Top baby names in Maryland, 1976
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 893 |
| 2 | Amy | 423 |
| 3 | Melissa | 365 |
| 4 | Heather | 345 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 305 |
| 6 | Michelle | 302 |
| 7 | Angela | 295 |
| 8 | Nicole | 270 |
| 9 | Christina | 266 |
| 10 | Shannon | 257 |
| 11 | Lisa | 256 |
| 12 | Jessica | 254 |
| 13 | Kelly | 213 |
| 14 | Amanda | 208 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 204 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 195 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 195 |
| 18 | Karen | 187 |
| 19 | Laura | 186 |
| 20 | Mary | 180 |
| 21 | Dawn | 160 |
| 22 | Erin | 156 |
| 23 | Jamie | 148 |
| 24 | Danielle | 146 |
| 25 | Julie | 145 |
| 26 | Christine | 143 |
| 27 | Sarah | 142 |
| 28 | Jaime | 132 |
| 29 | Carrie | 126 |
| 29 | Rachel | 126 |
| 31 | Tiffany | 124 |
| 32 | April | 114 |
| 33 | Crystal | 111 |
| 34 | Stacey | 109 |
| 34 | Tammy | 109 |
| 36 | Wendy | 104 |
| 37 | Michele | 103 |
| 38 | Tracy | 101 |
| 39 | Stacy | 100 |
| 40 | Tina | 97 |
| 41 | Susan | 95 |
| 42 | Katherine | 93 |
| 43 | Patricia | 90 |
| 44 | Sara | 84 |
| 45 | Holly | 82 |
| 46 | Tanya | 81 |
| 47 | Dana | 80 |
| 47 | Melanie | 80 |
| 49 | Cynthia | 79 |
| 49 | Tara | 79 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,066 |
| 2 | Christopher | 711 |
| 3 | James | 693 |
| 4 | Jason | 678 |
| 5 | David | 657 |
| 6 | John | 617 |
| 7 | Robert | 588 |
| 8 | William | 507 |
| 9 | Brian | 485 |
| 10 | Matthew | 438 |
| 11 | Joseph | 394 |
| 12 | Daniel | 332 |
| 13 | Charles | 308 |
| 14 | Eric | 305 |
| 15 | Kevin | 292 |
| 16 | Thomas | 274 |
| 17 | Timothy | 270 |
| 18 | Steven | 267 |
| 19 | Richard | 260 |
| 20 | Mark | 254 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 229 |
| 22 | Andrew | 209 |
| 23 | Anthony | 207 |
| 24 | Shawn | 196 |
| 25 | Scott | 192 |
| 25 | Stephen | 192 |
| 27 | Paul | 183 |
| 28 | Jeremy | 180 |
| 29 | Gregory | 178 |
| 30 | Ryan | 171 |
| 31 | Joshua | 168 |
| 32 | Kenneth | 163 |
| 33 | Sean | 162 |
| 34 | Jonathan | 159 |
| 35 | Keith | 155 |
| 36 | Ronald | 153 |
| 37 | Donald | 137 |
| 38 | Justin | 130 |
| 39 | Edward | 127 |
| 40 | Benjamin | 121 |
| 41 | Bryan | 115 |
| 42 | Aaron | 114 |
| 43 | Adam | 112 |
| 44 | George | 111 |
| 45 | Gary | 103 |
| 46 | Patrick | 97 |
| 47 | Larry | 94 |
| 48 | Todd | 93 |
| 49 | Chad | 91 |
| 50 | Brandon | 81 |