State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 2019 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 48,427 Maryland births in 2019 across 1,871 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

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

#88Emelyoutside the national top 200
#98Jeremyoutside the national top 200
#100Steven#199 nationally
#73Camden#159 nationally
#60Amir#131 nationally
#66Ashley#137 nationally
#57Chase#121 nationally
#85Brianna#147 nationally
#45Brielle#101 nationally
#81Taylor#135 nationally
#84Ryleigh#138 nationally
#63Mackenzie#111 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia325US #1
#2Ava275US #3
#3Sophia268US #4
#4Emma230US #2
#5Charlotte228US #6
#6Isabella207US #5
#7Mia207US #8
#8Abigail185US #11
#9Amelia175US #7
#10Harper173US #9
#11Genesis160US #58
#12Evelyn155US #10
#13Grace149US #28
#14Zoe139US #38
#15Elizabeth135US #14
#16Madison129US #26
#17Skylar129US #56
#18Emily128US #12
#19Layla123US #23
#20Sofia121US #17
#21Hannah119US #32
#22Naomi118US #59
#23Scarlett114US #21
#24Avery112US #18
#25Riley110US #30
#26Aria108US #20
#27Camila105US #15
#28Nora104US #29
#29Eleanor97US #27
#30Ella97US #13
#31Mila97US #19
#32Lily96US #34
#33Luna95US #16
#34Zoey95US #31
#35Aubrey94US #46
#36Victoria94US #25
#37Lillian93US #37
#38Eliana91US #62
#39Chloe88US #24
#40Leah87US #43
#41Nova86US #51
#42Aurora85US #39
#43Allison83US #78
#44Bella82US #50
#45Brielle82US #101
#46Penelope81US #22
#47Ariana80US #69
#48Violet80US #36
#49Hailey79US #76
#50Samantha79US #80
#51Caroline78US #61
#52Maya78US #64
#53Autumn77US #82
#54Stella77US #40
#55Natalie76US #41
#56Savannah76US #54
#57Hazel74US #33
#58Lucy73US #48
#59Gianna71US #79
#60Isla70US #57
#61Gabriella69US #75
#62Ellie68US #35
#63Mackenzie67US #111
#64Brooklyn66US #52
#65Cora66US #71
#66Ashley65US #137
#67Aaliyah64US #70
#68Audrey64US #49
#69Madelyn64US #72
#70Addison63US #47
#71Eva63US #86
#72Josephine63US #90
#73Sarah63US #81
#74Anna60US #63
#75Claire60US #55
#76Emilia60US #44
#77Elena59US #60
#78Willow59US #45
#79Kinsley58US #74
#80Reagan58US #102
#81Taylor58US #135
#82Nevaeh57US #89
#83Peyton56US #97
#84Ryleigh56US #138
#85Brianna55US #147
#86Quinn55US #83
#87Serenity55US #77
#88Emely54
#89Melanie54US #110
#90Arya53US #92
#91Jade53US #105
#92Julia53US #99
#93Kennedy53US #68
#94Lydia53US #94
#95Adeline52US #91
#96Eliza52US #119
#97Katherine52US #120
#98Paisley52US #53
#99Sophie51US #85
#100Vivian51US #96

Boys

#1Liam396US #1
#2Noah352US #2
#3James275US #6
#4Jacob231US #12
#5Benjamin229US #7
#6Ethan225US #11
#7Daniel224US #15
#8Lucas224US #8
#9Michael222US #14
#10Logan209US #16
#11William207US #4
#12Mason204US #9
#13Dylan203US #39
#14Oliver201US #3
#15David199US #27
#16Henry199US #13
#17Elijah196US #5
#18Alexander194US #10
#19John186US #28
#20Jackson183US #17
#21Samuel180US #22
#22Joseph174US #24
#23Aiden170US #20
#24Caleb170US #51
#25Jayden170US #35
#26Joshua167US #48
#27Owen165US #21
#28Luke164US #32
#29Matthew164US #23
#30Isaac159US #34
#31Anthony155US #38
#32Carter150US #30
#33Jack150US #19
#34Gabriel145US #37
#35Jaxon141US #42
#36Sebastian138US #18
#37Theodore135US #36
#38Levi133US #25
#39Ryan133US #54
#40Christopher132US #44
#41Jonathan131US #64
#42Nathan130US #55
#43Wyatt130US #29
#44Landon129US #63
#45Charles126US #52
#46Mateo125US #26
#47Asher122US #43
#48Thomas121US #47
#49Colton120US #59
#50Andrew119US #46
#51Grayson118US #33
#52Josiah113US #45
#53Leo111US #40
#54Robert108US #76
#55Cameron107US #67
#56Connor107US #68
#57Chase106US #121
#58Aaron103US #61
#59Austin103US #88
#60Amir102US #131
#61Isaiah102US #53
#62Christian96US #57
#63Hunter96US #66
#64Jeremiah96US #69
#65Eli94US #62
#66Micah93US #109
#67Miles93US #75
#68Axel92US #84
#69Nolan92US #65
#70Julian90US #31
#71Bryson89US #102
#72Adrian87US #56
#73Camden86US #159
#74Xavier86US #90
#75Lincoln85US #41
#76Angel84US #73
#77Carson84US #82
#78Hudson84US #50
#79Roman84US #72
#80Jace83US #93
#81Kayden83US #97
#82Nicholas83US #78
#83Ian81US #81
#84Jason79US #103
#85Everett78US #94
#86Luca78US #87
#87Elias77US #60
#88Wesley76US #99
#89Jordan75US #89
#90Brooks74US #110
#91Brayden71US #101
#92Evan71US #96
#93Jameson71US #77
#94Maverick70US #58
#95Adam67US #91
#96Ezra67US #49
#97Cooper66US #80
#98Jeremy66
#99Kai66US #100
#100Steven66US #199

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑38Hailey#49
↑36Autumn#53
↑33Aurora#42
↑27Jaxon#35
↑26Asher#47
↑20Amir#60
↑19Gianna#59
↑18Adrian#72

Falling

↓35Claire#75
↓30Savannah#56
↓27Brayden#91
↓23Katherine#97
↓19Anna#74
↓19Julian#70
↓19Elias#87
↓18Jason#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.