State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 2023 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 44,091 Maryland births in 2023 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.

#67Zurioutside the national top 200
#79Amy#199 nationally
#93Dakotaoutside the national top 200
#94Kairooutside the national top 200
#76Camden#180 nationally
#98Delaneyoutside the national top 200
#99Journeeoutside the national top 200
#65Brianna#152 nationally
#49Ashley#126 nationally
#82Chase#154 nationally
#80Amari#151 nationally
#84Summer#141 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia250US #1
#2Emma221US #2
#3Charlotte213US #3
#4Sophia211US #5
#5Mia208US #6
#6Amelia175US #4
#7Ava173US #8
#8Isabella161US #7
#9Harper145US #11
#10Zoe143US #36
#11Sofia127US #12
#12Madison122US #37
#13Eliana121US #34
#14Elizabeth121US #15
#15Genesis119US #57
#16Emily115US #19
#17Scarlett113US #17
#18Chloe111US #26
#19Nora111US #24
#20Layla109US #30
#21Luna109US #10
#22Abigail105US #31
#23Evelyn105US #9
#24Grace103US #39
#25Nova103US #35
#26Eleanor102US #14
#27Lily102US #20
#28Penelope100US #23
#29Naomi99US #44
#30Aurora98US #22
#31Gianna98US #21
#32Camila96US #13
#33Avery95US #29
#34Violet95US #16
#35Hazel94US #18
#36Leah91US #53
#37Isla90US #33
#38Aria88US #25
#39Lucy86US #40
#40Hannah84US #48
#41Lillian84US #55
#42Riley84US #43
#43Ellie83US #27
#44Madelyn79US #58
#45Maya79US #49
#46Mila79US #28
#47Ella76US #32
#48Ivy76US #38
#49Ashley74US #126
#50Victoria74US #45
#51Savannah73US #92
#52Natalie72US #63
#53Gabriella71US #89
#54Autumn68US #75
#55Josephine68US #64
#56Emilia67US #42
#57Leilani67US #61
#58Addison65US #62
#59Audrey65US #74
#60Kinsley65US #67
#61Willow65US #41
#62Zoey65US #51
#63Alice64US #66
#64Sophie64US #60
#65Brianna63US #152
#66Kennedy63US #72
#67Zuri63
#68Stella61US #46
#69Maeve60US #73
#70Aaliyah59US #85
#71Hailey59US #90
#72Sadie59US #59
#73Ariana58US #97
#74Aubrey58US #101
#75Skylar58US #107
#76Ayla57US #106
#77Caroline57US #83
#78Madeline57US #95
#79Amy56US #199
#80Jade56US #80
#81Allison55US #100
#82Iris55US #78
#83Claire54US #68
#84Summer54US #141
#85Brielle53US #134
#86Eden53US #77
#87Quinn53US #86
#88Anna51US #79
#89Lainey51US #54
#90Delilah50US #52
#91Paisley50US #56
#92Cora49US #93
#93Dakota49
#94Brooklyn48US #84
#95Parker48US #122
#96Valentina48US #50
#97Maria47US #82
#98Delaney46
#99Journee46
#100Everly45US #69

Boys

#1Liam425US #1
#2Noah326US #2
#3Lucas250US #9
#4James236US #4
#5Oliver221US #3
#6Dylan210US #34
#7Theodore199US #7
#8Ethan192US #24
#9Daniel174US #17
#10Henry166US #8
#11Elijah162US #5
#12Jacob160US #35
#13Mateo156US #6
#14William156US #10
#15Jayden152US #49
#16Logan146US #39
#17Joseph144US #29
#18Ezra143US #15
#19John143US #26
#20Owen143US #20
#21Michael142US #16
#22Benjamin139US #11
#23Alexander138US #22
#24Isaac137US #42
#25Caleb136US #51
#26David136US #27
#27Joshua134US #60
#28Jack133US #14
#29Levi130US #12
#30Nathan128US #59
#31Leo127US #18
#32Aiden125US #40
#33Mason125US #30
#34Gabriel124US #38
#35Luca122US #25
#36Asher121US #23
#37Samuel120US #19
#38Thiago120US #72
#39Matthew119US #32
#40Luke117US #31
#41Sebastian113US #13
#42Thomas113US #41
#43Ian103US #69
#44Grayson102US #44
#45Amir100US #99
#46Jackson99US #28
#47Wyatt99US #47
#48Christopher98US #55
#49Charles96US #54
#50Julian95US #33
#51Miles95US #43
#52Josiah94US #53
#53Cameron92US #58
#54Anthony91US #46
#55Carter90US #48
#56Maverick90US #37
#57Elias89US #36
#58Ryan89US #83
#59Austin88US #101
#60Adrian87US #67
#61Brooks87US #73
#62Angel86US #62
#63Axel85US #71
#64Wesley85US #70
#65Hudson84US #21
#66Roman82US #66
#67Nolan81US #57
#68Cooper80US #52
#69Jonathan80US #82
#70Kai80US #61
#71Andrew79US #65
#72Isaiah75US #56
#73Zion75US #125
#74Christian74US #77
#75Landon74US #97
#76Camden73US #180
#77Aaron72US #68
#78Jeremiah72US #92
#79Lincoln72US #64
#80Amari70US #151
#81Weston69US #75
#82Chase67US #154
#83Rowan66US #76
#84Bennett65US #74
#85Jaxon65US #86
#86Jordan65US #96
#87Micah65US #87
#88Eli64US #79
#89Robert64US #88
#90Xavier63US #105
#91Jace62US #110
#92Connor61US #126
#93Carson60US #112
#94Kairo59
#95Silas59US #80
#96Colton58US #94
#97Jose58US #93
#98Luka58US #95
#99Bryson57US #150
#100Dominic57US #106

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑36Audrey#59
↑29Adrian#60
↑28Thiago#38
↑24Camden#76
↑23Aaliyah#70
↑23Ezra#18
↑21Savannah#51
↑21Jack#28

Falling

↓28Skylar#75
↓26Jordan#86
↓26Eli#88
↓22Valentina#96
↓22Jace#91
↓20Zoey#62
↓20Aaron#77
↓19Claire#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.