Top baby names in Maryland, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 972 |
| 2 | Jessica | 677 |
| 3 | Amanda | 464 |
| 4 | Sarah | 395 |
| 5 | Nicole | 385 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 378 |
| 7 | Heather | 367 |
| 8 | Melissa | 359 |
| 9 | Christina | 329 |
| 10 | Crystal | 326 |
| 11 | Lauren | 322 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 304 |
| 13 | Kelly | 300 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 292 |
| 15 | Tiffany | 283 |
| 16 | Erin | 277 |
| 17 | Amy | 276 |
| 18 | Angela | 275 |
| 19 | Michelle | 270 |
| 20 | Laura | 259 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 248 |
| 22 | Shannon | 236 |
| 23 | Rachel | 221 |
| 24 | Lisa | 214 |
| 25 | Danielle | 210 |
| 26 | Mary | 199 |
| 27 | Kristen | 194 |
| 28 | Kristin | 185 |
| 29 | April | 182 |
| 30 | Megan | 181 |
| 31 | Emily | 169 |
| 32 | Katherine | 168 |
| 33 | Ashley | 157 |
| 34 | Sara | 149 |
| 35 | Christine | 148 |
| 35 | Erica | 148 |
| 37 | Amber | 141 |
| 38 | Jamie | 140 |
| 39 | Lindsay | 131 |
| 40 | Andrea | 124 |
| 41 | Julie | 118 |
| 42 | Courtney | 116 |
| 43 | Kathryn | 114 |
| 44 | Katie | 107 |
| 45 | Karen | 105 |
| 46 | Stacey | 104 |
| 47 | Tara | 98 |
| 48 | Brandy | 97 |
| 49 | Brandi | 95 |
| 49 | Melanie | 95 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,229 |
| 2 | Christopher | 995 |
| 3 | James | 743 |
| 4 | Jason | 732 |
| 5 | David | 691 |
| 6 | Matthew | 690 |
| 7 | Robert | 680 |
| 8 | John | 648 |
| 9 | William | 573 |
| 10 | Joseph | 529 |
| 11 | Daniel | 491 |
| 12 | Brian | 480 |
| 13 | Justin | 473 |
| 14 | Joshua | 432 |
| 15 | Ryan | 394 |
| 16 | Kevin | 374 |
| 17 | Andrew | 367 |
| 18 | Jonathan | 361 |
| 19 | Charles | 342 |
| 20 | Eric | 309 |
| 21 | Richard | 308 |
| 22 | Thomas | 307 |
| 22 | Timothy | 307 |
| 24 | Steven | 302 |
| 25 | Brandon | 277 |
| 26 | Anthony | 265 |
| 27 | Nicholas | 261 |
| 28 | Stephen | 260 |
| 29 | Adam | 251 |
| 30 | Mark | 241 |
| 31 | Gregory | 224 |
| 31 | Jeffrey | 224 |
| 33 | Aaron | 198 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 197 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 196 |
| 36 | Jeremy | 194 |
| 36 | Scott | 194 |
| 38 | Paul | 187 |
| 39 | Patrick | 185 |
| 40 | Sean | 183 |
| 41 | Ronald | 149 |
| 42 | Donald | 143 |
| 42 | Shawn | 143 |
| 44 | Edward | 134 |
| 45 | Bryan | 131 |
| 46 | Jesse | 122 |
| 47 | George | 120 |
| 48 | Gary | 114 |
| 49 | Keith | 113 |
| 50 | Travis | 112 |