State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 2009 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 53,475 Maryland births in 2009 across 1,861 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

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

#36London#122 nationally
#61Laila#135 nationally
#34Gabrielle#96 nationally
#72Kendall#133 nationally
#98Mckenzie#155 nationally
#94Jordan#150 nationally
#85Gabriela#139 nationally
#80Maxwell#132 nationally
#96Grant#145 nationally
#69Kennedy#115 nationally
#62Naomi#107 nationally
#69Colin#113 nationally

Girls

#1Madison338US #7
#2Olivia332US #3
#3Ava288US #5
#4Isabella284US #1
#5Emma270US #2
#6Sophia266US #4
#7Abigail258US #8
#8Chloe229US #9
#9Emily222US #6
#10Taylor209US #22
#11Elizabeth182US #11
#12Grace169US #17
#13Natalie168US #16
#14Alexis157US #13
#15Ella155US #15
#16Samantha154US #14
#17Kayla153US #35
#18Addison151US #12
#19Sarah150US #21
#20Alyssa149US #19
#21Allison141US #30
#22Ashley140US #20
#23Mia139US #10
#24Lily138US #18
#25Anna133US #28
#26Brooke126US #54
#27Hannah126US #23
#28Katherine125US #60
#29Brianna123US #24
#30Julia123US #50
#31Hailey120US #25
#32Peyton120US #42
#33Kaylee119US #26
#34Gabrielle118US #96
#35Lillian118US #27
#36London118US #122
#37Sydney117US #48
#38Morgan116US #57
#39Leah114US #29
#40Zoe111US #47
#41Gabriella110US #33
#42Makayla109US #44
#43Jasmine107US #51
#44Riley106US #38
#45Lauren105US #46
#46Claire103US #53
#47Nevaeh103US #34
#48Layla101US #45
#49Charlotte100US #68
#50Maya100US #61
#51Trinity100US #74
#52Victoria98US #31
#53Alexandra94US #69
#54Khloe93US #95
#55Madelyn92US #59
#56Savannah92US #39
#57Mackenzie88US #77
#58Sofia88US #36
#59Aubrey86US #41
#60Audrey86US #49
#61Laila85US #135
#62Naomi85US #107
#63Arianna84US #52
#64Paige84US #98
#65Autumn83US #81
#66Aaliyah82US #63
#67Caroline82US #87
#68Molly82US #92
#69Kennedy81US #115
#70Kylie80US #62
#71Faith78US #79
#72Kendall76US #133
#73Madeline75US #64
#74Rachel75US #89
#75Jessica74US #78
#76Kimberly74US #66
#77Amelia73US #55
#78Evelyn73US #40
#79Genesis73US #83
#80Jada72US #113
#81Zoey72US #75
#82Avery70US #32
#83Destiny70US #56
#84Michelle68US #104
#85Gabriela67US #139
#86Isabelle67US #100
#87Megan67US #105
#88Payton67US #84
#89Andrea66US #73
#90Brooklyn66US #37
#91Kaitlyn65US #67
#92Eva64US #99
#93Alexa63US #43
#94Jordan62US #150
#95Lucy62US #101
#96Maria62US #70
#97Mary62US #102
#98Mckenzie62US #155
#99Mya62US #97
#100Jocelyn59US #71

Boys

#1Michael391US #3
#2Jayden347US #8
#3Joshua345US #6
#4Ethan337US #2
#5William336US #5
#6Alexander325US #4
#7Jacob321US #1
#8Matthew311US #13
#9Noah311US #9
#10Ryan309US #20
#11Christopher308US #10
#12Daniel294US #7
#13David283US #14
#14James275US #18
#15Andrew273US #16
#16Joseph268US #15
#17Anthony263US #11
#18Nathan261US #25
#19Aiden257US #12
#20Christian254US #23
#21John252US #26
#22Logan243US #17
#23Jackson241US #27
#24Tyler236US #28
#25Benjamin234US #19
#26Dylan232US #30
#27Nicholas229US #32
#28Elijah216US #21
#29Zachary204US #53
#30Mason201US #34
#31Brandon199US #38
#32Caleb199US #31
#33Jonathan199US #29
#34Samuel198US #24
#35Chase194US #61
#36Gabriel194US #22
#37Evan190US #35
#38Justin190US #46
#39Kevin187US #44
#40Gavin183US #33
#41Liam182US #49
#42Jason179US #66
#43Landon178US #36
#44Thomas173US #57
#45Lucas168US #39
#46Carter162US #50
#47Connor162US #52
#48Isaiah161US #41
#49Luke160US #47
#50Jordan156US #45
#51Owen155US #51
#52Cameron154US #58
#53Robert153US #55
#54Charles148US #64
#55Jeremiah147US #65
#56Xavier145US #68
#57Jack144US #42
#58Nathaniel143US #75
#59Aaron130US #54
#60Austin127US #63
#61Sean125US #97
#62Brayden121US #48
#63Henry114US #71
#64Dominic112US #81
#65Wyatt111US #60
#66Aidan110US #72
#67Brian106US #94
#68Ian104US #73
#69Colin102US #113
#70Isaac96US #40
#71Adam94US #74
#72Blake94US #89
#73Hunter94US #56
#74Eric93US #95
#75Tristan91US #80
#76Jaden88US #101
#77Julian87US #62
#78Bryan85US #92
#79Angel84US #37
#80Maxwell83US #132
#81Carlos81US #79
#82Cole81US #82
#83Ayden79US #87
#84Steven79US #106
#85Oliver77US #98
#86Brody76US #77
#87Kyle76US #99
#88Patrick76US #129
#89Bryce75US #111
#90Josiah75US #86
#91Antonio73US #105
#92Timothy73US #109
#93Adrian72US #59
#94Alex72US #83
#95Jose68US #43
#96Grant67US #145
#97Carson66US #88
#98Eli66US #90
#99Parker66US #96
#100Colton65US #93

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑34Kaylee#33
↑22Peyton#32
↑22Colin#69
↑20Evelyn#78
↑18Liam#41
↑17Sofia#58
↑17Molly#68
↑17Jackson#23

Falling

↓35Destiny#83
↓35Mary#97
↓27Kaitlyn#91
↓25Kyle#87
↓21Victoria#52
↓21Autumn#65
↓21Aidan#66
↓19Morgan#38

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.