Maryland · 1985

Top 100 names in Maryland, 1985, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Ashley	879
#2	Jennifer	760
#3	Jessica	752
#4	Amanda	633
#5	Sarah	444
#6	Nicole	440
#7	Heather	423
#8	Stephanie	401
#9	Lauren	388
#10	Christina	369
#11	Megan	359
#12	Elizabeth	314
#13	Rachel	308
#14	Laura	303
#15	Danielle	295
#16	Kimberly	293
#17	Amy	281
#18	Melissa	280
#19	Kelly	264
#20	Crystal	263
#21	Tiffany	261
#22	Brittany	249
#23	Michelle	227
#24	Rebecca	225
#25	Erin	220
#26	Amber	219
#27	Emily	216
#28	Katherine	210
#29	Shannon	198
#30	Erica	178
#31	Samantha	177
#32	Lisa	175
#33	Lindsay	169
#34	Kristen	168
#35	Mary	166
#36	Jamie	163
#37	Angela	163
#38	April	147
#39	Sara	145
#40	Katie	136
#41	Courtney	134
#42	Christine	131
#43	Allison	131
#44	Kristin	124
#45	Kathryn	122
#46	Meghan	113
#47	Julie	113
#48	Andrea	110
#49	Kristina	108
#50	Jenna	102
#51	Holly	102
#52	Victoria	100
#53	Kathleen	97
#54	Lindsey	97
#55	Caitlin	95
#56	Catherine	92
#57	Alicia	91
#58	Jacqueline	91
#59	Krystal	91
#60	Tara	90
#61	Stacey	89
#62	Latoya	89
#63	Anna	86
#64	Dominique	79
#65	Julia	78
#66	Karen	77
#67	Natalie	73
#68	Maria	70
#69	Melanie	67
#70	Tierra	65
#71	Patricia	65
#72	Dana	63
#73	Candice	63
#74	Alexandra	62
#75	Stacy	62
#76	Krystle	61
#77	Susan	58
#78	Erika	58
#79	Sierra	58
#80	Monica	57
#81	Margaret	57
#82	Natasha	56
#83	Tina	56
#84	Dawn	55
#85	Leah	55
#86	Theresa	54
#87	Casey	54
#88	Carrie	54
#89	Valerie	54
#90	Ebony	53
#91	Katrina	53
#92	Cynthia	51
#93	Nichole	51
#94	Caroline	51
#95	Tiara	51
#96	Jaclyn	50
#97	Alison	50
#98	Brandy	50
#99	Monique	50
#100	Kara	49

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
Tierra	65	27	3
Tiara	51	21	3
Cierra	31	13	3
Tameka	26	11	2
India	43	18	4
Sierra	58	24	7
Chanel	21	9	3
Patrice	26	11	4
Tamika	29	12	4
Tracey	28	12	4
Tia	27	11	5
Michele	48	20	9

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.