Maryland · 1979

Top 100 names in Maryland, 1979, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	932
#2	Melissa	484
#3	Jessica	446
#4	Amanda	374
#5	Christina	367
#6	Nicole	348
#7	Kimberly	321
#8	Heather	311
#9	Kelly	308
#10	Amy	297
#11	Angela	292
#12	Lisa	278
#13	Sarah	274
#14	Michelle	260
#15	Stephanie	244
#16	Elizabeth	232
#17	Shannon	226
#18	Rebecca	219
#19	Laura	212
#20	Crystal	207
#21	Erin	204
#22	Danielle	170
#23	Mary	170
#24	Jamie	166
#25	Tiffany	162
#26	Lauren	155
#27	Megan	151
#28	Rachel	144
#29	Christine	142
#30	April	139
#31	Katherine	136
#32	Erica	134
#33	Karen	131
#34	Julie	125
#35	Andrea	120
#36	Dawn	115
#37	Carrie	114
#38	Kathryn	110
#39	Emily	108
#40	Stacey	107
#41	Tara	99
#42	Amber	97
#43	Kathleen	91
#44	Susan	89
#45	Sara	88
#46	Melanie	85
#47	Stacy	84
#48	Kristy	83
#49	Tammy	81
#50	Jaime	81
#51	Patricia	79
#52	Brandy	77
#53	Catherine	75
#54	Monica	73
#55	Holly	72
#56	Kristen	72
#57	Dana	71
#58	Kristin	71
#59	Tina	70
#60	Cynthia	70
#61	Tracy	69
#62	Katie	68
#63	Jacqueline	67
#64	Michele	66
#65	Natalie	65
#66	Wendy	64
#67	Lori	62
#68	Tonya	62
#69	Courtney	61
#70	Robin	60
#71	Theresa	59
#72	Pamela	58
#73	Alicia	58
#74	Jill	58
#75	Kristina	58
#76	Cheryl	55
#77	Monique	54
#78	Brandi	54
#79	Valerie	53
#80	Samantha	53
#81	Katrina	52
#82	Tracey	52
#83	Maria	51
#84	Teresa	51
#85	Alison	51
#86	Tia	50
#87	Allison	50
#88	Julia	50
#89	Anna	49
#90	Renee	48
#91	Angel	47
#92	Lakisha	47
#93	Leslie	46
#94	Nichole	46
#95	Margaret	46
#96	Lindsay	45
#97	Christy	45
#98	Tanya	45
#99	Tamara	45
#100	Meghan	44

Uniquely popular in Maryland

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Lakia	22	11	1
Tyra	30	15	1
Kia	20	10	1
Tia	50	26	4
Shanika	21	11	3
Lakisha	47	24	6
Tracey	52	27	8
Lakeisha	30	15	5
Mia	21	11	4
Keisha	29	15	6
Angel	47	24	11
Lauren	155	80	35

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.