State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 51,594 Maryland births in 2016 across 1,903 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

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

#97Dakotaoutside the national top 200
#98Gabrielleoutside the national top 200
#63Amir#165 nationally
#85Brooke#173 nationally
#72Bryce#147 nationally
#55Camden#124 nationally
#95King#153 nationally
#100Emmanuel#158 nationally
#91Jordyn#146 nationally
#44Taylor#89 nationally
#88Morgan#132 nationally
#43Chase#86 nationally

Girls

#1Ava308US #3
#2Olivia299US #2
#3Emma258US #1
#4Charlotte254US #7
#5Sophia251US #4
#6Abigail238US #8
#7Isabella215US #5
#8Harper204US #11
#9Elizabeth200US #13
#10Emily188US #9
#11Madison187US #15
#12Mia176US #6
#13Grace164US #19
#14Sofia161US #14
#15Skylar148US #42
#16Amelia145US #10
#17Riley145US #22
#18Zoe142US #35
#19Evelyn139US #12
#20Genesis135US #58
#21Avery133US #16
#22Chloe131US #20
#23Ella131US #17
#24Scarlett131US #18
#25Zoey125US #26
#26Natalie123US #31
#27Layla122US #30
#28Lillian119US #28
#29Savannah118US #38
#30Hannah116US #33
#31Allison113US #50
#32Leah113US #37
#33Lily113US #24
#34Ariana112US #54
#35Claire109US #40
#36Eleanor109US #41
#37Aubrey107US #25
#38Victoria104US #21
#39Naomi103US #75
#40Anna101US #49
#41Nora99US #36
#42Autumn97US #65
#43Penelope97US #27
#44Taylor94US #89
#45Aria93US #23
#46Caroline93US #56
#47Brooklyn92US #34
#48Sarah92US #57
#49Kennedy90US #59
#50Gabriella88US #61
#51Samantha88US #44
#52Aaliyah87US #53
#53Eliana87US #93
#54Addison83US #29
#55Stella82US #45
#56Brianna81US #97
#57Katherine81US #91
#58Quinn80US #79
#59Violet80US #47
#60Alexa79US #51
#61Alice79US #76
#62Ashley78US #101
#63Madelyn78US #62
#64Camila76US #32
#65Aubree74US #84
#66Audrey73US #39
#67Eva73US #74
#68Lucy73US #55
#69Peyton73US #81
#70Kaylee72US #72
#71Piper72US #67
#72Hailey71US #68
#73Maya71US #64
#74Faith70US #99
#75Mackenzie69US #85
#76Josephine68US #114
#77Alexandra66US #110
#78Brielle66US #121
#79Arianna65US #69
#80Hazel64US #52
#81Kinsley64US #86
#82Kylie64US #83
#83Clara63US #100
#84Nevaeh63US #73
#85Brooke62US #173
#86Isabelle62US #102
#87Julia62US #88
#88Morgan62US #132
#89Sadie62US #60
#90Reagan61US #98
#91Jordyn60US #146
#92Aurora59US #66
#93Cora59US #87
#94Ellie59US #43
#95Gianna59US #92
#96Paisley59US #46
#97Dakota58
#98Gabrielle58
#99Khloe58US #125
#100Kayla57US #129

Boys

#1Noah336US #1
#2Mason308US #4
#3Liam286US #2
#4Ethan284US #10
#5Daniel280US #13
#6Michael280US #8
#7Jacob274US #7
#8James268US #5
#9Benjamin267US #6
#10Dylan267US #32
#11William260US #3
#12Matthew241US #15
#13Lucas238US #14
#14Logan237US #18
#15David227US #19
#16Alexander218US #11
#17Elijah211US #9
#18Nathan208US #43
#19Joseph207US #20
#20Carter204US #26
#21Joshua202US #35
#22Caleb201US #44
#23Christopher197US #36
#24Ryan197US #40
#25Aiden196US #16
#26John195US #28
#27Jackson192US #17
#28Luke179US #29
#29Anthony175US #30
#30Andrew174US #34
#31Gabriel171US #25
#32Oliver171US #12
#33Owen170US #24
#34Jayden166US #27
#35Henry165US #22
#36Connor156US #54
#37Isaac156US #31
#38Wyatt156US #33
#39Isaiah153US #47
#40Thomas149US #48
#41Cameron148US #57
#42Samuel146US #21
#43Chase143US #86
#44Landon143US #53
#45Jonathan141US #56
#46Aaron140US #49
#47Grayson140US #37
#48Christian138US #46
#49Sebastian131US #23
#50Charles129US #52
#51Austin128US #73
#52Jeremiah125US #58
#53Jack124US #38
#54Jason123US #84
#55Camden119US #124
#56Brayden116US #64
#57Jaxon115US #41
#58Eli113US #50
#59Nolan110US #67
#60Levi109US #42
#61Robert109US #62
#62Colton107US #68
#63Amir106US #165
#64Dominic105US #72
#65Josiah105US #55
#66Hunter104US #45
#67Zachary103US #89
#68Bryson101US #94
#69Jace100US #76
#70Tyler100US #91
#71Evan97US #69
#72Bryce95US #147
#73Julian95US #39
#74Leo95US #74
#75Nicholas95US #63
#76Justin92US #112
#77Brandon91US #99
#78Cole90US #110
#79Gavin90US #80
#80Kevin89US #90
#81Adam88US #75
#82Jordan88US #65
#83Nathaniel87US #103
#84Ayden86US #92
#85Lincoln86US #51
#86Mateo86US #59
#87Asher85US #71
#88Theodore84US #83
#89Tristan83US #108
#90Blake82US #127
#91Jaxson82US #82
#92Micah81US #115
#93Adrian80US #60
#94Angel75US #70
#95King75US #153
#96Maxwell74US #111
#97Ian73US #78
#98Parker73US #87
#99Declan72US #109
#100Emmanuel72US #158

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑36Alice#61
↑31Isaiah#39
↑30Violet#59
↑28Eleanor#36
↑27Eliana#53
↑27Amir#63
↑26Aubree#65
↑24Thomas#40

Falling

↓33Kylie#82
↓32Morgan#88
↓24Addison#54
↓24Nicholas#75
↓24Jordan#82
↓23Ashley#62
↓23Parker#98
↓22Mackenzie#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.