State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 2005 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 53,544 Maryland births in 2005 across 1,724 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

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

#85Aniyaoutside the national top 200
#100Aniyahoutside the national top 200
#94Peter#161 nationally
#91Margaret#151 nationally
#87Naomi#138 nationally
#62Erin#112 nationally
#78Briana#126 nationally
#95Angel#143 nationally
#96Layla#144 nationally
#88Charlotte#135 nationally
#63Patrick#108 nationally
#98Mikayla#142 nationally

Girls

#1Emily401US #1
#2Madison364US #3
#3Emma309US #2
#4Abigail296US #4
#5Kayla289US #25
#6Olivia270US #5
#7Sophia253US #12
#8Hannah242US #7
#9Grace230US #14
#10Sarah229US #15
#11Elizabeth220US #11
#12Ashley217US #10
#13Ava213US #9
#14Samantha213US #8
#15Taylor209US #24
#16Isabella201US #6
#17Alyssa192US #16
#18Anna182US #22
#19Natalie182US #18
#20Alexis181US #13
#21Julia177US #31
#22Sydney175US #30
#23Morgan165US #33
#24Katherine160US #36
#25Gabrielle153US #55
#26Alexandra152US #37
#27Brianna147US #20
#28Lauren144US #21
#29Jasmine141US #29
#30Chloe140US #19
#31Jessica137US #27
#32Mia137US #17
#33Rachel134US #38
#34Hailey133US #26
#35Ella132US #23
#36Brooke131US #47
#37Mackenzie126US #51
#38Makayla120US #44
#39Faith119US #49
#40Leah115US #68
#41Megan115US #41
#42Victoria114US #28
#43Caroline110US #83
#44Lily109US #39
#45Maya106US #73
#46Jordan104US #86
#47Trinity103US #48
#48Madeline102US #70
#49Savannah102US #35
#50Paige101US #60
#51Riley100US #54
#52Kaitlyn99US #34
#53Destiny96US #32
#54Rebecca93US #81
#55Sofia93US #52
#56Kaylee91US #40
#57Allison90US #45
#58Jennifer90US #42
#59Lillian90US #50
#60Mary90US #72
#61Nevaeh89US #69
#62Erin85US #112
#63Jada85US #76
#64Sara84US #75
#65Nicole82US #56
#66Jenna80US #62
#67Gabriella79US #61
#68Kylie78US #57
#69Angelina77US #43
#70Catherine77US #109
#71Zoe74US #58
#72Amelia73US #84
#73Molly73US #97
#74Alexa71US #66
#75Katelyn71US #59
#76Stephanie71US #64
#77Autumn70US #90
#78Briana69US #126
#79Isabel68US #89
#80Kennedy68US #118
#81Amanda67US #79
#82Maria67US #46
#83Aaliyah66US #93
#84Claire66US #95
#85Aniya64
#86Kimberly64US #63
#87Naomi64US #138
#88Charlotte63US #135
#89Danielle63US #102
#90Madelyn62US #107
#91Margaret62US #151
#92Haley61US #53
#93Ariana60US #82
#94Kendall60US #132
#95Angel59US #143
#96Layla58US #144
#97Michelle58US #74
#98Mikayla57US #142
#99Amber56US #101
#100Aniyah56

Boys

#1Joshua463US #3
#2Michael462US #2
#3William418US #11
#4Ryan417US #14
#5Matthew414US #4
#6Christopher377US #10
#7Jacob377US #1
#8Andrew372US #6
#9Daniel364US #7
#10Joseph352US #9
#11James349US #17
#12Nicholas348US #15
#13Alexander341US #13
#14Ethan339US #5
#15Anthony326US #8
#16David325US #12
#17John309US #18
#18Tyler304US #16
#19Nathan287US #20
#20Brandon262US #27
#21Samuel261US #21
#22Benjamin254US #25
#23Jonathan252US #19
#24Dylan248US #24
#25Noah244US #23
#26Logan241US #26
#27Christian232US #22
#28Justin226US #36
#29Kevin211US #33
#30Zachary209US #29
#31Aidan206US #43
#32Jordan202US #46
#33Jason197US #51
#34Robert192US #37
#35Connor186US #48
#36Elijah184US #31
#37Evan183US #39
#38Jack182US #34
#39Thomas180US #40
#40Gabriel179US #28
#41Kyle178US #69
#42Luke178US #41
#43Caleb173US #35
#44Cameron171US #52
#45Mason171US #42
#46Isaiah168US #45
#47Charles167US #56
#48Brian159US #63
#49Austin157US #38
#50Jayden150US #54
#51Jackson149US #44
#52Aaron146US #57
#53Aiden146US #50
#54Gavin145US #47
#55Sean143US #75
#56Nathaniel135US #67
#57Eric132US #66
#58Timothy130US #84
#59Ian124US #68
#60Devin120US #90
#61Adam118US #64
#62Colin118US #95
#63Patrick118US #108
#64Chase107US #82
#65Owen107US #60
#66Jaden103US #88
#67Liam102US #104
#68Dominic100US #85
#69Jeremiah100US #78
#70Lucas99US #58
#71Bryan98US #72
#72Steven97US #83
#73Marcus96US #116
#74Isaac93US #49
#75Alex91US #71
#76Antonio91US #92
#77Henry91US #102
#78Xavier90US #87
#79Richard86US #94
#80Hunter85US #53
#81Carter84US #77
#82Wyatt83US #81
#83Bryce82US #109
#84Cole82US #79
#85Julian82US #74
#86Carlos77US #70
#87Jose77US #30
#88Landon77US #61
#89Kenneth76US #122
#90Blake75US #99
#91Jeremy71US #115
#92Mark71US #114
#93Seth71US #91
#94Peter69US #161
#95Vincent69US #111
#96Brady68US #110
#97Cody67US #96
#98Brayden66US #80
#99Diego66US #62
#100Paul64US #130

On the move since 2004

Rising

↑24Maya#45
↑20Lily#44
↑20Kaylee#56
↑18Mia#32
↑18Catherine#70
↑14Leah#40
↑14Liam#67
↑14Henry#77

Falling

↓23Danielle#89
↓22Haley#92
↓22Kendall#94
↓21Amanda#81
↓19Jada#63
↓18Destiny#53
↓17Michelle#97
↓17Sean#55

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2004 rankings.