State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 2011 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 52,004 Maryland births in 2011 across 1,863 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

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

#87Ryleigh#193 nationally
#96Zionoutside the national top 200
#71Laila#141 nationally
#97Jada#166 nationally
#85Skylar#145 nationally
#60Gabrielle#119 nationally
#36London#94 nationally
#78Mckenzie#136 nationally
#99Jeremy#152 nationally
#74Kendall#124 nationally
#43Kennedy#91 nationally
#75Colin#121 nationally

Girls

#1Sophia367US #1
#2Olivia300US #4
#3Isabella296US #2
#4Madison290US #8
#5Ava284US #5
#6Emma282US #3
#7Abigail252US #7
#8Chloe243US #10
#9Emily231US #6
#10Elizabeth168US #11
#11Ella151US #12
#12Grace151US #16
#13Addison145US #13
#14Natalie145US #14
#15Aubrey143US #20
#16Charlotte143US #27
#17Taylor138US #44
#18Leah133US #29
#19Mia132US #9
#20Zoe130US #31
#21Victoria128US #23
#22Layla123US #35
#23Lillian121US #22
#24Gabriella120US #34
#25Zoey120US #28
#26Hannah119US #25
#27Khloe119US #49
#28Riley118US #47
#29Kayla117US #59
#30Hailey116US #32
#31Lily115US #15
#32Ashley114US #42
#33Samantha113US #17
#34Sarah113US #39
#35Alexis111US #26
#36London111US #94
#37Avery110US #18
#38Savannah108US #41
#39Makayla107US #56
#40Morgan106US #75
#41Katherine105US #61
#42Aaliyah104US #46
#43Kennedy104US #91
#44Amelia102US #30
#45Anna101US #38
#46Nevaeh101US #33
#47Mackenzie98US #68
#48Allison97US #40
#49Brooklyn97US #21
#50Sofia97US #19
#51Sydney97US #65
#52Alyssa96US #37
#53Kaylee96US #36
#54Peyton94US #53
#55Alexandra90US #76
#56Autumn90US #69
#57Claire87US #50
#58Julia87US #58
#59Brianna86US #45
#60Gabrielle86US #119
#61Arianna85US #52
#62Audrey84US #43
#63Maya84US #64
#64Evelyn82US #24
#65Sophie81US #51
#66Naomi80US #93
#67Brooke76US #86
#68Caroline76US #87
#69Madelyn75US #79
#70Bailey74US #88
#71Laila72US #141
#72Molly72US #78
#73Genesis71US #81
#74Kendall71US #124
#75Kylie71US #57
#76Lauren71US #62
#77Lucy71US #73
#78Mckenzie71US #136
#79Payton71US #95
#80Faith70US #70
#81Trinity67US #77
#82Gianna66US #63
#83Serenity66US #66
#84Madeline64US #85
#85Skylar64US #145
#86Jasmine63US #72
#87Ryleigh63US #193
#88Brielle62US #126
#89Kimberly61US #67
#90Ariana60US #84
#91Rachel60US #116
#92Rylee60US #102
#93Bella59US #60
#94Makenzie59US #139
#95Paige59US #107
#96Annabelle58US #111
#97Jada58US #166
#98Jordyn58US #121
#99Destiny56US #90
#100Harper56US #54

Boys

#1Mason432US #2
#2Jacob342US #1
#3Michael323US #6
#4Ethan317US #7
#5Ryan311US #25
#6William309US #3
#7Alexander288US #8
#8Noah286US #5
#9Daniel285US #10
#10Aiden282US #9
#11Jayden281US #4
#12Joshua279US #14
#13Liam272US #15
#14Matthew272US #12
#15James265US #17
#16Anthony264US #11
#17Andrew259US #16
#18Christopher257US #20
#19David242US #18
#20Jackson238US #23
#21John237US #27
#22Elijah236US #13
#23Joseph233US #22
#24Logan233US #21
#25Benjamin232US #19
#26Samuel224US #26
#27Gabriel223US #24
#28Caleb213US #32
#29Nathan210US #28
#30Christian209US #30
#31Dylan208US #33
#32Tyler204US #38
#33Jonathan193US #31
#34Lucas184US #29
#35Nicholas184US #42
#36Luke181US #39
#37Cameron174US #53
#38Landon174US #34
#39Chase173US #69
#40Zachary172US #64
#41Justin171US #59
#42Gavin170US #37
#43Brayden162US #36
#44Carter157US #41
#45Kevin157US #67
#46Owen157US #44
#47Charles156US #61
#48Jason148US #71
#49Thomas148US #63
#50Henry147US #57
#51Brandon146US #47
#52Evan145US #40
#53Aaron141US #51
#54Austin136US #60
#55Isaiah135US #43
#56Jack129US #45
#57Robert129US #62
#58Blake128US #73
#59Jeremiah128US #49
#60Isaac127US #35
#61Jordan126US #46
#62Nathaniel124US #84
#63Connor122US #54
#64Xavier122US #76
#65Wyatt110US #48
#66Dominic109US #77
#67Ian109US #72
#68Cole101US #94
#69Colton98US #74
#70Adam97US #81
#71Eli97US #58
#72Jaden97US #100
#73Josiah97US #80
#74Ayden94US #70
#75Colin94US #121
#76Julian91US #50
#77Bryce88US #114
#78Hunter88US #55
#79Oliver88US #78
#80Sean87US #125
#81Sebastian87US #68
#82Bryan86US #110
#83Tristan82US #87
#84Grayson81US #98
#85Aidan80US #107
#86Levi80US #66
#87Adrian79US #56
#88Brody78US #83
#89Brian77US #122
#90Parker76US #79
#91Micah75US #102
#92Joel74US #132
#93Kyle74US #120
#94Vincent74US #101
#95Cooper73US #82
#96Zion73
#97Eric72US #104
#98Steven72US #124
#99Jeremy69US #152
#100Kaden68US #119

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑39Aubrey#15
↑36Brooklyn#49
↑32Zoey#25
↑31Kennedy#43
↑27Eli#71
↑25Bailey#70
↑24Amelia#44
↑24Blake#58

Falling

↓33Trinity#81
↓29Brianna#59
↓27Brooke#67
↓26Gabrielle#60
↓25Allison#48
↓25Peyton#54
↓24Jasmine#86
↓23Paige#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.