Top baby names in Maryland, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 903 |
| 2 | Jessica | 539 |
| 3 | Melissa | 433 |
| 4 | Amanda | 379 |
| 5 | Christina | 368 |
| 6 | Heather | 336 |
| 6 | Sarah | 336 |
| 8 | Nicole | 334 |
| 9 | Kimberly | 317 |
| 10 | Kelly | 301 |
| 11 | Tiffany | 292 |
| 12 | Amy | 291 |
| 13 | Angela | 279 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 278 |
| 15 | Michelle | 270 |
| 16 | Crystal | 269 |
| 17 | Erin | 259 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 257 |
| 19 | Lisa | 255 |
| 20 | Laura | 230 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 229 |
| 22 | Shannon | 213 |
| 23 | Mary | 194 |
| 24 | Lauren | 190 |
| 25 | Megan | 180 |
| 26 | April | 178 |
| 27 | Rachel | 173 |
| 28 | Danielle | 164 |
| 29 | Jamie | 160 |
| 30 | Katherine | 143 |
| 30 | Kristen | 143 |
| 32 | Sara | 142 |
| 33 | Erica | 138 |
| 34 | Julie | 134 |
| 35 | Christine | 131 |
| 36 | Andrea | 130 |
| 36 | Dawn | 130 |
| 38 | Kristin | 125 |
| 39 | Emily | 116 |
| 40 | Amber | 111 |
| 41 | Carrie | 109 |
| 42 | Kathryn | 101 |
| 43 | Stacey | 99 |
| 44 | Dana | 94 |
| 45 | Tara | 92 |
| 46 | Karen | 89 |
| 47 | Kathleen | 88 |
| 47 | Stacy | 88 |
| 49 | Katie | 87 |
| 50 | Brandy | 85 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,161 |
| 2 | Christopher | 775 |
| 3 | Jason | 770 |
| 4 | David | 705 |
| 4 | James | 705 |
| 6 | John | 681 |
| 7 | Robert | 623 |
| 8 | Matthew | 545 |
| 9 | Brian | 480 |
| 10 | Joseph | 469 |
| 11 | William | 468 |
| 12 | Daniel | 379 |
| 13 | Justin | 376 |
| 14 | Kevin | 345 |
| 15 | Timothy | 341 |
| 16 | Joshua | 337 |
| 17 | Charles | 332 |
| 18 | Eric | 326 |
| 19 | Thomas | 320 |
| 20 | Ryan | 309 |
| 21 | Andrew | 300 |
| 22 | Richard | 280 |
| 23 | Nicholas | 272 |
| 24 | Jonathan | 250 |
| 25 | Steven | 230 |
| 26 | Anthony | 229 |
| 26 | Jeffrey | 229 |
| 26 | Mark | 229 |
| 29 | Adam | 227 |
| 30 | Paul | 221 |
| 31 | Scott | 212 |
| 32 | Stephen | 204 |
| 33 | Patrick | 202 |
| 34 | Gregory | 190 |
| 35 | Aaron | 187 |
| 36 | Jeremy | 182 |
| 37 | Kenneth | 173 |
| 38 | Benjamin | 162 |
| 39 | Shawn | 154 |
| 40 | Brandon | 152 |
| 41 | Edward | 135 |
| 42 | Bryan | 131 |
| 42 | Ronald | 131 |
| 42 | Sean | 131 |
| 45 | Donald | 122 |
| 46 | Keith | 119 |
| 47 | George | 117 |
| 48 | Travis | 115 |
| 49 | Jesse | 112 |
| 50 | Raymond | 104 |