Most Popular Baby Names in Maryland (2025)
Ailany and Liam top the baby name charts in Maryland for 2025. 42,872 babies were given one of the 1,922 names the Social Security Administration ranks for the state, and names like Thiago, Jayden, Madison rank far higher here than they do nationally.
Names Maryland loves more than the rest of America
These names rank far higher in Maryland than they do nationally — the clearest signal of what makes naming here different.
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The multiplier compares the two ranks — 6.5× means the name sits 6.5 times higher up the list in Maryland than it does nationally.
Maryland vs the rest of the country
Each of Maryland's 10 most popular names, with where the same name ranks across the whole country. The bigger the gap, the more particular to Maryland the name is.
Rising fast in Maryland
Already in Maryland's top 100 and still climbing nationally — the names to watch.
What Maryland's favourite names are made of
Origins of the 100 most popular names in Maryland. Hebrew leads with 65 of the top 100.
Top 200 baby names in Maryland
The 200 most popular girls' and boys' names in Maryland for 2025, ranked by SSA state data. Switch between girls and boys.
- 1Ailany
- 2Charlotte
- 3Olivia
- 4Mia
- 5Sophia
- 6Eliana
- 7Emma
- 8Isabella
- 9Amelia
- 10Zoe
- 11Madison
- 12Evelyn
- 13Ava
- 14Elizabeth
- 15Lucy
- 16Eleanor
- 17Sofia
- 18Grace
- 19Naomi
- 20Lily
- 21Aria
- 22Aurora
- 23Chloe
- 24Violet
- 25Scarlett
- 26Harper
- 27Penelope
- 28Nora
- 29Genesis
- 30Hazel
- 31Abigail
- 32Emily
- 33Layla
- 34Camila
- 35Hannah
- 36Ella
- 37Isla
- 38Luna
- 39Gianna
- 40Nova
- 41Ellie
- 42Sophie
- 43Elena
- 44Sadie
- 45Lainey
- 46Leilani
- 47Mila
- 48Lillian
- 49Victoria
- 50Eden
- 51Josephine
- 52Valentina
- 53Claire
- 54Maya
- 55Leah
- 56Addison
- 57Ivy
- 58Zoey
- 59Melody
- 60Stella
- 61Alice
- 62Sarah
- 63Adeline
- 64Ariana
- 65Emilia
- 66Madelyn
- 67Ashley
- 68Eloise
- 69Willow
- 70Ayla
- 71Delilah
- 72Ruby
- 73Allison
- 74Caroline
- 75Hailey
- 76Samantha
- 77Brooklyn
- 78Cecilia
- 79Jade
- 80Maria
- 81Savannah
- 82Audrey
- 83Cora
- 84Josie
- 85Skylar
- 86Kennedy
- 87Vivian
- 88Arya
- 89Clara
- 90Eva
- 91Liliana
- 92Lydia
- 93Lyla
- 94Lucia
- 95Mackenzie
- 96Maeve
- 97Madeline
- 98Nyla
- 99Kinsley
- 100Gabriella
- 101Natalie
- 102Amira
- 103Aubrey
- 104Brielle
- 105Margaret
- 106Rose
- 107Alina
- 108Margot
- 109Autumn
- 110Bella
- 111Melanie
- 112Serenity
- 113Sloane
- 114Amara
- 115Esther
- 116Noelle
- 117Sienna
- 118Zuri
- 119Daisy
- 120Georgia
- 121Kehlani
- 122Valerie
- 123Alaia
- 124Brianna
- 125Iris
- 126Kiara
- 127Mary
- 128Millie
- 129Amy
- 130Daphne
- 131Delaney
- 132Isabelle
- 133Lia
- 134Phoebe
- 135Rylee
- 136Alani
- 137Amora
- 138Anna
- 139Bailey
- 140Callie
- 141Eliza
- 142Jasmine
- 143Magnolia
- 144Raelynn
- 145June
- 146Paisley
- 147Alana
- 148Alexandra
- 149Alora
- 150Arleth
- 151Evangeline
- 152Faith
- 153Isabel
- 154Journee
- 155Kylie
- 156Nevaeh
- 157Noa
- 158Piper
- 159Aaliyah
- 160Athena
- 161Emely
- 162Gemma
- 163Genevieve
- 164Olive
- 165Ruth
- 166Aylin
- 167Everly
- 168Kayla
- 169Melany
- 170Sara
- 171Talia
- 172Adriana
- 173Ailani
- 174Myla
- 175Saige
- 176Samara
- 177Summer
- 178Amina
- 179Catalina
- 180Kaylee
- 181Kimberly
- 182Natalia
- 183Zara
- 184Anaya
- 185Andrea
- 186Ariella
- 187Elliana
- 188Kailani
- 189Rachel
- 1Liam
- 2Noah
- 3Lucas
