State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 1975 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 38,386 Maryland births in 1975 across 911 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

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

#91Antoineoutside the national top 200
#93Danteoutside the national top 200
#95Earloutside the national top 200
#97Harryoutside the national top 200
#87Jermaine#176 nationally
#98Reginald#162 nationally
#53Damon#114 nationally
#62Andre#123 nationally
#83Lauren#144 nationally
#85Tyrone#146 nationally
#60Wayne#120 nationally
#58Tracey#117 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer905US #1
#2Amy426US #2
#3Kimberly374US #7
#4Heather372US #3
#5Angela351US #5
#6Michelle334US #6
#7Melissa328US #4
#8Christina265US #12
#9Nicole265US #10
#10Lisa254US #8
#11Kelly244US #16
#12Dawn220US #23
#13Stephanie210US #9
#14Jessica189US #13
#15Rebecca185US #11
#16Laura176US #20
#17Karen172US #27
#18Elizabeth168US #15
#19Christine165US #22
#20Mary165US #19
#21Amanda149US #14
#22Shannon145US #21
#23Tracy142US #24
#24Stacey133US #44
#25Julie132US #18
#26Carrie129US #29
#27Danielle129US #42
#28Tammy126US #31
#29Tina123US #35
#30Stacy120US #34
#31Michele118US #56
#32Wendy114US #33
#33Patricia113US #36
#34Erin111US #38
#35Andrea110US #28
#36Crystal107US #43
#37Tiffany106US #37
#38Rachel104US #26
#39Tanya103US #50
#40April102US #25
#41Susan100US #32
#42Sarah96US #17
#43Melanie93US #52
#44Tara91US #41
#45Katherine88US #58
#46Robin87US #65
#47Cynthia83US #40
#48Lori82US #39
#49Tonya82US #45
#50Kathleen78US #80
#51Deborah77US #86
#52Emily77US #48
#53Catherine76US #73
#54Dana76US #62
#55Theresa76US #78
#56Jill74US #46
#57Megan74US #69
#58Tracey74US #117
#59Denise73US #64
#60Holly72US #55
#61Sandra72US #51
#62Margaret71US #98
#63Kristen69US #60
#64Sharon69US #75
#65Sherry64US #95
#66Brandy63US #57
#67Kristin62US #74
#68Erica60US #63
#69Leslie60US #71
#70Maria60US #30
#71Monica59US #49
#72Pamela59US #70
#73Kathryn57US #99
#74Teresa57US #61
#75Allison55US #89
#76Barbara53US #83
#77Jacqueline53US #90
#78Kristina52US #103
#79Nancy52US #82
#80Rhonda52US #93
#81Alicia51US #76
#82Christy51US #53
#83Lauren51US #144
#84Cheryl49US #97
#85Beth48US #120
#86Victoria48US #105
#87Christie47US #96
#88Courtney47US #102
#89Linda47US #81
#90Valerie47US #92
#91Jamie45US #68
#92Renee45US #87
#93Donna44US #85
#94Anna43US #79
#95Colleen43US #133
#96Melinda43US #91
#97Natalie43US #110
#98Joy42US #123
#99Laurie42US #125
#100Amber41US #59

Boys

#1Michael1,171US #1
#2Christopher704US #3
#3Jason665US #2
#4David655US #5
#5James640US #4
#6Robert612US #6
#7John592US #7
#8Brian546US #8
#9William520US #10
#10Matthew403US #9
#11Joseph381US #12
#12Daniel346US #11
#13Kevin335US #15
#14Thomas327US #20
#15Richard321US #16
#16Charles317US #25
#17Jeffrey307US #14
#18Steven287US #18
#19Eric280US #13
#20Timothy269US #22
#21Mark267US #19
#22Scott251US #17
#23Anthony242US #21
#24Shawn210US #31
#25Gregory209US #33
#26Paul205US #29
#27Andrew192US #28
#28Stephen165US #34
#29Donald162US #42
#30Joshua160US #26
#31Ryan158US #23
#32Kenneth156US #35
#33Ronald155US #46
#34Sean146US #40
#35Jonathan145US #30
#36Adam140US #38
#37George138US #53
#38Keith136US #49
#39Edward134US #41
#40Benjamin121US #36
#41Patrick121US #39
#42Jeremy106US #24
#43Raymond106US #63
#44Todd105US #43
#45Aaron104US #32
#46Bryan104US #47
#47Gary97US #50
#48Chad94US #27
#49Larry94US #56
#50Douglas88US #55
#51Justin88US #37
#52Dennis86US #59
#53Damon84US #114
#54Brandon80US #44
#55Craig76US #58
#56Shane76US #57
#57Frank73US #66
#58Peter73US #54
#59Troy73US #69
#60Wayne69US #120
#61Bradley68US #52
#62Andre64US #123
#63Walter61US #112
#64Rodney57US #76
#65Philip56US #85
#66Terry55US #67
#67Samuel54US #61
#68Antonio53US #77
#69Lawrence53US #110
#70Phillip53US #72
#71Russell53US #82
#72Derrick52US #90
#73Jamie51US #62
#74Jerry51US #65
#75Nathan51US #45
#76Marcus50US #68
#77Carl49US #91
#78Corey48US #71
#79Tony46US #80
#80Jesse45US #64
#81Marc45US #89
#82Nicholas45US #81
#83Derek44US #83
#84Roger43US #97
#85Tyrone43US #146
#86Christian41US #103
#87Jermaine41US #176
#88Nathaniel41US #131
#89Alan40US #115
#90Albert40US #129
#91Antoine40
#92Brad39US #98
#93Dante38
#94Ian38US #144
#95Earl37
#96Gerald37US #108
#97Harry37
#98Reginald37US #162
#99Bruce36US #140
#100Curtis36US #113

On the move since 1974

Rising

↑35Amanda#21
↑23Emily#52
↑23Terry#66
↑19Megan#57
↑19Rhonda#80
↑17Tony#79
↑15Erin#34
↑15Andrea#35

Falling

↓42Donna#93
↓39Kristen#63
↓30Melinda#96
↓23Renee#92
↓22Teresa#74
↓20Curtis#100
↓18Pamela#72
↓17Sandra#61

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1974 rankings.