Top baby names in Maryland, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 879 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 760 |
| 3 | Jessica | 752 |
| 4 | Amanda | 633 |
| 5 | Sarah | 444 |
| 6 | Nicole | 440 |
| 7 | Heather | 423 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 401 |
| 9 | Lauren | 388 |
| 10 | Christina | 369 |
| 11 | Megan | 359 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 314 |
| 13 | Rachel | 308 |
| 14 | Laura | 303 |
| 15 | Danielle | 295 |
| 16 | Kimberly | 293 |
| 17 | Amy | 281 |
| 18 | Melissa | 280 |
| 19 | Kelly | 264 |
| 20 | Crystal | 263 |
| 21 | Tiffany | 261 |
| 22 | Brittany | 249 |
| 23 | Michelle | 227 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 225 |
| 25 | Erin | 220 |
| 26 | Amber | 219 |
| 27 | Emily | 216 |
| 28 | Katherine | 210 |
| 29 | Shannon | 198 |
| 30 | Erica | 178 |
| 31 | Samantha | 177 |
| 32 | Lisa | 175 |
| 33 | Lindsay | 169 |
| 34 | Kristen | 168 |
| 35 | Mary | 166 |
| 36 | Angela | 163 |
| 36 | Jamie | 163 |
| 38 | April | 147 |
| 39 | Sara | 145 |
| 40 | Katie | 136 |
| 41 | Courtney | 134 |
| 42 | Allison | 131 |
| 42 | Christine | 131 |
| 44 | Kristin | 124 |
| 45 | Kathryn | 122 |
| 46 | Julie | 113 |
| 46 | Meghan | 113 |
| 48 | Andrea | 110 |
| 49 | Kristina | 108 |
| 50 | Holly | 102 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,213 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,059 |
| 3 | Matthew | 786 |
| 4 | David | 680 |
| 5 | James | 644 |
| 6 | Daniel | 634 |
| 7 | John | 632 |
| 8 | Robert | 623 |
| 9 | Joshua | 607 |
| 10 | Jason | 543 |
| 11 | Brandon | 541 |
| 12 | Joseph | 526 |
| 13 | Andrew | 521 |
| 14 | William | 520 |
| 15 | Brian | 496 |
| 16 | Ryan | 494 |
| 17 | Kevin | 444 |
| 18 | Justin | 428 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 387 |
| 20 | Timothy | 368 |
| 21 | Anthony | 353 |
| 21 | Eric | 353 |
| 23 | Thomas | 349 |
| 24 | Nicholas | 342 |
| 25 | Steven | 336 |
| 26 | Charles | 330 |
| 27 | Stephen | 280 |
| 28 | Richard | 267 |
| 29 | Mark | 264 |
| 30 | Adam | 250 |
| 31 | Patrick | 248 |
| 31 | Sean | 248 |
| 33 | Jeffrey | 243 |
| 34 | Gregory | 232 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 208 |
| 36 | Kyle | 204 |
| 37 | Kenneth | 197 |
| 38 | Paul | 196 |
| 39 | Aaron | 185 |
| 40 | Bryan | 175 |
| 41 | Scott | 174 |
| 42 | Jeremy | 155 |
| 42 | Zachary | 155 |
| 44 | Shawn | 150 |
| 45 | Alexander | 139 |
| 46 | Jacob | 128 |
| 47 | Edward | 125 |
| 48 | Keith | 121 |
| 49 | Donald | 118 |
| 50 | Nathan | 116 |