Top baby names in Maryland, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 932 |
| 2 | Melissa | 484 |
| 3 | Jessica | 446 |
| 4 | Amanda | 374 |
| 5 | Christina | 367 |
| 6 | Nicole | 348 |
| 7 | Kimberly | 321 |
| 8 | Heather | 311 |
| 9 | Kelly | 308 |
| 10 | Amy | 297 |
| 11 | Angela | 292 |
| 12 | Lisa | 278 |
| 13 | Sarah | 274 |
| 14 | Michelle | 260 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 244 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 232 |
| 17 | Shannon | 226 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 219 |
| 19 | Laura | 212 |
| 20 | Crystal | 207 |
| 21 | Erin | 204 |
| 22 | Danielle | 170 |
| 22 | Mary | 170 |
| 24 | Jamie | 166 |
| 25 | Tiffany | 162 |
| 26 | Lauren | 155 |
| 27 | Megan | 151 |
| 28 | Rachel | 144 |
| 29 | Christine | 142 |
| 30 | April | 139 |
| 31 | Katherine | 136 |
| 32 | Erica | 134 |
| 33 | Karen | 131 |
| 34 | Julie | 125 |
| 35 | Andrea | 120 |
| 36 | Dawn | 115 |
| 37 | Carrie | 114 |
| 38 | Kathryn | 110 |
| 39 | Emily | 108 |
| 40 | Stacey | 107 |
| 41 | Tara | 99 |
| 42 | Amber | 97 |
| 43 | Kathleen | 91 |
| 44 | Susan | 89 |
| 45 | Sara | 88 |
| 46 | Melanie | 85 |
| 47 | Stacy | 84 |
| 48 | Kristy | 83 |
| 49 | Jaime | 81 |
| 49 | Tammy | 81 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,141 |
| 2 | Christopher | 813 |
| 3 | Jason | 745 |
| 4 | David | 702 |
| 5 | James | 679 |
| 6 | John | 632 |
| 7 | Robert | 620 |
| 8 | Matthew | 507 |
| 9 | Brian | 505 |
| 10 | William | 490 |
| 11 | Joseph | 474 |
| 12 | Daniel | 410 |
| 13 | Timothy | 329 |
| 14 | Kevin | 320 |
| 15 | Thomas | 316 |
| 16 | Charles | 310 |
| 17 | Joshua | 308 |
| 18 | Eric | 299 |
| 19 | Andrew | 279 |
| 20 | Richard | 268 |
| 21 | Ryan | 267 |
| 22 | Anthony | 252 |
| 23 | Steven | 249 |
| 24 | Nicholas | 246 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 244 |
| 26 | Mark | 233 |
| 27 | Scott | 215 |
| 28 | Justin | 199 |
| 28 | Stephen | 199 |
| 30 | Jonathan | 195 |
| 31 | Jeremy | 192 |
| 31 | Paul | 192 |
| 33 | Kenneth | 187 |
| 34 | Adam | 184 |
| 34 | Gregory | 184 |
| 36 | Aaron | 168 |
| 37 | Patrick | 167 |
| 38 | Donald | 151 |
| 39 | Sean | 145 |
| 40 | Edward | 139 |
| 40 | George | 139 |
| 42 | Benjamin | 136 |
| 43 | Shawn | 134 |
| 44 | Keith | 129 |
| 45 | Gary | 121 |
| 46 | Bryan | 119 |
| 47 | Travis | 114 |
| 48 | Ronald | 113 |
| 49 | Brandon | 110 |
| 50 | Bradley | 104 |