Most popular baby names in Maryland — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in Maryland were Ailany, Charlotte, and Olivia for girls and Liam, Noah, and Lucas for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Muhammad is 3.1x more common in Maryland than nationally, and Mackenzie is 2.7x more common in Maryland than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most distinctive baby names in Maryland

Girls

Most distinctive Ailany 2.5x more common ▲13 #1 vs US #14
Also more common
Zoe 2.3x more common ▲21 #10 vs US #31 Eliana 2.0x more common ▲4 #6 vs US #10 Mia 1.6x more common ▲2 #4 vs US #6 Sophia 1.3x more common ▲0 #5 vs US #5
Less common
No distinctive less-common names in the top 10

Boys

Most distinctive Thiago 2.1x more common ▲40 #10 vs US #50
Also more common
Ethan 1.7x more common ▲17 #7 vs US #24 Liam 1.7x more common ▲0 #1 vs US #1 Lucas 1.6x more common ▲7 #3 vs US #10 Noah 1.4x more common ▲0 #2 vs US #2
Less common
Mateo 1.0x less common ▼7 #15 vs US #8

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