State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 2003 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 53,412 Maryland births in 2003 across 1,633 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

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

#87Aniyaoutside the national top 200
#94Corey#199 nationally
#99Malikoutside the national top 200
#75Kendall#156 nationally
#84Shawn#156 nationally
#91Jalen#155 nationally
#85Skylar#144 nationally
#89Brendan#141 nationally
#78Stephen#128 nationally
#77Kelly#125 nationally
#90George#138 nationally
#96Jeffrey#140 nationally

Girls

#1Emily429US #1
#2Madison369US #3
#3Emma364US #2
#4Kayla320US #16
#5Hannah299US #4
#6Olivia295US #5
#7Sarah279US #11
#8Abigail253US #6
#9Grace253US #13
#10Alexis244US #7
#11Ashley242US #8
#12Isabella223US #12
#13Taylor221US #19
#14Samantha218US #10
#15Alyssa216US #14
#16Sophia206US #20
#17Elizabeth204US #9
#18Sydney191US #25
#19Lauren189US #15
#20Brianna173US #17
#21Morgan168US #29
#22Jessica167US #18
#23Anna165US #21
#24Rachel163US #28
#25Victoria161US #22
#26Katherine155US #35
#27Julia153US #33
#28Jordan147US #48
#29Hailey146US #26
#30Natalie146US #23
#31Alexandra144US #38
#32Brooke143US #43
#33Megan143US #30
#34Destiny139US #37
#35Jasmine139US #27
#36Caroline134US #68
#37Mackenzie132US #45
#38Ava130US #39
#39Chloe129US #24
#40Rebecca128US #63
#41Faith123US #50
#42Kaitlyn120US #32
#43Allison119US #46
#44Gabrielle119US #66
#45Zoe118US #57
#46Haley111US #34
#47Kylie104US #52
#48Paige103US #47
#49Ella102US #44
#50Nicole101US #40
#51Makayla100US #51
#52Mary96US #59
#53Amanda95US #54
#54Mia95US #36
#55Jenna94US #55
#56Erin93US #80
#57Danielle92US #82
#58Savannah92US #41
#59Maya90US #84
#60Madeline88US #61
#61Jennifer87US #31
#62Autumn83US #75
#63Jada82US #79
#64Stephanie82US #49
#65Trinity82US #56
#66Catherine80US #106
#67Leah80US #81
#68Gabriella79US #77
#69Lillian79US #76
#70Katelyn77US #58
#71Michelle76US #62
#72Aaliyah75US #90
#73Sara75US #65
#74Amber74US #74
#75Kendall74US #156
#76Christina73US #109
#77Kelly73US #125
#78Maria73US #42
#79Molly73US #99
#80Riley73US #72
#81Kathryn72US #117
#82Kaylee72US #53
#83Ariana67US #85
#84Lily67US #69
#85Skylar67US #144
#86Courtney66US #103
#87Aniya64
#88Kennedy63US #122
#89Audrey62US #78
#90Kimberly62US #64
#91Angel60US #119
#92Arianna59US #86
#93Margaret59US #128
#94Madelyn58US #115
#95Mya57US #116
#96Briana56US #114
#97Sofia56US #97
#98Claire55US #92
#99Kelsey55US #130
#100Sierra55US #73

Boys

#1Joshua536US #3
#2Michael518US #2
#3Jacob492US #1
#4Ryan485US #13
#5Andrew435US #5
#6Nicholas424US #12
#7Matthew423US #4
#8Christopher402US #9
#9William402US #11
#10Joseph372US #6
#11Daniel370US #8
#12Tyler363US #15
#13John355US #17
#14James338US #18
#15Ethan332US #7
#16Anthony320US #10
#17Alexander317US #16
#18Benjamin314US #24
#19Zachary314US #20
#20David303US #14
#21Brandon281US #21
#22Samuel274US #23
#23Justin273US #27
#24Kevin271US #32
#25Jordan265US #38
#26Nathan262US #26
#27Dylan261US #19
#28Christian241US #25
#29Thomas234US #36
#30Robert229US #35
#31Noah221US #31
#32Jason218US #42
#33Kyle218US #53
#34Connor214US #43
#35Cameron210US #40
#36Austin203US #33
#37Logan203US #28
#38Sean202US #61
#39Jonathan201US #22
#40Charles195US #57
#41Luke193US #46
#42Aidan191US #39
#43Brian174US #59
#44Gabriel169US #29
#45Elijah167US #37
#46Evan163US #44
#47Eric160US #56
#48Aaron159US #50
#49Caleb159US #34
#50Ian155US #65
#51Isaiah151US #49
#52Gavin150US #51
#53Adam138US #58
#54Hunter135US #41
#55Jack135US #45
#56Mason135US #54
#57Nathaniel135US #63
#58Jackson134US #52
#59Devin129US #74
#60Colin124US #88
#61Timothy124US #76
#62Patrick123US #91
#63Dominic113US #81
#64Jaden109US #82
#65Chase108US #87
#66Steven104US #70
#67Owen101US #72
#68Aiden99US #73
#69Antonio97US #92
#70Jeremiah95US #90
#71Xavier95US #85
#72Bryan92US #64
#73Richard91US #86
#74Cole90US #69
#75Trevor89US #99
#76Lucas84US #71
#77Alex82US #62
#78Stephen81US #128
#79Cody80US #78
#80Seth80US #80
#81Garrett79US #106
#82Jayden79US #75
#83Liam79US #114
#84Shawn79US #156
#85Jeremy78US #108
#86Julian78US #77
#87Bryce77US #103
#88Mark77US #105
#89Brendan76US #141
#90George75US #138
#91Jalen75US #155
#92Kenneth74US #111
#93Blake73US #79
#94Corey73US #199
#95Isaac72US #48
#96Jeffrey71US #140
#97Paul71US #123
#98Jose70US #30
#99Malik70
#100Marcus67US #119

On the move since 2002

Rising

↑45Ella#49
↑39Ava#38
↑33Owen#67
↑21Mia#54
↑21Gabriella#68
↑20Michelle#71
↑19Isabella#12
↑17Kylie#47

Falling

↓39Courtney#86
↓39Sierra#100
↓25Jalen#91
↓23Sara#73
↓18Claire#98
↓17Jennifer#61
↓15Briana#96
↓14Aaliyah#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2002 rankings.