State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 49,730 Maryland births in 2018 across 1,882 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

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

#56Ashley#130 nationally
#80Amir#150 nationally
#93Morgan#163 nationally
#94Brooks#161 nationally
#91Camden#152 nationally
#54Chase#113 nationally
#80Andrea#134 nationally
#99King#149 nationally
#76Brandon#124 nationally
#54Brielle#99 nationally
#15Genesis#57 nationally
#83Kevin#125 nationally

Girls

#1Ava312US #3
#2Olivia265US #2
#3Charlotte256US #6
#4Emma251US #1
#5Sophia232US #5
#6Isabella202US #4
#7Mia185US #7
#8Harper182US #9
#9Amelia181US #8
#10Evelyn175US #10
#11Abigail171US #11
#12Madison169US #22
#13Elizabeth159US #13
#14Emily144US #12
#15Genesis144US #57
#16Riley138US #28
#17Grace136US #24
#18Skylar135US #49
#19Avery131US #16
#20Scarlett131US #20
#21Ella129US #15
#22Victoria123US #21
#23Aria122US #19
#24Nora121US #30
#25Zoe118US #40
#26Savannah117US #45
#27Chloe116US #25
#28Layla116US #27
#29Sofia116US #17
#30Aubrey114US #37
#31Zoey114US #29
#32Hannah108US #33
#33Eleanor106US #32
#34Lily104US #31
#35Lillian103US #34
#36Luna101US #23
#37Naomi100US #64
#38Camila98US #18
#39Natalie96US #39
#40Claire92US #50
#41Allison91US #70
#42Bella91US #48
#43Leah91US #41
#44Mila91US #14
#45Ariana89US #68
#46Caroline89US #56
#47Maya88US #62
#48Nova88US #55
#49Ellie87US #36
#50Eliana86US #84
#51Gabriella84US #69
#52Penelope81US #26
#53Violet81US #43
#54Brielle79US #99
#55Anna76US #54
#56Ashley75US #130
#57Cora75US #73
#58Lucy74US #51
#59Madeline74US #100
#60Aaliyah73US #65
#61Alice73US #71
#62Audrey73US #46
#63Brooklyn72US #47
#64Addison71US #35
#65Madelyn70US #72
#66Samantha69US #61
#67Hazel68US #42
#68Josephine68US #91
#69Reagan68US #107
#70Stella68US #38
#71Mackenzie67US #106
#72Sarah66US #66
#73Alexa65US #90
#74Katherine65US #112
#75Aurora64US #44
#76Kennedy64US #59
#77Serenity63US #75
#78Gianna62US #80
#79Valentina62US #81
#80Andrea61US #134
#81Eva61US #76
#82Kinsley61US #63
#83Kylie60US #124
#84Alexandra59US #125
#85Clara59US #103
#86Emilia59US #58
#87Hailey59US #79
#88Lydia59US #89
#89Autumn58US #77
#90Brianna58US #132
#91Julia58US #93
#92Taylor57US #121
#93Morgan56US #163
#94Arianna55US #95
#95Rylee55US #101
#96Melanie54US #105
#97Liliana53US #109
#98Peyton53US #102
#99Quinn53US #85
#100Sadie53US #87

Boys

#1Liam362US #1
#2Noah338US #2
#3William266US #3
#4Dylan263US #31
#5Ethan252US #12
#6James252US #4
#7Logan246US #10
#8Mason242US #9
#9Benjamin236US #6
#10Jacob221US #13
#11Lucas221US #8
#12Daniel218US #15
#13David217US #22
#14Michael217US #14
#15Matthew215US #20
#16Alexander209US #11
#17Oliver204US #5
#18Elijah203US #7
#19Aiden200US #19
#20Joshua198US #40
#21John191US #26
#22Carter189US #24
#23Joseph189US #23
#24Samuel180US #21
#25Jackson175US #17
#26Gabriel166US #35
#27Nathan165US #48
#28Henry162US #16
#29Jack160US #28
#30Owen157US #25
#31Isaac156US #34
#32Caleb152US #45
#33Andrew150US #43
#34Grayson150US #32
#35Jayden150US #29
#36Ryan148US #46
#37Luke143US #30
#38Anthony142US #38
#39Wyatt142US #27
#40Sebastian141US #18
#41Thomas139US #49
#42Christopher136US #42
#43Connor132US #58
#44Levi131US #33
#45Theodore131US #44
#46Landon125US #61
#47Isaiah124US #51
#48Charles118US #53
#49Leo115US #50
#50Christian113US #54
#51Julian112US #36
#52Jonathan111US #63
#53Aaron110US #60
#54Chase109US #113
#55Mateo109US #37
#56Josiah108US #52
#57Eli107US #57
#58Hunter107US #56
#59Colton105US #68
#60Austin103US #81
#61Lincoln101US #41
#62Jaxon99US #39
#63Nolan99US #65
#64Brayden98US #84
#65Cameron97US #69
#66Jason95US #99
#67Micah95US #103
#68Elias93US #67
#69Carson92US #70
#70Robert92US #71
#71Bryson91US #92
#72Hudson91US #55
#73Asher88US #47
#74Ian88US #79
#75Jordan88US #80
#76Brandon86US #124
#77Jeremiah85US #64
#78Zachary84US #107
#79Cole83US #118
#80Amir82US #150
#81Nicholas82US #74
#82Axel81US #94
#83Kevin80US #125
#84Kayden79US #97
#85Angel78US #72
#86Dominic78US #75
#87Ezra78US #59
#88Wesley78US #105
#89Xavier78US #88
#90Adrian77US #62
#91Camden76US #152
#92Adam75US #78
#93Ayden75US #104
#94Brooks75US #161
#95Ashton73US #128
#96Maverick73US #73
#97Jace72US #90
#98Jaxson72US #76
#99King72US #149
#100Parker72US #96

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑48Luna#36
↑41Mila#44
↑41Nova#48
↑39Ellie#49
↑33Cora#57
↑31Gabriella#51
↑30Carson#69
↑29Leo#49

Falling

↓38Sadie#100
↓36Hailey#87
↓35Autumn#89
↓34Quinn#99
↓31Kennedy#76
↓26Reagan#69
↓26Taylor#92
↓26Jeremiah#77

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.