State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 1979 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 42,138 Maryland births in 1979 across 983 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

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

#82Traceyoutside the national top 200
#88Tiaoutside the national top 200
#92Lakishaoutside the national top 200
#95Dominicoutside the national top 200
#96Donteoutside the national top 200
#98Melvinoutside the national top 200
#83Tyrone#176 nationally
#92Eugene#182 nationally
#93Jermaine#180 nationally
#69Wayne#149 nationally
#87Damon#166 nationally
#91Angel#164 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer932US #1
#2Melissa484US #2
#3Jessica446US #4
#4Amanda374US #3
#5Christina367US #14
#6Nicole348US #9
#7Kimberly321US #12
#8Heather311US #7
#9Kelly308US #16
#10Amy297US #5
#11Angela292US #8
#12Lisa278US #13
#13Sarah274US #6
#14Michelle260US #10
#15Stephanie244US #15
#16Elizabeth232US #11
#17Shannon226US #25
#18Rebecca219US #17
#19Laura212US #20
#20Crystal207US #18
#21Erin204US #21
#22Danielle170US #33
#23Mary170US #24
#24Jamie166US #19
#25Tiffany162US #28
#26Lauren155US #45
#27Megan151US #31
#28Rachel144US #27
#29Christine142US #35
#30April139US #23
#31Katherine136US #36
#32Erica134US #32
#33Karen131US #46
#34Julie125US #29
#35Andrea120US #26
#36Dawn115US #57
#37Carrie114US #41
#38Kathryn110US #50
#39Emily108US #34
#40Stacey107US #60
#41Tara99US #38
#42Amber97US #22
#43Kathleen91US #84
#44Susan89US #51
#45Sara88US #30
#46Melanie85US #53
#47Stacy84US #43
#48Kristy83US #56
#49Jaime81US #97
#50Tammy81US #79
#51Patricia79US #44
#52Brandy77US #39
#53Catherine75US #78
#54Monica73US #40
#55Holly72US #48
#56Kristen72US #62
#57Dana71US #54
#58Kristin71US #73
#59Cynthia70US #55
#60Tina70US #58
#61Tracy69US #49
#62Katie68US #63
#63Jacqueline67US #80
#64Michele66US #105
#65Natalie65US #68
#66Wendy64US #64
#67Lori62US #69
#68Tonya62US #86
#69Courtney61US #71
#70Robin60US #95
#71Theresa59US #100
#72Alicia58US #47
#73Jill58US #52
#74Kristina58US #74
#75Pamela58US #90
#76Cheryl55US #94
#77Brandi54US #61
#78Monique54US #141
#79Samantha53US #66
#80Valerie53US #89
#81Katrina52US #99
#82Tracey52
#83Alison51US #102
#84Maria51US #37
#85Teresa51US #87
#86Allison50US #70
#87Julia50US #122
#88Tia50
#89Anna49US #59
#90Renee48US #101
#91Angel47US #164
#92Lakisha47
#93Leslie46US #65
#94Margaret46US #108
#95Nichole46US #103
#96Christy45US #72
#97Lindsay45US #88
#98Tamara45US #104
#99Tanya45US #93
#100Kara44US #125

Boys

#1Michael1,141US #1
#2Christopher813US #2
#3Jason745US #3
#4David702US #4
#5James679US #5
#6John632US #7
#7Robert620US #8
#8Matthew507US #6
#9Brian506US #10
#10William490US #13
#11Joseph474US #11
#12Daniel410US #12
#13Timothy329US #18
#14Kevin321US #19
#15Thomas316US #26
#16Charles310US #28
#17Joshua308US #9
#18Eric299US #17
#19Andrew279US #20
#20Richard268US #25
#21Ryan265US #14
#22Anthony252US #21
#23Steven249US #27
#24Nicholas246US #15
#25Jeffrey244US #24
#26Mark234US #30
#27Scott215US #29
#28Justin199US #22
#29Stephen199US #40
#30Jonathan195US #31
#31Jeremy192US #16
#32Paul192US #34
#33Kenneth187US #41
#34Gregory184US #42
#35Adam183US #23
#36Aaron168US #32
#37Patrick167US #39
#38Donald151US #51
#39Sean145US #49
#40Edward139US #48
#41George139US #57
#42Benjamin136US #33
#43Shawn134US #43
#44Keith129US #52
#45Gary121US #59
#46Bryan119US #46
#47Travis114US #36
#48Ronald113US #54
#49Brandon110US #35
#50Bradley104US #47
#51Antonio92US #79
#52Nathan90US #37
#53Peter89US #53
#54Douglas88US #58
#55Todd88US #60
#56Raymond86US #70
#57Dennis80US #75
#58Shane78US #67
#59Jesse77US #50
#60Chad76US #38
#61Samuel76US #55
#62Erik72US #66
#63Corey69US #63
#64Larry68US #69
#65Shaun68US #64
#66Derrick66US #80
#67Craig64US #77
#68Troy64US #99
#69Wayne63US #149
#70Phillip60US #68
#71Rodney59US #117
#72Jacob57US #45
#73Zachary55US #74
#74Carl53US #100
#75Philip53US #83
#76Alexander51US #94
#77Derek50US #72
#78Lawrence50US #122
#79Marcus50US #76
#80Russell50US #92
#81Curtis49US #91
#82Frank49US #78
#83Tyrone49US #176
#84Vincent49US #109
#85Walter48US #128
#86Andre46US #141
#87Damon46US #166
#88Jerry46US #85
#89Maurice46US #160
#90Nathaniel46US #95
#91Terry45US #96
#92Eugene43US #182
#93Jermaine43US #180
#94Cory42US #82
#95Dominic42
#96Donte42
#97Ian42US #107
#98Melvin41
#99Reginald41US #157
#100Gerald40US #143

On the move since 1978

Rising

↑31Natalie#65
↑27Erik#62
↑25Rodney#71
↑23Jacqueline#63
↑22Pamela#75
↑20Amber#42
↑19Carl#74
↑18Kathryn#38

Falling

↓30Teresa#85
↓23Tina#60
↓22Andre#86
↓21Michele#64
↓21Allison#86
↓21Nathaniel#90
↓18Shaun#65
↓13Wendy#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1978 rankings.