Maryland · 1988

Top 100 names in Maryland, 1988, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Ashley	1,002
#2	Jessica	866
#3	Amanda	737
#4	Brittany	637
#5	Sarah	617
#6	Jennifer	527
#7	Lauren	450
#8	Stephanie	394
#9	Samantha	385
#10	Nicole	371
#11	Megan	370
#12	Tiffany	363
#13	Rachel	341
#14	Heather	325
#15	Elizabeth	325
#16	Emily	295
#17	Christina	282
#18	Danielle	281
#19	Amber	267
#20	Rebecca	265
#21	Laura	262
#22	Katherine	241
#23	Melissa	237
#24	Michelle	230
#25	Kelly	220
#26	Courtney	213
#27	Shannon	213
#28	Kristen	207
#29	Sara	206
#30	Kimberly	203
#31	Erin	201
#32	Amy	190
#33	Erica	170
#34	Mary	167
#35	Crystal	158
#36	Alexandra	142
#37	Caitlin	142
#38	Lisa	141
#39	Kristin	140
#40	Victoria	139
#41	Jasmine	137
#42	Allison	136
#43	Lindsay	135
#44	Angela	132
#45	Brittney	126
#46	Christine	125
#47	Kayla	125
#48	Chelsea	122
#49	Katie	121
#50	Andrea	119
#51	Lindsey	117
#52	Jamie	115
#53	Whitney	112
#54	Catherine	111
#55	Jacqueline	101
#56	Kathryn	100
#57	Julie	93
#58	Kathleen	93
#59	Kristina	90
#60	Anna	89
#61	Meghan	88
#62	Julia	87
#63	April	86
#64	Kelsey	85
#65	Natalie	85
#66	Hannah	85
#67	Alicia	80
#68	Tara	80
#69	Tiara	79
#70	Holly	78
#71	Kendra	77
#72	Katelyn	73
#73	Leah	69
#74	Casey	68
#75	Stacey	68
#76	Brooke	67
#77	Jenna	65
#78	Caroline	65
#79	Dana	64
#80	Kara	63
#81	Molly	62
#82	Bethany	61
#83	Erika	61
#84	Brandy	59
#85	Morgan	58
#86	Candice	58
#87	Karen	58
#88	Alyssa	57
#89	Ebony	57
#90	Tierra	55
#91	Patricia	55
#92	Melanie	55
#93	Cierra	54
#94	Margaret	53
#95	Sierra	53
#96	Kaitlin	53
#97	Krystal	52
#98	Alison	52
#99	Colleen	51
#100	Abigail	50

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
Baby	31	12	1
Shanae	20	8	1
Tierra	55	21	4
Cierra	54	21	4
Tiara	79	30	7
Sade	37	14	3
Janay	24	9	2
India	27	10	3
Patrice	20	8	3
Christian	22	8	3
Maureen	21	8	3
Sierra	53	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.