State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 1989 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 59,795 Maryland births in 1989 across 1,267 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

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

#59Unknownoutside the national top 200
#63Unknownoutside the national top 200
#87Tiaraoutside the national top 200
#90Mauriceoutside the national top 200
#95Davonoutside the national top 200
#98Jamaloutside the national top 200
#100Terrelloutside the national top 200
#85Colleen#159 nationally
#83Sierra#155 nationally
#73Candice#134 nationally
#85Brendan#145 nationally
#91Russell#136 nationally

Girls

#1Ashley963US #2
#2Brittany904US #3
#3Jessica829US #1
#4Amanda706US #4
#5Sarah572US #5
#6Lauren493US #9
#7Samantha456US #6
#8Jennifer442US #7
#9Megan435US #11
#10Stephanie404US #8
#11Emily367US #13
#12Elizabeth360US #10
#13Nicole345US #12
#14Rachel335US #18
#15Heather319US #15
#16Danielle312US #17
#17Tiffany296US #16
#18Amber294US #14
#19Christina284US #23
#20Kelly266US #37
#21Courtney262US #21
#22Melissa260US #19
#23Rebecca252US #24
#24Laura240US #25
#25Katherine239US #26
#26Jasmine232US #30
#27Michelle217US #22
#28Sara210US #29
#29Kimberly208US #28
#30Erin205US #40
#31Caitlin177US #49
#32Kristen175US #36
#33Alexandra173US #43
#34Amy172US #35
#35Brittney172US #41
#36Shannon171US #61
#37Mary168US #38
#38Erica167US #34
#39Chelsea166US #27
#40Kelsey157US #31
#41Victoria154US #44
#42Allison153US #46
#43Angela149US #47
#44Crystal145US #32
#45Kathryn144US #58
#46Katie135US #45
#47Kayla132US #20
#48Kristin126US #60
#49Lindsey125US #48
#50Christine121US #59
#51Lindsay120US #63
#52Hannah118US #42
#53Catherine116US #67
#54Lisa116US #55
#55Anna114US #51
#56Jamie113US #52
#57Meghan112US #80
#58Andrea108US #39
#59Unknown100
#60Alicia99US #53
#61Kathleen98US #90
#62Morgan98US #69
#63April96US #66
#64Jenna92US #71
#65Brooke89US #74
#66Jacqueline89US #64
#67Kaitlyn89US #95
#68Maria89US #56
#69Kristina88US #65
#70Katelyn84US #76
#71Melanie84US #88
#72Alyssa82US #33
#73Candice81US #134
#74Tara81US #70
#75Kiara79US #115
#76Margaret78US #97
#77Julie77US #78
#78Whitney77US #57
#79Patricia76US #89
#80Natalie75US #62
#81Casey74US #103
#82Julia74US #96
#83Sierra73US #155
#84Holly71US #79
#85Colleen69US #159
#86Jordan68US #72
#87Tiara68
#88Rachael67US #109
#89Leah65US #83
#90Abigail64US #94
#91Erika64US #73
#92Kara64US #101
#93Britney61US #118
#94Caroline61US #113
#95Krystal61US #82
#96Gabrielle60US #112
#97Kaitlin60US #100
#98Cassandra59US #54
#99Molly59US #93
#100Bethany58US #102

Boys

#1Michael1,343US #1
#2Christopher1,062US #2
#3Matthew901US #3
#4Joshua761US #4
#5David720US #5
#6James715US #9
#7John668US #12
#8Robert657US #10
#9Andrew652US #7
#10Daniel616US #6
#11Justin614US #8
#12Joseph580US #11
#13William548US #15
#14Kevin544US #19
#15Ryan535US #13
#16Nicholas508US #14
#17Brandon488US #18
#18Brian411US #24
#19Thomas403US #23
#20Anthony388US #16
#21Jonathan383US #17
#22Timothy378US #28
#23Eric346US #21
#24Charles335US #36
#25Steven333US #22
#26Zachary323US #25
#27Kyle316US #20
#28Benjamin311US #29
#29Alexander301US #32
#30Sean289US #39
#31Adam288US #27
#32Patrick280US #38
#33Stephen263US #40
#34Richard258US #33
#35Mark254US #42
#36Jeffrey252US #37
#37Gregory243US #52
#38Jason217US #35
#39Aaron214US #31
#40Tyler213US #30
#41Paul204US #49
#42Samuel193US #47
#43Kenneth192US #53
#44Bryan182US #56
#45Travis182US #41
#46Corey174US #55
#47Jacob170US #26
#48Scott170US #51
#49Jeremy169US #34
#50Shawn142US #65
#51Jordan141US #44
#52Marcus134US #67
#53Keith133US #70
#54Bradley130US #58
#55Jesse128US #50
#56Dustin126US #48
#57Edward126US #62
#58Nathan125US #43
#59Ronald121US #85
#60Derek116US #54
#61Donald116US #82
#62George114US #79
#63Unknown110
#64Devin108US #96
#65Antonio99US #76
#66Ian98US #68
#67Gary93US #106
#68Cory90US #61
#69Vincent88US #80
#70Peter87US #66
#71Shane86US #71
#72Evan83US #69
#73Phillip82US #75
#74Douglas81US #92
#75Jared81US #57
#76Chad78US #74
#77Raymond78US #86
#78Philip77US #101
#79Cody76US #45
#80Nathaniel76US #84
#81Troy76US #124
#82Derrick75US #99
#83Christian72US #78
#84Craig72US #105
#85Brendan68US #145
#86Austin67US #59
#87Colin67US #126
#88Alex66US #60
#89Erik66US #95
#90Maurice63
#91Russell63US #136
#92Wesley63US #98
#93Andre61US #134
#94Brent60US #118
#95Davon60
#96Dennis59US #123
#97Brett58US #81
#98Jamal57
#99Cameron56US #64
#100Terrell56

On the move since 1988

Rising

↑25Kelsey#40
↑25Morgan#62
↑19Melanie#71
↑19Margaret#76
↑16Alyssa#72
↑15Jasmine#26
↑14Jenna#64
↑14Colleen#85

Falling

↓27Brett#97
↓25Whitney#78
↓20Julie#77
↓20Julia#82
↓18Tiara#87
↓18Molly#99
↓18Bethany#100
↓17Caroline#94

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1988 rankings.