Baby names in Maryland
Lifetime totals from Maryland's birth registrations, 1910 to 2025.
Most registered girls' names in Maryland
| # | Name | Births since 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele | 5,488 |
| 2 | Hilda | 2,142 |
| 3 | Nia | 828 |
| 4 | Emely | 797 |
| 5 | Dorothea | 763 |
| 6 | Aniya | 738 |
| 7 | Tierra | 713 |
| 8 | Bria | 661 |
| 9 | Zuri | 609 |
| 10 | Tyra | 547 |
| 11 | Milan | 525 |
| 12 | Kori | 498 |
| 13 | Sade | 483 |
| 14 | Roslyn | 481 |
| 15 | Amirah | 449 |
| 16 | Towanda | 446 |
| 17 | Demi | 419 |
| 18 | Lashawn | 386 |
| 19 | Maura | 372 |
| 20 | Kia | 364 |
| 21 | Kimora | 331 |
| 22 | Latanya | 330 |
| 23 | Nakia | 314 |
| 24 | Ailany | 309 |
| 25 | Noel | 280 |
| 26 | Sanaa | 271 |
| 27 | Reign | 267 |
| 28 | Shanika | 264 |
| 29 | Alverta | 256 |
| 30 | Lakia | 252 |
| 31 | Eleanora | 243 |
| 32 | Deasia | 236 |
| 33 | Dior | 228 |
| 34 | Shira | 226 |
| 35 | Tanika | 226 |
| 36 | Nathaly | 211 |
| 37 | Kaylah | 208 |
| 38 | Zainab | 208 |
| 39 | Kayden | 206 |
| 40 | Chana | 201 |
Most registered boys' names in Maryland
| # | Name | Births since 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis | 6,957 |
| 2 | Bernard | 5,810 |
| 3 | Andre | 4,024 |
| 4 | Maurice | 3,985 |
| 5 | Tyrone | 3,221 |
| 6 | Carroll | 2,264 |
| 7 | Irvin | 1,576 |
| 8 | Zion | 1,540 |
| 9 | Jamal | 1,514 |
| 10 | Antoine | 1,408 |
| 11 | Davon | 1,327 |
| 12 | Tavon | 1,300 |
| 13 | Gerard | 1,240 |
| 14 | Lamont | 1,233 |
| 15 | Donte | 1,195 |
| 16 | Khalil | 1,092 |
| 17 | Darnell | 1,090 |
| 18 | Deandre | 975 |
| 19 | Thiago | 884 |
| 20 | Donnell | 866 |
| 21 | Muhammad | 812 |
| 22 | Nasir | 744 |
| 23 | Tyrell | 679 |
| 24 | Elwood | 667 |
| 25 | Jefferson | 648 |
| 26 | Keon | 602 |
| 27 | Kamari | 601 |
| 28 | Emory | 597 |
| 29 | Linwood | 573 |
| 30 | Rashad | 566 |
| 31 | Mekhi | 522 |
| 32 | Mohamed | 516 |
| 33 | Dion | 505 |
| 34 | Vaughn | 452 |
| 35 | Kyree | 451 |
| 36 | Daquan | 446 |
| 37 | Deon | 403 |
| 38 | Kairo | 388 |
| 39 | Dashawn | 379 |
| 40 | Makai | 379 |
These are totals over 115 years, so they lean toward names that were popular when the state's population was largest.
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026