State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 2022 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 46,966 Maryland births in 2022 across 1,963 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

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

#62Zuri#194 nationally
#75Amyoutside the national top 200
#70Amari#174 nationally
#98Kairooutside the national top 200
#81Brianna#171 nationally
#100Camden#188 nationally
#47Amir#113 nationally
#72Chase#137 nationally
#61Peyton#125 nationally
#80Mackenzie#142 nationally
#88Sage#143 nationally
#88Zion#143 nationally

Girls

#1Ava225US #7
#2Olivia225US #1
#3Charlotte223US #3
#4Emma220US #2
#5Sophia191US #5
#6Mia187US #8
#7Isabella183US #6
#8Amelia176US #4
#9Luna149US #10
#10Madison147US #34
#11Evelyn136US #9
#12Elizabeth135US #15
#13Nova131US #32
#14Zoe131US #38
#15Layla130US #29
#16Genesis125US #65
#17Harper121US #11
#18Chloe120US #19
#19Lily120US #30
#20Emily113US #17
#21Abigail112US #24
#22Eleanor112US #16
#23Naomi112US #46
#24Sofia111US #13
#25Aurora105US #31
#26Nora103US #28
#27Gianna102US #22
#28Scarlett101US #14
#29Aria99US #23
#30Eliana99US #41
#31Violet99US #20
#32Camila96US #12
#33Grace96US #35
#34Maya94US #51
#35Penelope93US #21
#36Riley89US #39
#37Ella88US #25
#38Madelyn88US #60
#39Hannah86US #47
#40Avery84US #26
#41Mila83US #18
#42Zoey83US #45
#43Ellie81US #33
#44Hazel81US #27
#45Isla81US #36
#46Victoria81US #43
#47Skylar79US #87
#48Lillian78US #50
#49Alice74US #64
#50Lucy72US #48
#51Addison71US #54
#52Natalie71US #55
#53Willow71US #37
#54Leah70US #52
#55Leilani70US #59
#56Hailey69US #79
#57Ivy68US #42
#58Aubrey67US #81
#59Autumn66US #71
#60Kinsley66US #61
#61Peyton66US #125
#62Zuri65US #194
#63Allison64US #101
#64Claire63US #66
#65Stella63US #40
#66Emilia62US #44
#67Gabriella61US #89
#68Quinn61US #73
#69Sophie61US #63
#70Ariana60US #90
#71Josephine60US #70
#72Savannah60US #76
#73Cora59US #75
#74Valentina58US #57
#75Amy56
#76Maeve56US #103
#77Bella54US #85
#78Kennedy54US #74
#79Adeline53US #92
#80Mackenzie53US #142
#81Brianna52US #171
#82Delilah52US #58
#83Isabelle52US #137
#84Brielle51US #117
#85Brooklyn51US #72
#86Raelynn51US #99
#87Sadie51US #68
#88Sage51US #143
#89Samantha51US #106
#90Caroline50US #77
#91Sarah50US #95
#92Melody49US #109
#93Aaliyah48US #69
#94Anna48US #83
#95Audrey48US #67
#96Elena48US #49
#97Eva48US #108
#98Jade46US #88
#99Margaret46US #127
#100Reagan46US #147

Boys

#1Liam422US #1
#2Noah311US #2
#3James241US #4
#4Lucas213US #8
#5Oliver208US #3
#6William207US #6
#7Ethan196US #21
#8Henry191US #7
#9Jacob191US #32
#10Caleb184US #52
#11David182US #31
#12Dylan181US #42
#13Theodore179US #10
#14Elijah176US #5
#15Michael175US #16
#16Benjamin174US #9
#17Jayden157US #46
#18John157US #26
#19Daniel156US #14
#20Mason156US #24
#21Owen155US #18
#22Isaac151US #41
#23Asher147US #20
#24Logan146US #33
#25Nathan146US #57
#26Samuel146US #19
#27Aiden145US #29
#28Joseph144US #30
#29Matthew142US #39
#30Alexander140US #17
#31Wyatt140US #38
#32Mateo139US #11
#33Leo133US #22
#34Gabriel132US #36
#35Cameron129US #64
#36Luca129US #28
#37Jackson127US #23
#38Joshua126US #60
#39Carter125US #47
#40Christopher122US #55
#41Ezra122US #25
#42Charles121US #50
#43Luke121US #34
#44Levi119US #12
#45Sebastian118US #13
#46Elias115US #43
#47Amir111US #113
#48Hudson111US #27
#49Jack110US #15
#50Grayson109US #37
#51Ian107US #72
#52Axel105US #76
#53Josiah105US #51
#54Kai104US #59
#55Anthony103US #44
#56Miles101US #56
#57Aaron99US #71
#58Andrew93US #61
#59Thomas92US #45
#60Jordan91US #92
#61Maverick91US #40
#62Eli88US #69
#63Ryan88US #74
#64Brooks87US #77
#65Isaiah86US #58
#66Thiago86US #107
#67Julian85US #35
#68Wesley85US #70
#69Jace84US #103
#70Amari83US #174
#71Angel83US #62
#72Chase83US #137
#73Christian83US #73
#74Nolan83US #65
#75Kayden82US #106
#76Micah81US #89
#77Jaxon79US #67
#78Jonathan79US #79
#79Cooper77US #53
#80Austin76US #111
#81Jeremiah76US #93
#82Landon76US #86
#83Colton75US #91
#84Roman72US #68
#85Parker71US #94
#86Connor68US #118
#87Diego67US #124
#88Zion67US #143
#89Adrian66US #63
#90Jose65US #88
#91Xavier65US #100
#92Ezekiel64US #48
#93Lincoln64US #54
#94Nicholas64US #97
#95Robert64US #84
#96Bryson63US #136
#97Jameson63US #85
#98Kairo62
#99Bennett61US #83
#100Camden61US #188

On the move since 2021

Rising

↑30Elias#46
↑29Victoria#46
↑29Peyton#61
↑28Gabriella#67
↑26Luna#9
↑25Madelyn#38
↑24Cameron#35
↑23Zuri#62

Falling

↓36Audrey#95
↓32Thomas#59
↓28Savannah#72
↓27Elena#96
↓27Nolan#74
↓26Caroline#90
↓26Jack#49
↓25Levi#44

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2021 rankings.