State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 2004 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 53,016 Maryland births in 2004 across 1,676 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

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

#77Aniyaoutside the national top 200
#93Malikoutside the national top 200
#87Donovan#187 nationally
#86Malachi#179 nationally
#88Shawn#169 nationally
#92Charlotte#170 nationally
#84Brendan#150 nationally
#99Shane#165 nationally
#72Kendall#137 nationally
#93Skylar#154 nationally
#95George#146 nationally
#32Gabrielle#73 nationally

Girls

#1Madison431US #3
#2Emily385US #1
#3Emma356US #2
#4Kayla320US #18
#5Hannah291US #5
#6Abigail275US #6
#7Olivia262US #4
#8Sarah260US #12
#9Elizabeth233US #10
#10Grace231US #13
#11Ashley228US #8
#12Isabella225US #7
#13Taylor223US #22
#14Alexis220US #11
#15Samantha216US #9
#16Sydney213US #27
#17Sophia208US #15
#18Alyssa200US #14
#19Lauren195US #16
#20Brianna184US #17
#21Ava182US #25
#22Morgan175US #31
#23Ella171US #29
#24Jessica167US #21
#25Natalie165US #19
#26Katherine160US #35
#27Rachel159US #34
#28Jasmine146US #26
#29Anna145US #20
#30Julia145US #32
#31Chloe143US #23
#32Gabrielle143US #73
#33Mackenzie139US #45
#34Brooke136US #46
#35Destiny132US #38
#36Victoria131US #28
#37Hailey130US #24
#38Makayla126US #47
#39Alexandra125US #37
#40Kaitlyn117US #33
#41Caroline111US #74
#42Megan111US #36
#43Allison110US #40
#44Jada110US #81
#45Trinity108US #48
#46Faith105US #52
#47Jordan104US #71
#48Paige101US #51
#49Savannah100US #41
#50Mia99US #30
#51Rebecca99US #70
#52Riley97US #58
#53Jenna96US #56
#54Leah96US #64
#55Madeline93US #63
#56Nicole92US #43
#57Sara88US #68
#58Jennifer86US #39
#59Zoe86US #54
#60Amanda85US #67
#61Kylie85US #49
#62Mary85US #62
#63Sofia85US #69
#64Lily83US #53
#65Lillian81US #65
#66Danielle80US #91
#67Stephanie80US #55
#68Maria78US #42
#69Maya76US #83
#70Haley75US #44
#71Alexa73US #72
#72Kendall73US #137
#73Katelyn71US #59
#74Autumn70US #82
#75Erin70US #95
#76Kaylee69US #50
#77Aniya68
#78Claire68US #99
#79Gabriella68US #76
#80Michelle68US #66
#81Courtney66US #121
#82Molly66US #97
#83Amber65US #87
#84Amelia65US #96
#85Kathryn65US #122
#86Marissa63US #78
#87Diana62US #90
#88Catherine61US #103
#89Kennedy61US #117
#90Isabel60US #88
#91Sierra60US #92
#92Charlotte59US #170
#93Skylar59US #154
#94Aaliyah58US #94
#95Andrea58US #57
#96Isabelle58US #107
#97Angel57US #127
#98Kimberly57US #61
#99Audrey56US #80
#100Arianna55US #86

Boys

#1Michael509US #2
#2Jacob475US #1
#3Joshua464US #3
#4Ryan430US #12
#5Matthew426US #4
#6William406US #8
#7Andrew393US #6
#8Christopher382US #10
#9Nicholas367US #13
#10Daniel358US #7
#11Ethan356US #5
#12John355US #17
#13Tyler351US #16
#14David323US #14
#15Joseph319US #9
#16Anthony308US #11
#17Alexander303US #15
#18Zachary295US #26
#19James292US #18
#20Benjamin289US #25
#21Nathan265US #20
#22Brandon258US #22
#23Dylan256US #19
#24Samuel253US #23
#25Kevin243US #34
#26Justin239US #30
#27Noah229US #29
#28Thomas228US #37
#29Christian226US #24
#30Jonathan223US #21
#31Robert219US #36
#32Logan210US #27
#33Connor205US #38
#34Jordan202US #43
#35Jason198US #47
#36Aidan190US #40
#37Kyle190US #55
#38Sean190US #64
#39Elijah189US #31
#40Cameron181US #50
#41Evan178US #39
#42Jack174US #42
#43Luke172US #41
#44Brian168US #59
#45Caleb166US #33
#46Austin164US #35
#47Charles164US #56
#48Isaiah164US #45
#49Gabriel163US #32
#50Mason157US #51
#51Nathaniel155US #68
#52Jackson150US #48
#53Aaron147US #53
#54Adam144US #58
#55Ian144US #69
#56Gavin141US #52
#57Eric137US #61
#58Jayden126US #62
#59Chase124US #82
#60Colin122US #85
#61Devin116US #81
#62Owen116US #67
#63Timothy114US #79
#64Dominic109US #91
#65Jaden108US #83
#66Aiden106US #60
#67Jeremiah105US #77
#68Steven103US #78
#69Hunter102US #49
#70Xavier100US #88
#71Cole95US #75
#72Richard95US #92
#73Alex94US #63
#74Patrick94US #100
#75Lucas93US #66
#76Antonio90US #93
#77Jeremy88US #111
#78Kenneth86US #119
#79Isaac84US #46
#80Seth84US #80
#81Liam82US #112
#82Bryan81US #65
#83Mark78US #113
#84Brendan76US #150
#85Garrett75US #114
#86Malachi75US #179
#87Donovan72US #187
#88Shawn72US #169
#89Wyatt72US #90
#90Cody71US #84
#91Henry71US #109
#92Riley71US #106
#93Malik69
#94Carlos68US #71
#95George68US #146
#96Vincent68US #121
#97Bryce66US #108
#98Paul66US #127
#99Shane66US #165
#100Collin65US #130

On the move since 2003

Rising

↑34Sofia#63
↑28Riley#52
↑26Ella#23
↑24Jayden#58
↑20Trinity#45
↑20Lily#64
↑20Claire#78
↑19Jada#44

Falling

↓24Haley#70
↓22Catherine#88
↓22Aaliyah#94
↓19Jordan#47
↓19Erin#75
↓15Hunter#69
↓14Zoe#59
↓14Kylie#61

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2003 rankings.