Top baby names in Maryland, 1977
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 902 |
| 2 | Melissa | 401 |
| 3 | Jessica | 366 |
| 4 | Amy | 356 |
| 5 | Kelly | 337 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 326 |
| 7 | Heather | 324 |
| 8 | Christina | 303 |
| 9 | Angela | 277 |
| 10 | Shannon | 272 |
| 11 | Michelle | 269 |
| 12 | Lisa | 257 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 242 |
| 14 | Nicole | 239 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 207 |
| 16 | Amanda | 201 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 191 |
| 18 | Erin | 178 |
| 19 | Mary | 176 |
| 19 | Sarah | 176 |
| 21 | Jamie | 170 |
| 21 | Laura | 170 |
| 23 | Karen | 163 |
| 24 | Christine | 154 |
| 25 | Danielle | 148 |
| 26 | Carrie | 147 |
| 27 | Julie | 146 |
| 28 | Crystal | 144 |
| 29 | Dawn | 141 |
| 30 | Rachel | 129 |
| 31 | April | 126 |
| 32 | Tiffany | 118 |
| 33 | Emily | 112 |
| 34 | Katherine | 106 |
| 35 | Andrea | 103 |
| 35 | Jaime | 103 |
| 37 | Stacey | 99 |
| 37 | Susan | 99 |
| 39 | Stacy | 96 |
| 40 | Tara | 93 |
| 41 | Patricia | 90 |
| 41 | Tammy | 90 |
| 43 | Holly | 88 |
| 43 | Sara | 88 |
| 45 | Erica | 87 |
| 45 | Wendy | 87 |
| 47 | Megan | 86 |
| 47 | Melanie | 86 |
| 47 | Tina | 86 |
| 50 | Kathleen | 84 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,043 |
| 2 | Jason | 792 |
| 3 | Christopher | 679 |
| 4 | James | 676 |
| 5 | David | 654 |
| 6 | Robert | 619 |
| 7 | John | 591 |
| 8 | Brian | 545 |
| 9 | William | 524 |
| 10 | Joseph | 455 |
| 11 | Matthew | 448 |
| 12 | Kevin | 415 |
| 13 | Daniel | 387 |
| 14 | Charles | 336 |
| 15 | Eric | 334 |
| 16 | Richard | 299 |
| 17 | Timothy | 289 |
| 18 | Thomas | 273 |
| 19 | Steven | 259 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 252 |
| 21 | Anthony | 232 |
| 22 | Mark | 228 |
| 23 | Andrew | 226 |
| 24 | Ryan | 220 |
| 25 | Gregory | 210 |
| 26 | Joshua | 209 |
| 27 | Scott | 207 |
| 28 | Kenneth | 183 |
| 29 | Jeremy | 181 |
| 29 | Jonathan | 181 |
| 31 | Stephen | 180 |
| 32 | Shawn | 178 |
| 33 | Paul | 175 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 158 |
| 35 | Sean | 154 |
| 36 | Keith | 151 |
| 37 | Ronald | 143 |
| 38 | Donald | 136 |
| 39 | Edward | 132 |
| 40 | Patrick | 128 |
| 41 | George | 127 |
| 42 | Aaron | 126 |
| 42 | Bryan | 126 |
| 44 | Justin | 122 |
| 45 | Gary | 119 |
| 46 | Adam | 116 |
| 47 | Corey | 101 |
| 48 | Todd | 97 |
| 49 | Douglas | 92 |
| 50 | Brandon | 91 |