- 4Theodore
- 5Oliver
- 6William
- 7Ethan
- 8Henry
- 9James
- 10Thiago
- 11Elijah
- 12Michael
- 13Dylan
- 14Jack
- 15Mateo
- 16Levi
- 17Isaac
- 18Benjamin
- 19Jayden
- 20Mason
- 21Owen
- 22Jackson
- 23Samuel
- 24Cooper
- 25John
- 26Joshua
- 27Caleb
- 28Daniel
- 29Jacob
- 30Joseph
- 31Nathan
- 32Alexander
- 33Anthony
- 34Asher
- 35Aiden
- 36Elias
- 37Brooks
- 38Thomas
- 39Matthew
- 40Amir
- 41Ezra
- 42David
- 43Carter
- 44Luca
- 45Logan
- 46Luke
- 47Charles
- 48Gabriel
- 49Julian
- 50Leo
- 51Christopher
- 52Grayson
- 53Hudson
- 54Wyatt
- 55Ian
- 56Eithan
- 57Isaiah
- 58Aaron
- 59Miles
- 60Wesley
- 61Bennett
- 62Josiah
- 63Sebastian
- 64Cameron
- 65Roman
- 66Jonathan
- 67Nolan
- 68Santiago
- 69Weston
- 70Andrew
- 71Axel
- 72Ryan
- 73Enzo
- 74Micah
- 75Austin
- 76Christian
- 77Adrian
- 78Jace
- 79Gael
- 80Everett
- 81Maverick
- 82Theo
- 83August
- 84Jeremiah
- 85Robert
- 86Silas
- 87Beau
- 88Kairo
- 89Muhammad
- 90Arthur
- 91Ezekiel
- 92Nathaniel
- 93Xavier
- 94Myles
- 95Graham
- 96Lincoln
- 97Camden
- 98Kai
- 99Waylon
- 100Zion
- 101Colton
- 102Jayce
- 103Milo
- 104Atlas
- 105Bryson
- 106Chase
- 107Evan
- 108Hunter
- 109Jason
- 110Jose
- 111Kayden
- 112Callum
- 113Kevin
- 114Malachi
- 115Nicholas
- 116Vincent
- 117Jonah
- 118Landon
- 119Calvin
- 120Carlos
- 121Eli
- 122Luka
- 123Adam
- 124Cole
- 125George
- 126Patrick
- 127Antonio
- 128Archer
- 129Adriel
- 130Jaxon
- 131Diego
- 132Jesse
- 133Leonardo
- 134Dominic
- 135Griffin
- 136Jameson
- 137Matias
- 138Walker
- 139Arlo
- 140Carson
- 141Connor
- 142Maxwell
- 143Declan
- 144Easton
- 145Elian
- 146Jaxson
- 147Dean
- 148Giovanni
- 149Oscar
- 150Saint
- 151Edward
- 152Emmanuel
- 153Emmett
- 154Joel
- 155Justin
- 156Kaiden
- 157Lorenzo
- 158Peter
- 159Richard
- 160Ashton
- 161Judah
- 162Zachary
- 163Ace
- 164Eliam
- 165Elliott
- 166Greyson
- 167Messiah
- 168Adonis
- 169Callan
- 170Jeremy
- 171Kingston
- 172Max
- 173Tyler
- 174Zayden
- 175Zyaire
- 176Caden
- 177Dawson
- 178Harrison
- 179Karter
- 180Kyrie
- 181Beckett
- 182Cade
- 183Cairo
- 184Jude
- 185Legend
- 186Nicolas
- 187Jett
- 188Ryder
Baby names in Maryland: common questions
What is the most popular baby name in Maryland?
Ailany is the most popular girls' name in Maryland and Liam is the most popular boys' name, based on 2025 Social Security Administration state data.
What are the top 10 baby names in Maryland?
The top 10 girls' names in Maryland are Ailany, Charlotte, Olivia, Mia, Sophia, Eliana, Emma, Isabella, Amelia, Zoe. The top 10 boys' names are Liam, Noah, Lucas, Theodore, Oliver, William, Ethan, Henry, James, Thiago.
Which baby names are more popular in Maryland than the rest of the US?
Thiago ranks #10 in Maryland but only #50 nationally; Jayden ranks #19 in Maryland but only #70 nationally; Madison ranks #11 in Maryland but only #40 nationally. These are the names where Maryland differs most from the national list.
Which baby names are rising in Maryland?
Thiago, Luca, Lainey, Eden, Eithan are all inside Maryland's top 100 and still climbing in national popularity.
How many babies in Maryland share these names?
42,872 babies in Maryland were given one of the 1,922 names ranked for the state in 2025. The Social Security Administration does not publish names given to fewer than five babies in a state, so rarer names are not counted here.
Popular names in nearby states
How naming in Maryland compares with the rest of the region.