State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 51,835 Maryland births in 2012 across 1,854 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

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

#97Ryleigh#183 nationally
#73Camden#156 nationally
#50Gabrielle#129 nationally
#29London#94 nationally
#80Laila#143 nationally
#92Sean#145 nationally
#45Reagan#97 nationally
#69Bryce#117 nationally
#41Skylar#87 nationally
#86Rachel#130 nationally
#84Kyle#127 nationally
#61Brooke#102 nationally

Girls

#1Sophia359US #1
#2Emma318US #2
#3Ava309US #5
#4Olivia306US #4
#5Isabella300US #3
#6Madison258US #9
#7Abigail256US #7
#8Emily227US #6
#9Chloe202US #11
#10Elizabeth185US #10
#11Mia181US #8
#12Aubrey168US #15
#13Grace165US #21
#14Lillian150US #25
#15Lily147US #16
#16Charlotte143US #19
#17Natalie140US #17
#18Harper139US #24
#19Hannah137US #22
#20Zoe135US #30
#21Ella134US #12
#22Addison128US #14
#23Layla128US #31
#24Amelia125US #23
#25Avery125US #13
#26Taylor125US #46
#27Leah123US #33
#28Zoey123US #20
#29London121US #94
#30Riley119US #47
#31Sofia118US #18
#32Anna117US #34
#33Victoria114US #28
#34Alexis112US #40
#35Hailey111US #32
#36Samantha110US #26
#37Savannah109US #43
#38Gabriella105US #37
#39Genesis103US #56
#40Mackenzie102US #71
#41Skylar102US #87
#42Evelyn101US #27
#43Morgan101US #82
#44Makayla100US #70
#45Reagan100US #97
#46Arianna99US #49
#47Katherine98US #64
#48Ashley97US #50
#49Allison96US #38
#50Gabrielle96US #129
#51Autumn95US #68
#52Peyton95US #53
#53Kaylee94US #35
#54Madelyn93US #67
#55Brooklyn90US #29
#56Sarah89US #42
#57Aaliyah87US #36
#58Khloe86US #55
#59Kennedy85US #84
#60Aubree84US #60
#61Brooke84US #102
#62Nevaeh83US #39
#63Caroline82US #80
#64Maya82US #63
#65Claire81US #45
#66Paige81US #106
#67Sydney81US #78
#68Alyssa80US #44
#69Audrey80US #41
#70Faith79US #75
#71Julia79US #65
#72Brielle78US #111
#73Serenity78US #58
#74Lucy77US #66
#75Naomi77US #79
#76Sophie77US #52
#77Jasmine76US #83
#78Kayla76US #69
#79Madeline74US #96
#80Laila70US #143
#81Scarlett70US #61
#82Kylie69US #59
#83Alexandra67US #76
#84Bailey65US #81
#85Kendall65US #116
#86Rachel65US #130
#87Bella64US #54
#88Brianna64US #51
#89Trinity64US #91
#90Ariana63US #74
#91Eva63US #86
#92Jade63US #112
#93Kimberly63US #88
#94Jordyn59US #122
#95Andrea57US #100
#96Molly57US #90
#97Ryleigh57US #183
#98Eleanor56US #134
#99Stella56US #62
#100Mary55US #121

Boys

#1Mason364US #2
#2Michael333US #7
#3Jacob328US #1
#4Noah328US #4
#5Ethan315US #3
#6Liam312US #6
#7William307US #5
#8Joshua294US #17
#9Daniel292US #11
#10Alexander275US #9
#11Aiden274US #10
#12James271US #14
#13Andrew255US #18
#14Matthew246US #12
#15Christopher240US #23
#16Ryan240US #26
#17Jackson238US #21
#18Logan235US #22
#19David234US #20
#20Benjamin230US #16
#21Samuel228US #25
#22Caleb225US #32
#23Nathan224US #29
#24Jayden221US #8
#25Elijah217US #13
#26Gabriel216US #24
#27Joseph214US #19
#28Anthony213US #15
#29Dylan202US #31
#30Landon193US #35
#31Lucas189US #27
#32John182US #28
#33Henry181US #44
#34Jonathan180US #34
#35Carter177US #36
#36Christian177US #33
#37Justin173US #74
#38Cameron169US #54
#39Brayden165US #39
#40Gavin165US #40
#41Tyler164US #50
#42Nicholas158US #49
#43Brandon155US #56
#44Isaiah155US #42
#45Chase153US #77
#46Owen153US #38
#47Luke148US #37
#48Charles146US #62
#49Blake145US #71
#50Thomas143US #63
#51Robert140US #60
#52Austin139US #58
#53Jeremiah138US #52
#54Jordan138US #48
#55Zachary138US #67
#56Isaac137US #30
#57Aaron135US #51
#58Connor133US #59
#59Evan132US #47
#60Dominic126US #70
#61Colton120US #65
#62Xavier120US #80
#63Jason118US #76
#64Hunter117US #45
#65Kevin117US #69
#66Wyatt113US #41
#67Eli112US #43
#68Jack112US #46
#69Bryce103US #117
#70Levi103US #55
#71Ian102US #78
#72Ayden101US #68
#73Camden101US #156
#74Grayson98US #86
#75Nathaniel96US #84
#76Micah93US #103
#77Adam91US #82
#78Kayden90US #97
#79Josiah88US #79
#80Oliver88US #73
#81Parker88US #81
#82Eric87US #107
#83Julian82US #53
#84Kyle81US #127
#85Adrian80US #61
#86Colin80US #124
#87Sebastian77US #64
#88Jaxon76US #66
#89Tristan76US #88
#90Angel75US #57
#91Cole75US #102
#92Sean74US #145
#93Jace73US #85
#94Aidan67US #116
#95Bentley67US #75
#96Bryson65US #94
#97Alex64US #98
#98Cooper64US #83
#99Kaleb64US #126
#100Jaden63US #139

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑82Harper#18
↑44Skylar#41
↑34Genesis#39
↑29Paige#66
↑22Evelyn#42
↑20Amelia#24
↑19Sofia#31
↑17Henry#33

Falling

↓49Kayla#78
↓31Khloe#58
↓29Brianna#88
↓28Alexandra#83
↓28Jaden#100
↓24Molly#96
↓23Cole#91
↓22Sarah#56

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.