Most popular boy names in Maryland — 2025

In 2025, the most popular boy name in Maryland was Liam, followed by Noah and Lucas. The list below ranks the state's top 100 boys' names, each compared with its national rank — tap any name to see how it has trended over time.

Most distinctive baby names in Maryland

More common

Most distinctive Thiago 2.1x more common ▲40 #10 vs US #50
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

Most distinctive Mateo 1.0x less common ▼7 #15 vs US #8

Percentages are each name's share of all boys born in Maryland. Final 2025 birth totals aren't published yet, so shares use 2024 births (the latest available) as an estimate.

Year
Spellings

Boys

  1. 1
    Liam Same as US #1
    463
  2. 2
    Noah Same as US #2
    377
  3. 3
    Lucas ▲7 vs US #10
    221
  4. 4
    Theodore Same as US #4
    214
  5. 5
    Oliver ▼2 vs US #3
    210
  6. 6
    William ▲3 vs US #9
    185
  7. 7
    Ethan ▲17 vs US #24
    183
  8. 7
    Henry ▼2 vs US #5
    183
  9. 9
    James ▼3 vs US #6
    180
  10. 10
    Thiago ▲40 vs US #50
    168
  11. 11
    Elijah ▼4 vs US #7
    163
  12. 12
    Michael ▲9 vs US #21
    151
  13. 13
    Dylan ▲28 vs US #41
    150
  14. 14
    Jack ▲1 vs US #15
    148
  15. 15
    Mateo ▼7 vs US #8
    145
  16. 16
    Levi ▼4 vs US #12
    143
  17. 17
    Isaac ▲30 vs US #47
    138
  18. 18
    Benjamin ▼7 vs US #11
    137
  19. 18
    Jayden ▲52 vs US #70
    137
  20. 20
    Mason ▲19 vs US #39
    136
  21. 21
    Owen ▲10 vs US #31
    134
  22. 22
    Jackson ▲14 vs US #36
    132
  23. 22
    Samuel ▼4 vs US #18
    132
  24. 24
    Cooper ▲3 vs US #27
    129
  25. 24
    John ▼1 vs US #23
    129
  26. 24
    Joshua ▲42 vs US #66
    129
  27. 27
    Caleb ▲31 vs US #58
    126
  28. 27
    Daniel ▼5 vs US #22
    126
  29. 29
    Jacob ▲14 vs US #43
    122
  30. 30
    Joseph ▼1 vs US #29
    120
  31. 30
    Nathan ▲33 vs US #63
    120
  32. 32
    Alexander ▼2 vs US #30
    119
  33. 32
    Anthony ▲14 vs US #46
    119
  34. 34
    Asher ▼6 vs US #28
    118
  35. 35
    Aiden ▲27 vs US #62
    117
  36. 36
    Elias ▼23 vs US #13
    116
  37. 37
    Brooks ▲27 vs US #64
    113
  38. 37
    Thomas ▼3 vs US #34
    113
  39. 39
    Matthew ▼7 vs US #32
    112
  40. 40
    Amir ▲65 vs US #105
    110
  41. 40
    Ezra ▼20 vs US #20
    110
  42. 42
    David ▼7 vs US #35
    109
  43. 43
    Carter ▲2 vs US #45
    107
  44. 43
    Luca ▼29 vs US #14
    107
  45. 45
    Logan ▲8 vs US #53
    106
  46. 46
    Luke ▼13 vs US #33
    105
  47. 47
    Charles ▲1 vs US #48
    103
  48. 47
    Gabriel ▼10 vs US #37
    103
  49. 49
    Julian ▼24 vs US #25
    102
  50. 50
    Leo ▼31 vs US #19
    100
  51. 51
    Christopher ▲17 vs US #68
    99
  52. 51
    Grayson Same as US #51
    99
  53. 51
    Hudson ▼34 vs US #17
    99
  54. 51
    Wyatt ▼13 vs US #38
    99
  55. 55
    Ian ▲28 vs US #83
    97
  56. 56
    Eithan ▲41 vs US #97
    95
  57. 57
    Isaiah Same as US #57
    94
  58. 58
    Aaron ▲22 vs US #80
    92
  59. 58
    Miles ▼14 vs US #44
    92
  60. 60
    Wesley ▼8 vs US #52
    91
  61. 61
    Bennett ▼21 vs US #40
    87
  62. 62
    Josiah ▼8 vs US #54
    86
  63. 62
    Sebastian ▼46 vs US #16
    86
  64. 64
    Angel ▲3 vs US #67
    83
  65. 65
    Cameron ▲11 vs US #76
    82
  66. 65
    Roman ▼23 vs US #42
    82
  67. 67
    Jonathan ▲22 vs US #89
    78
  68. 68
    Nolan ▼3 vs US #65
    76
  69. 68
    Santiago ▼42 vs US #26
    76
  70. 68
    Weston ▼13 vs US #55
    76
  71. 71
    Andrew ▲2 vs US #73
    74
  72. 72
    Axel ▲7 vs US #79
    73
  73. 72
    Ryan ▲27 vs US #99
    73
  74. 74
    Enzo ▼2 vs US #72
    72
  75. 74
    Micah ▲16 vs US #90
    72
  76. 76
    Austin ▲37 vs US #113
    71
  77. 76
    Christian ▲20 vs US #96
    71
  78. 78
    Adrian ▼4 vs US #74
    69
  79. 78
    Rowan ▼19 vs US #59
    69
  80. 80
    Jace ▲34 vs US #114
    67
  81. 81
    Gael ▲5 vs US #86
    66
  82. 82
    Everett ▼5 vs US #77
    65
  83. 83
    Maverick ▼34 vs US #49
    63
  84. 83
    Parker ▲19 vs US #102
    63
  85. 83
    Theo ▼1 vs US #82
    63
  86. 86
    August ▼5 vs US #81
    62
  87. 86
    Jeremiah ▲2 vs US #88
    62
  88. 86
    Robert ▲6 vs US #92
    62
  89. 86
    Silas ▼15 vs US #71
    62
  90. 90
    Beau ▼30 vs US #60
    61
  91. 90
    Kairo ▲136 vs US #226
    61
  92. 90
    Muhammad ▲149 vs US #239
    61
  93. 93
    Arthur ▼6 vs US #87
    60
  94. 93
    Ezekiel ▼32 vs US #61
    60
  95. 93
    Nathaniel ▲47 vs US #140
    60
  96. 93
    Xavier ▲15 vs US #108
    60
  97. 97
    Amari ▲88 vs US #185
    58
  98. 97
    Myles ▲3 vs US #100
    58
  99. 99
    Graham ▲21 vs US #120
    57
  100. 100
    Lincoln ▼31 vs US #69
    56