US #152
#90Gina48US #83
#91Ann47US #93
#92Beth47US #117
#93Yolanda47US #113
#94Cindy46US #92
#95Colleen46US #125
#96Diane46US #115
#97Anne45US #122
#98Erica45US #81
#99Kristina45US #97
#100Shelly45US #104

Boys

#1Michael1,159US #1
#2Christopher755US #2
#3James745US #4
#4John733US #6
#5David688US #5
#6Brian659US #8
#7Robert653US #7
#8William573US #9
#9Jason497US #3
#10Matthew399US #10
#11Charles391US #23
#12Joseph385US #12
#13Kevin375US #14
#14Richard362US #16
#15Daniel343US #11
#16Thomas332US #19
#17Eric322US #13
#18Jeffrey307US #17
#19Mark297US #15
#20Steven269US #20
#21Anthony251US #21
#22Scott250US #18
#23Timothy245US #22
#24Gregory224US #26
#25Paul222US #24
#26Shawn206US #27
#27Kenneth199US #28
#28Andrew193US #29
#29Stephen191US #32
#30Keith183US #41
#31Ronald181US #40
#32Sean177US #36
#33Edward156US #39
#34George151US #46
#35Donald143US #38
#36Patrick136US #37
#37Ryan132US #30
#38Jonathan126US #31
#39Douglas120US #47
#40Todd120US #35
#41Craig117US #48
#42Gary115US #44
#43Bryan112US #43
#44Joshua110US #42
#45Aaron106US #34
#46Adam102US #45
#47Larry99US #50
#48Raymond98US #60
#49Chad89US #25
#50Jeremy83US #33
#51Troy83US #59
#52Justin72US #51
#53Wayne72US #107
#54Benjamin71US #55
#55Rodney68US #68
#56Dennis67US #56
#57Brandon65US #58
#58Lawrence65US #104
#59Jerry63US #57
#60Walter62US #101
#61Damon61US #125
#62Shane59US #54
#63Andre57US #132
#64Marc57US #81
#65Phillip57US #71
#66Jermaine56US #127
#67Frank55US #61
#68Samuel55US #66
#69Dwayne54US #167
#70Nicholas54US #85
#71Terry54US #65
#72Marcus53US #72
#73Derek52US #69
#74Henry52US #111
#75Philip52US #91
#76Eugene51US #144
#77Frederick50US #120
#78Albert49US #112
#79Peter49US #52
#80Roger49US #84
#81Russell49US #77
#82Carl48US #90
#83Louis47US #135
#84Bernard46
#85Nathan46US #63
#86Vincent46US #99
#87Bradley45US #62
#88Derrick45US #87
#89Antonio44US #92
#90Erik43US #86
#91Jerome43US #164
#92Christian42US #97
#93Curtis40US #98
#94Dale40US #141
#95Glenn40US #146
#96Maurice40US #165
#97Bruce39US #134
#98Carlos39US #74
#99Ernest39US #149
#100Martin39US #108

On the move since 1972

Rising

↑43Kristen#54
↑33Danielle#28
↑32Erin#68
↑32Justin#52
↑32Phillip#65
↑31Jessica#31
↑28Carrie#43
↑23Tracey#41

Falling

↓26Antonio#89
↓26Erik#90
↓25Sharon#70
↓25Peter#79
↓25Carl#82
↓21Erica#98
↓20Russell#81
↓20Christian#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1972 rankings.