Top baby names in Maryland, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 982 |
| 2 | Jessica | 875 |
| 3 | Amanda | 698 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 639 |
| 5 | Sarah | 561 |
| 6 | Lauren | 427 |
| 7 | Nicole | 405 |
| 8 | Heather | 403 |
| 9 | Brittany | 402 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 378 |
| 11 | Megan | 370 |
| 12 | Danielle | 316 |
| 13 | Christina | 307 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 304 |
| 15 | Rachel | 285 |
| 16 | Laura | 275 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 266 |
| 18 | Kelly | 259 |
| 19 | Samantha | 257 |
| 20 | Amy | 256 |
| 21 | Amber | 250 |
| 21 | Tiffany | 250 |
| 23 | Melissa | 246 |
| 24 | Michelle | 236 |
| 25 | Shannon | 234 |
| 26 | Emily | 224 |
| 27 | Katherine | 221 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 218 |
| 29 | Crystal | 216 |
| 30 | Erin | 200 |
| 31 | Mary | 180 |
| 32 | Erica | 165 |
| 33 | Angela | 157 |
| 34 | Sara | 153 |
| 35 | Allison | 151 |
| 36 | Lindsay | 150 |
| 37 | Christine | 148 |
| 37 | Kristen | 148 |
| 39 | Lisa | 146 |
| 40 | Jamie | 145 |
| 41 | Katie | 138 |
| 42 | Courtney | 130 |
| 43 | Kristin | 129 |
| 44 | Whitney | 126 |
| 45 | Kathleen | 120 |
| 46 | Julie | 115 |
| 47 | Lindsey | 114 |
| 48 | Andrea | 112 |
| 49 | Kathryn | 109 |
| 50 | April | 103 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,219 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,075 |
| 3 | Matthew | 878 |
| 4 | David | 709 |
| 5 | Robert | 697 |
| 6 | James | 658 |
| 7 | Daniel | 638 |
| 8 | John | 613 |
| 9 | Andrew | 582 |
| 10 | William | 548 |
| 11 | Joshua | 543 |
| 12 | Joseph | 540 |
| 13 | Brandon | 502 |
| 14 | Ryan | 501 |
| 15 | Justin | 463 |
| 16 | Kevin | 447 |
| 17 | Brian | 433 |
| 18 | Jason | 406 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 395 |
| 20 | Charles | 368 |
| 21 | Nicholas | 363 |
| 22 | Anthony | 342 |
| 23 | Steven | 341 |
| 24 | Timothy | 335 |
| 25 | Thomas | 323 |
| 26 | Eric | 308 |
| 27 | Sean | 276 |
| 27 | Stephen | 276 |
| 29 | Richard | 270 |
| 30 | Jeffrey | 253 |
| 31 | Adam | 252 |
| 32 | Patrick | 243 |
| 33 | Kyle | 240 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 235 |
| 35 | Gregory | 227 |
| 36 | Mark | 222 |
| 37 | Alexander | 220 |
| 38 | Aaron | 211 |
| 39 | Paul | 206 |
| 40 | Jeremy | 201 |
| 41 | Bryan | 194 |
| 42 | Kenneth | 187 |
| 43 | Zachary | 184 |
| 44 | Scott | 169 |
| 45 | Shawn | 146 |
| 46 | Travis | 137 |
| 47 | Dustin | 129 |
| 48 | Jesse | 127 |
| 49 | Donald | 125 |
| 49 | Edward | 125 |