State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 49,768 Maryland births in 2017 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.

#93Loganoutside the national top 200
#84Bryce#166 nationally
#70Camden#148 nationally
#97Esther#165 nationally
#55Ashley#122 nationally
#82Blake#149 nationally
#95Ryleigh#161 nationally
#88Amir#150 nationally
#61Faith#117 nationally
#43Reagan#98 nationally
#100Morgan#153 nationally
#95King#147 nationally

Girls

#1Ava343US #3
#2Olivia285US #2
#3Emma267US #1
#4Sophia260US #5
#5Charlotte220US #7
#6Isabella208US #4
#7Mia207US #6
#8Abigail204US #10
#9Harper193US #11
#10Amelia186US #8
#11Elizabeth177US #13
#12Madison172US #17
#13Emily160US #12
#14Evelyn158US #9
#15Grace147US #21
#16Sofia146US #15
#17Genesis145US #56
#18Riley137US #25
#19Skylar134US #48
#20Ella130US #16
#21Aria128US #20
#22Avery127US #14
#23Natalie123US #35
#24Zoe123US #41
#25Chloe118US #22
#26Victoria118US #19
#27Savannah114US #38
#28Scarlett112US #18
#29Zoey112US #28
#30Aubrey111US #31
#31Bella110US #50
#32Nora109US #29
#33Lillian107US #27
#34Hannah105US #32
#35Layla105US #26
#36Leah105US #40
#37Lily105US #33
#38Naomi102US #69
#39Anna99US #53
#40Allison95US #61
#41Camila95US #23
#42Penelope95US #24
#43Reagan90US #98
#44Ariana87US #67
#45Kennedy86US #58
#46Addison84US #34
#47Sarah84US #62
#48Eleanor82US #36
#49Samantha82US #54
#50Caroline81US #55
#51Hailey81US #72
#52Maya81US #60
#53Claire80US #49
#54Autumn79US #75
#55Ashley75US #122
#56Mackenzie75US #100
#57Stella74US #42
#58Audrey71US #46
#59Eliana71US #88
#60Lucy71US #52
#61Faith69US #117
#62Sadie69US #71
#63Eva68US #73
#64Madelyn68US #63
#65Quinn68US #76
#66Taylor67US #113
#67Julia65US #93
#68Alice64US #70
#69Aubree64US #86
#70Josephine64US #107
#71Aaliyah63US #57
#72Elena62US #68
#73Hazel62US #43
#74Madeline62US #99
#75Brielle61US #101
#76Brooklyn61US #39
#77Isabelle61US #92
#78Kaylee61US #84
#79Kinsley61US #59
#80Brianna60US #123
#81Violet60US #47
#82Gabriella59US #65
#83Katherine59US #105
#84Luna59US #37
#85Mila59US #30
#86Alexandra58US #120
#87Paisley58US #45
#88Ellie57US #44
#89Nova57US #94
#90Cora56US #83
#91Alexa55US #66
#92Kylie54US #114
#93Logan54
#94Lydia54US #85
#95Ryleigh54US #161
#96Adeline53US #64
#97Esther53US #165
#98Melanie53US #90
#99Nevaeh53US #74
#100Morgan52US #153

Boys

#1Liam341US #1
#2Noah299US #2
#3James282US #4
#4Logan282US #5
#5Jacob280US #9
#6Dylan265US #29
#7Lucas260US #11
#8Benjamin257US #6
#9William257US #3
#10Ethan254US #14
#11Mason252US #7
#12Daniel250US #15
#13Matthew244US #16
#14Michael235US #12
#15Alexander211US #13
#16Elijah205US #8
#17Aiden195US #17
#18Jackson195US #20
#19Carter193US #24
#20Joseph187US #18
#21Caleb182US #50
#22Christopher179US #39
#23Samuel179US #21
#24Joshua178US #38
#25Henry176US #19
#26John173US #27
#27Owen167US #28
#28Andrew166US #40
#29Ryan166US #44
#30Gabriel164US #31
#31David163US #22
#32Oliver162US #10
#33Luke157US #30
#34Jayden152US #26
#35Wyatt151US #25
#36Jack149US #36
#37Anthony148US #33
#38Nathan143US #45
#39Charles142US #48
#40Josiah140US #51
#41Christian139US #52
#42Grayson132US #34
#43Connor130US #56
#44Cameron127US #60
#45Isaac127US #32
#46Sebastian127US #23
#47Thomas127US #49
#48Isaiah125US #46
#49Jaxon124US #43
#50Aaron122US #47
#51Jeremiah122US #63
#52Chase121US #94
#53Mateo121US #42
#54Jonathan119US #55
#55Levi117US #35
#56Colton116US #70
#57Landon114US #57
#58Austin113US #75
#59Hunter113US #53
#60Lincoln109US #41
#61Theodore107US #61
#62Bryson106US #86
#63Eli105US #54
#64Nicholas102US #68
#65Brayden100US #72
#66Asher99US #59
#67Jason99US #92
#68Julian99US #37
#69Micah94US #107
#70Camden90US #148
#71Dominic89US #74
#72Adrian88US #58
#73Robert88US #65
#74Cole87US #116
#75Xavier87US #89
#76Angel86US #71
#77Evan86US #85
#78Leo86US #62
#79Ian85US #76
#80Jace85US #87
#81Nathaniel84US #112
#82Blake83US #149
#83Adam82US #77
#84Bryce82US #166
#85Nolan82US #67
#86Declan81US #115
#87Wesley81US #111
#88Amir80US #150
#89Gavin80US #96
#90Justin80US #127
#91Zachary80US #103
#92Kayden79US #98
#93Axel78US #104
#94Jordan77US #73
#95King76US #147
#96Tyler73US #105
#97Parker72US #90
#98Jaxson71US #79
#99Carson70US #83
#100Brandon69US #114

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑47Reagan#43
↑33Mateo#53
↑27Sadie#62
↑27Theodore#61
↑25Josiah#40
↑25Lincoln#60
↑24Aria#21
↑23Camila#41

Falling

↓32Gabriella#82
↓31Alexa#91
↓29Brooklyn#76
↓26Katherine#83
↓26Nolan#85
↓26Tyler#96
↓25Amir#88
↓24Brianna#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.