State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 47,047 Maryland births in 2021 across 1,904 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

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

#85Zurioutside the national top 200
#60Ashley#172 nationally
#97Loganoutside the national top 200
#94Journee#196 nationally
#83Brianna#184 nationally
#90Justin#179 nationally
#88Alexandra#169 nationally
#70Thiago#141 nationally
#95Maxwell#162 nationally
#58Amir#123 nationally
#60Chase#125 nationally
#72Jason#129 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia267US #1
#2Charlotte250US #3
#3Ava238US #5
#4Emma230US #2
#5Sophia220US #6
#6Mia183US #8
#7Amelia182US #4
#8Isabella168US #7
#9Evelyn157US #9
#10Madison151US #29
#11Chloe141US #25
#12Abigail135US #17
#13Zoe134US #42
#14Sofia130US #18
#15Gianna126US #13
#16Harper126US #10
#17Naomi123US #54
#18Elizabeth120US #14
#19Eleanor118US #15
#20Grace116US #33
#21Scarlett116US #20
#22Ella113US #16
#23Emily113US #21
#24Genesis110US #75
#25Nova110US #32
#26Aria107US #22
#27Avery106US #19
#28Camila106US #12
#29Violet105US #36
#30Zoey104US #38
#31Riley102US #37
#32Layla101US #24
#33Hazel98US #28
#34Nora98US #27
#35Luna97US #11
#36Isla96US #34
#37Penelope96US #23
#38Hannah95US #44
#39Mila94US #26
#40Lily93US #31
#41Aurora89US #35
#42Leah89US #46
#43Skylar89US #74
#44Savannah88US #67
#45Natalie87US #56
#46Eliana86US #47
#47Lucy86US #48
#48Hailey85US #77
#49Addison82US #45
#50Josephine80US #72
#51Maya80US #55
#52Stella78US #41
#53Bella75US #73
#54Willow75US #39
#55Lillian73US #51
#56Autumn71US #66
#57Valentina71US #69
#58Allison70US #82
#59Audrey70US #60
#60Ashley68US #172
#61Aubrey68US #64
#62Ellie68US #30
#63Madelyn68US #71
#64Caroline67US #80
#65Alice65US #65
#66Brielle64US #118
#67Ivy64US #49
#68Leilani64US #68
#69Elena61US #53
#70Kinsley61US #57
#71Mackenzie61US #123
#72Aaliyah60US #61
#73Ariana60US #88
#74Jade60US #92
#75Victoria60US #43
#76Claire59US #59
#77Everly59US #50
#78Sophie59US #76
#79Emilia58US #40
#80Kennedy58US #70
#81Sarah58US #91
#82Anna57US #85
#83Brianna57US #184
#84Brooklyn56US #63
#85Zuri56
#86Madeline55US #95
#87Margaret54US #125
#88Alexandra52US #169
#89Cora51US #87
#90Peyton51US #100
#91Quinn51US #81
#92Sadie51US #78
#93Isabelle50US #117
#94Journee50US #196
#95Gabriella49US #83
#96Adeline48US #94
#97Logan48
#98Paisley48US #52
#99Valerie48US #155
#100Kehlani47US #151

Boys

#1Liam471US #1
#2Noah342US #2
#3James255US #5
#4Lucas255US #8
#5Oliver224US #3
#6William213US #6
#7Michael211US #17
#8Benjamin206US #7
#9Ethan198US #20
#10Dylan194US #44
#11Henry178US #9
#12Jayden177US #41
#13Logan177US #21
#14Theodore177US #10
#15Daniel176US #16
#16David170US #30
#17Jacob169US #24
#18Elijah167US #4
#19Levi167US #12
#20Jackson166US #14
#21Aiden165US #26
#22Joseph158US #28
#23Jack156US #11
#24Samuel156US #23
#25Mason155US #18
#26Alexander154US #13
#27Thomas153US #46
#28John148US #27
#29Caleb143US #51
#30Asher142US #25
#31Owen141US #22
#32Mateo137US #15
#33Gabriel133US #38
#34Nathan131US #59
#35Carter126US #39
#36Wyatt126US #29
#37Christopher123US #52
#38Joshua123US #58
#39Ezra122US #37
#40Grayson121US #35
#41Miles120US #55
#42Isaac116US #40
#43Sebastian116US #19
#44Matthew111US #36
#45Ryan111US #66
#46Charles107US #50
#47Nolan107US #60
#48Andrew106US #57
#49Josiah106US #49
#50Luke106US #32
#51Luca102US #42
#52Anthony101US #43
#53Axel101US #76
#54Jaxon101US #54
#55Leo100US #31
#56Aaron99US #65
#57Isaiah99US #56
#58Amir98US #123
#59Cameron93US #62
#60Chase93US #125
#61Christian93US #71
#62Colton93US #75
#63Wesley92US #85
#64Ian91US #81
#65Maverick88US #47
#66Kayden87US #108
#67Jonathan85US #77
#68Austin84US #96
#69Hudson84US #34
#70Thiago84US #141
#71Connor83US #98
#72Jason83US #129
#73Kai83US #70
#74Landon83US #73
#75Nicholas83US #92
#76Elias81US #48
#77Micah80US #107
#78Eli77US #64
#79Julian77US #33
#80Brooks76US #78
#81Jace76US #101
#82Jeremiah76US #82
#83Lincoln76US #45
#84Brayden73US #131
#85Jaxson73US #102
#86Bryson72US #122
#87Robert72US #79
#88Adrian68US #61
#89Everett67US #83
#90Justin67US #179
#91Jameson66US #80
#92Angel65US #67
#93Dominic65US #99
#94Evan65US #116
#95Maxwell65US #162
#96Nathaniel65US #133
#97Zion65US #136
#98Carson64US #97
#99Declan64US #106
#100Legend64US #118

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑45Bella#53
↑30Ivy#67
↑29Aurora#41
↑29Luca#51
↑28Willow#54
↑27Hazel#33
↑26Leilani#68
↑25Isla#36

Falling

↓37Carson#98
↓32Victoria#75
↓27Sophie#78
↓27Matthew#44
↓26Emilia#79
↓26Quinn#91
↓23Gabriella#95
↓23Cameron#59

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.