State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 2015 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 51,904 Maryland births in 2015 across 1,857 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

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

#90Amir#187 nationally
#79Amy#158 nationally
#73Brooke#150 nationally
#95Laila#170 nationally
#93King#163 nationally
#98Bryan#166 nationally
#56Morgan#121 nationally
#41Camden#104 nationally
#78Paige#140 nationally
#96Margaret#155 nationally
#93Mckenzie#151 nationally
#85Ashton#141 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia321US #2
#2Sophia309US #3
#3Ava308US #4
#4Emma278US #1
#5Charlotte234US #9
#6Madison218US #11
#7Isabella216US #5
#8Mia203US #6
#9Abigail202US #7
#10Elizabeth187US #13
#11Harper182US #10
#12Grace159US #19
#13Skylar158US #42
#14Emily152US #8
#15Evelyn147US #15
#16Chloe146US #17
#17Avery143US #16
#18Genesis142US #65
#19Sofia142US #14
#20Amelia141US #12
#21Aubrey138US #21
#22Ella134US #18
#23Hannah131US #28
#24Riley125US #35
#25Lillian121US #26
#26Zoe121US #33
#27Aria116US #29
#28Leah116US #36
#29Victoria116US #20
#30Addison115US #24
#31Layla114US #30
#32Lily114US #25
#33Natalie114US #27
#34Savannah112US #38
#35Allison111US #39
#36Scarlett111US #22
#37Samantha110US #40
#38Caroline109US #62
#39Ashley108US #86
#40Nora106US #41
#41Naomi105US #75
#42Sarah102US #57
#43Ariana99US #46
#44Autumn99US #69
#45Zoey99US #23
#46Brooklyn98US #31
#47Katherine98US #84
#48Kennedy98US #58
#49Kylie96US #66
#50Gabriella95US #54
#51Audrey94US #37
#52Claire94US #49
#53Mackenzie94US #73
#54Penelope92US #34
#55Anna89US #44
#56Morgan88US #121
#57Aaliyah87US #47
#58Brianna85US #82
#59Hailey85US #64
#60Taylor84US #77
#61Maya83US #68
#62Kaylee80US #61
#63Camila79US #43
#64Eleanor79US #60
#65Lucy79US #55
#66London78US #105
#67Madelyn78US #59
#68Quinn78US #97
#69Alexa76US #32
#70Alexandra76US #100
#71Arianna76US #56
#72Reagan76US #99
#73Brooke71US #150
#74Brielle70US #128
#75Sadie69US #52
#76Ellie68US #48
#77Julia67US #89
#78Paige67US #140
#79Amy66US #158
#80Eliana66US #102
#81Faith66US #90
#82Khloe66US #101
#83Peyton66US #72
#84Bella65US #74
#85Kayla64US #116
#86Lydia63US #80
#87Piper63US #67
#88Serenity63US #71
#89Violet63US #50
#90Annabelle61US #92
#91Aubree61US #79
#92Jasmine61US #110
#93Mckenzie61US #151
#94Nevaeh60US #70
#95Laila59US #170
#96Margaret59US #155
#97Alice57US #87
#98Andrea57US #117
#99Sophie57US #104
#100Sydney57US #122

Boys

#1Noah389US #1
#2Logan324US #14
#3James322US #7
#4Mason319US #3
#5Jacob297US #4
#6William294US #5
#7Liam290US #2
#8Michael288US #9
#9Ethan286US #6
#10Daniel261US #12
#11Benjamin260US #10
#12Aiden252US #13
#13Dylan244US #27
#14Alexander227US #8
#15Caleb225US #37
#16Matthew225US #15
#17David220US #18
#18Lucas220US #16
#19Joshua217US #33
#20John216US #26
#21Elijah214US #11
#22Christopher208US #32
#23Ryan206US #39
#24Jackson205US #17
#25Samuel201US #23
#26Carter199US #24
#27Nathan198US #38
#28Joseph196US #21
#29Gabriel184US #22
#30Jayden180US #20
#31Anthony178US #25
#32Andrew174US #30
#33Oliver172US #19
#34Owen172US #36
#35Chase169US #74
#36Luke168US #28
#37Henry164US #29
#38Cameron162US #56
#39Isaac156US #31
#40Wyatt149US #34
#41Camden147US #104
#42Connor147US #55
#43Jeremiah146US #54
#44Charles145US #50
#45Jonathan144US #48
#46Brayden142US #61
#47Aaron138US #52
#48Christian138US #43
#49Grayson138US #47
#50Austin134US #69
#51Nicholas131US #62
#52Jack127US #40
#53Landon125US #46
#54Hunter122US #41
#55Jason121US #86
#56Colton120US #60
#57Robert118US #63
#58Jordan116US #59
#59Kevin115US #79
#60Sebastian115US #35
#61Josiah113US #57
#62Tyler112US #81
#63Levi111US #42
#64Thomas111US #51
#65Brandon110US #83
#66Gavin109US #70
#67Eli108US #53
#68Jaxon107US #44
#69Blake106US #96
#70Isaiah104US #49
#71Zachary104US #88
#72Evan103US #67
#73Justin101US #110
#74Nolan101US #71
#75Parker100US #72
#76Bryce96US #131
#77Theodore96US #99
#78Adam95US #73
#79Julian94US #45
#80Xavier93US #90
#81Ian92US #76
#82Dominic90US #68
#83Ayden88US #87
#84Cole84US #115
#85Ashton83US #141
#86Lincoln83US #66
#87Jace82US #75
#88Maxwell81US #113
#89Declan80US #112
#90Amir79US #187
#91Asher79US #82
#92Tristan77US #101
#93King75US #163
#94Cooper74US #77
#95Adrian73US #58
#96Miles73US #107
#97Micah70US #105
#98Bryan69US #166
#99Kayden69US #95
#100Jaxson68US #84

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑39Kylie#49
↑38Aria#27
↑25Scarlett#36
↑22Grayson#49
↑20Wyatt#40
↑19Audrey#51
↑16Riley#24
↑16Alexandra#70

Falling

↓31Peyton#83
↓25Madelyn#67
↓24Faith#81
↓23Arianna#71
↓22Anna#55
↓22Adrian#95
↓19Annabelle#90
↓19Kayden#99

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.