State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 2020 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 47,372 Maryland births in 2020 across 1,923 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

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

#80Zurioutside the national top 200
#84Amyoutside the national top 200
#90Journeeoutside the national top 200
#100Amarioutside the national top 200
#67Ashley#153 nationally
#97Camden#167 nationally
#53Amir#117 nationally
#62Chase#123 nationally
#89Zion#143 nationally
#94Maxwell#146 nationally
#63Reagan#114 nationally
#87Cole#133 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia285US #1
#2Ava272US #3
#3Emma253US #2
#4Sophia235US #4
#5Charlotte220US #5
#6Isabella196US #7
#7Mia176US #8
#8Amelia174US #6
#9Abigail148US #12
#10Grace143US #28
#11Evelyn142US #9
#12Madison142US #23
#13Gianna139US #13
#14Harper136US #10
#15Elizabeth135US #16
#16Layla135US #24
#17Zoe134US #40
#18Chloe130US #25
#19Emily130US #18
#20Luna129US #14
#21Genesis124US #62
#22Avery122US #19
#23Riley120US #33
#24Sofia119US #17
#25Nora109US #30
#26Camila108US #11
#27Scarlett108US #21
#28Ella103US #15
#29Skylar102US #64
#30Zoey100US #32
#31Eleanor98US #22
#32Mila98US #20
#33Lily93US #35
#34Penelope93US #26
#35Aria92US #27
#36Nova92US #38
#37Hannah91US #39
#38Leah90US #45
#39Naomi90US #52
#40Eliana86US #53
#41Ellie85US #29
#42Aubrey84US #56
#43Victoria84US #34
#44Caroline82US #71
#45Natalie82US #51
#46Violet82US #37
#47Hailey79US #81
#48Lucy79US #50
#49Maya77US #61
#50Addison74US #47
#51Sophie74US #75
#52Autumn73US #82
#53Emilia73US #41
#54Josephine73US #87
#55Madelyn73US #66
#56Allison72US #80
#57Lillian71US #46
#58Savannah71US #67
#59Claire70US #58
#60Hazel70US #31
#61Isla70US #44
#62Stella70US #42
#63Reagan69US #114
#64Kennedy68US #72
#65Quinn68US #84
#66Brielle67US #100
#67Ashley66US #153
#68Elena66US #55
#69Serenity66US #69
#70Aurora64US #36
#71Kinsley63US #59
#72Gabriella62US #77
#73Sarah62US #86
#74Aaliyah61US #65
#75Ariana61US #79
#76Jade61US #97
#77Madeline61US #96
#78Audrey59US #60
#79Mackenzie59US #119
#80Zuri59
#81Cora58US #88
#82Willow58US #48
#83Alice57US #76
#84Amy57
#85Peyton57US #98
#86Sadie57US #78
#87Maria56US #109
#88Brooklyn54US #54
#89Everly54US #43
#90Journee54
#91Katherine54US #136
#92Nevaeh53US #83
#93Samantha53US #90
#94Leilani50US #92
#95Ruby50US #74
#96Anna49US #68
#97Ivy49US #57
#98Bella48US #63
#99Clara48US #103
#100Parker48US #128

Boys

#1Liam369US #1
#2Noah354US #2
#3James250US #6
#4Lucas231US #8
#5Benjamin223US #7
#6William219US #5
#7Ethan214US #13
#8Daniel204US #14
#9Oliver197US #3
#10Elijah195US #4
#11Michael193US #12
#12Dylan188US #42
#13Henry185US #9
#14Logan179US #16
#15Jacob174US #15
#16Mason174US #11
#17Matthew172US #30
#18Joseph171US #26
#19Alexander169US #10
#20Owen169US #22
#21Aiden168US #24
#22Jayden167US #37
#23Theodore166US #23
#24Jackson162US #17
#25David153US #28
#26Levi151US #18
#27Joshua147US #53
#28Caleb143US #56
#29John141US #27
#30Samuel140US #25
#31Nathan138US #55
#32Jaxon136US #48
#33Wyatt135US #29
#34Christopher130US #47
#35Luke130US #31
#36Cameron129US #65
#37Mateo129US #20
#38Anthony127US #41
#39Jack127US #21
#40Christian123US #62
#41Charles121US #46
#42Gabriel120US #38
#43Josiah120US #49
#44Isaac118US #39
#45Ryan118US #57
#46Asher116US #32
#47Carter116US #33
#48Isaiah114US #51
#49Colton112US #66
#50Thomas112US #45
#51Austin110US #88
#52Andrew108US #52
#53Amir107US #117
#54Sebastian107US #19
#55Ezra106US #44
#56Grayson106US #35
#57Jonathan105US #70
#58Axel103US #72
#59Leo103US #36
#60Miles102US #59
#61Carson97US #84
#62Chase97US #123
#63Connor96US #78
#64Elias96US #54
#65Landon94US #69
#66Maverick93US #50
#67Nolan92US #61
#68Adrian90US #58
#69Hunter89US #68
#70Julian89US #34
#71Aaron87US #63
#72Bryson87US #115
#73Eli82US #60
#74Ian81US #83
#75Jace81US #96
#76Jason81US #119
#77Xavier80US #91
#78Angel79US #76
#79Kayden79US #99
#80Luca79US #67
#81Lincoln78US #40
#82Hudson77US #43
#83Brooks76US #92
#84Jaxson76US #85
#85Jeremiah76US #74
#86Jordan76US #82
#87Cole75US #133
#88Wesley74US #98
#89Zion73US #143
#90Kai71US #93
#91Dominic70US #89
#92Nicholas70US #87
#93Brayden69US #111
#94Maxwell69US #146
#95Micah68US #106
#96Parker68US #95
#97Camden67US #167
#98Nathaniel67US #125
#99Robert67US #80
#100Amari66

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑48Sophie#51
↑46Gianna#13
↑41Ezra#55
↑29Kennedy#64
↑28Maverick#66
↑23Emilia#53
↑23Elias#64
↑22Christian#40

Falling

↓54Bella#98
↓45Robert#99
↓43Samantha#93
↓29Micah#95
↓28Aurora#70
↓28Ariana#75
↓24Brooklyn#88
↓24Camden#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.