Top baby names in Maryland, 1983
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 856 |
| 2 | Jessica | 758 |
| 3 | Ashley | 533 |
| 4 | Amanda | 447 |
| 5 | Sarah | 422 |
| 6 | Heather | 404 |
| 7 | Nicole | 379 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 368 |
| 9 | Crystal | 351 |
| 10 | Melissa | 349 |
| 11 | Christina | 341 |
| 11 | Lauren | 341 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 324 |
| 14 | Erin | 323 |
| 15 | Tiffany | 310 |
| 16 | Kimberly | 280 |
| 17 | Laura | 265 |
| 18 | Amy | 263 |
| 19 | Kelly | 259 |
| 19 | Rachel | 259 |
| 21 | Michelle | 258 |
| 22 | Megan | 256 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 245 |
| 24 | Angela | 216 |
| 25 | Emily | 215 |
| 26 | Shannon | 205 |
| 27 | Lisa | 202 |
| 28 | Katherine | 201 |
| 29 | Danielle | 195 |
| 30 | Amber | 177 |
| 31 | Kristen | 173 |
| 32 | Mary | 169 |
| 33 | Erica | 154 |
| 34 | April | 153 |
| 35 | Lindsay | 147 |
| 36 | Kristin | 146 |
| 36 | Samantha | 146 |
| 38 | Jamie | 142 |
| 39 | Sara | 140 |
| 40 | Christine | 121 |
| 41 | Kathleen | 114 |
| 42 | Andrea | 109 |
| 42 | Meghan | 109 |
| 44 | Kathryn | 106 |
| 45 | Tara | 103 |
| 46 | Holly | 101 |
| 47 | Alicia | 100 |
| 48 | Katie | 99 |
| 49 | Julie | 98 |
| 50 | Karen | 92 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,268 |
| 2 | Christopher | 964 |
| 3 | Matthew | 822 |
| 4 | James | 724 |
| 5 | David | 713 |
| 6 | Robert | 652 |
| 7 | John | 621 |
| 8 | Jason | 581 |
| 9 | Daniel | 563 |
| 10 | William | 557 |
| 11 | Joseph | 532 |
| 12 | Brian | 519 |
| 13 | Joshua | 474 |
| 14 | Andrew | 447 |
| 15 | Justin | 442 |
| 16 | Ryan | 422 |
| 17 | Brandon | 380 |
| 18 | Kevin | 376 |
| 19 | Steven | 355 |
| 20 | Charles | 332 |
| 20 | Timothy | 332 |
| 22 | Thomas | 328 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 320 |
| 24 | Eric | 313 |
| 25 | Adam | 301 |
| 26 | Anthony | 299 |
| 27 | Richard | 288 |
| 28 | Nicholas | 254 |
| 29 | Mark | 252 |
| 30 | Stephen | 250 |
| 31 | Jeffrey | 241 |
| 32 | Gregory | 233 |
| 33 | Kenneth | 199 |
| 34 | Sean | 198 |
| 35 | Paul | 194 |
| 36 | Patrick | 190 |
| 37 | Bryan | 185 |
| 38 | Benjamin | 182 |
| 39 | Aaron | 180 |
| 40 | Scott | 179 |
| 41 | Jeremy | 143 |
| 42 | Travis | 137 |
| 43 | Donald | 136 |
| 43 | Shawn | 136 |
| 45 | Keith | 127 |
| 46 | George | 126 |
| 47 | Kyle | 123 |
| 48 | Jacob | 115 |
| 49 | Edward | 114 |
| 50 | Nathan | 113 |