Top baby names in Maryland, 1984
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 859 |
| 2 | Jessica | 710 |
| 3 | Ashley | 661 |
| 4 | Amanda | 534 |
| 5 | Heather | 459 |
| 6 | Sarah | 425 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 385 |
| 8 | Lauren | 378 |
| 9 | Nicole | 362 |
| 10 | Danielle | 332 |
| 11 | Christina | 326 |
| 12 | Melissa | 325 |
| 13 | Tiffany | 308 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 307 |
| 15 | Megan | 301 |
| 16 | Laura | 300 |
| 17 | Rachel | 285 |
| 18 | Crystal | 274 |
| 19 | Kimberly | 270 |
| 20 | Shannon | 254 |
| 21 | Amy | 253 |
| 22 | Erin | 252 |
| 23 | Kelly | 244 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 234 |
| 25 | Michelle | 225 |
| 26 | Emily | 213 |
| 27 | Amber | 208 |
| 28 | Katherine | 204 |
| 29 | Angela | 181 |
| 30 | Kristen | 173 |
| 31 | Lisa | 168 |
| 32 | Erica | 163 |
| 33 | Mary | 159 |
| 34 | Lindsay | 155 |
| 35 | Jamie | 152 |
| 35 | Kristin | 152 |
| 37 | Christine | 149 |
| 37 | Sara | 149 |
| 39 | Andrea | 138 |
| 40 | Latoya | 119 |
| 40 | Samantha | 119 |
| 42 | Kathryn | 117 |
| 43 | April | 115 |
| 44 | Alicia | 112 |
| 45 | Brittany | 111 |
| 46 | Julie | 104 |
| 47 | Katie | 100 |
| 48 | Lindsey | 99 |
| 49 | Holly | 98 |
| 50 | Tara | 97 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,249 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,045 |
| 3 | Matthew | 903 |
| 4 | David | 722 |
| 5 | James | 714 |
| 6 | Robert | 657 |
| 7 | John | 643 |
| 8 | Daniel | 599 |
| 9 | Jason | 574 |
| 10 | Joseph | 525 |
| 11 | Joshua | 510 |
| 12 | Brian | 503 |
| 13 | William | 502 |
| 14 | Justin | 466 |
| 14 | Ryan | 466 |
| 16 | Andrew | 418 |
| 16 | Brandon | 418 |
| 18 | Kevin | 395 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 348 |
| 20 | Eric | 344 |
| 20 | Timothy | 344 |
| 22 | Steven | 338 |
| 23 | Anthony | 324 |
| 24 | Thomas | 322 |
| 25 | Adam | 310 |
| 26 | Nicholas | 305 |
| 27 | Richard | 299 |
| 28 | Charles | 292 |
| 29 | Mark | 278 |
| 30 | Stephen | 259 |
| 31 | Jeffrey | 254 |
| 32 | Patrick | 231 |
| 33 | Sean | 223 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 220 |
| 35 | Gregory | 213 |
| 36 | Paul | 207 |
| 37 | Kenneth | 198 |
| 38 | Aaron | 188 |
| 39 | Scott | 183 |
| 40 | Bryan | 172 |
| 41 | Travis | 138 |
| 42 | Jeremy | 134 |
| 43 | Edward | 128 |
| 43 | George | 128 |
| 45 | Shawn | 122 |
| 46 | Samuel | 115 |
| 47 | Zachary | 114 |
| 48 | Marcus | 113 |
| 49 | Bradley | 112 |
| 50 | Donald | 109 |