Top baby names in Maryland, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,058 |
| 2 | Jessica | 901 |
| 3 | Amanda | 819 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 593 |
| 5 | Brittany | 575 |
| 6 | Sarah | 526 |
| 7 | Lauren | 424 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 383 |
| 9 | Heather | 373 |
| 10 | Nicole | 356 |
| 11 | Rachel | 350 |
| 12 | Megan | 332 |
| 13 | Christina | 313 |
| 14 | Danielle | 311 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 308 |
| 16 | Samantha | 304 |
| 17 | Amber | 279 |
| 18 | Tiffany | 276 |
| 19 | Emily | 266 |
| 19 | Kelly | 266 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 261 |
| 22 | Kimberly | 246 |
| 23 | Laura | 235 |
| 24 | Melissa | 231 |
| 25 | Michelle | 224 |
| 26 | Erin | 205 |
| 27 | Shannon | 202 |
| 28 | Erica | 201 |
| 29 | Amy | 197 |
| 30 | Katherine | 186 |
| 31 | Crystal | 185 |
| 32 | Allison | 158 |
| 33 | Sara | 155 |
| 34 | Angela | 153 |
| 35 | Christine | 152 |
| 36 | Kristen | 146 |
| 36 | Lindsay | 146 |
| 38 | Mary | 144 |
| 39 | Courtney | 136 |
| 40 | Alexandra | 133 |
| 41 | Caitlin | 131 |
| 42 | Whitney | 129 |
| 43 | Jamie | 128 |
| 44 | Lindsey | 127 |
| 45 | Katie | 124 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 123 |
| 47 | Kristin | 122 |
| 48 | Anna | 118 |
| 49 | Brittney | 115 |
| 49 | Lisa | 115 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,247 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,066 |
| 3 | Matthew | 849 |
| 4 | David | 742 |
| 5 | James | 686 |
| 6 | Andrew | 671 |
| 7 | Daniel | 619 |
| 8 | Robert | 616 |
| 9 | Joshua | 612 |
| 10 | John | 605 |
| 11 | William | 554 |
| 12 | Justin | 541 |
| 13 | Joseph | 524 |
| 14 | Ryan | 501 |
| 15 | Brandon | 482 |
| 16 | Kevin | 469 |
| 17 | Brian | 457 |
| 18 | Eric | 401 |
| 19 | Anthony | 390 |
| 19 | Steven | 390 |
| 21 | Timothy | 376 |
| 22 | Jason | 359 |
| 23 | Thomas | 357 |
| 24 | Nicholas | 348 |
| 25 | Jonathan | 330 |
| 26 | Richard | 317 |
| 27 | Charles | 306 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 283 |
| 29 | Sean | 261 |
| 30 | Kyle | 255 |
| 30 | Stephen | 255 |
| 32 | Adam | 247 |
| 33 | Gregory | 245 |
| 34 | Mark | 241 |
| 35 | Jeffrey | 239 |
| 36 | Alexander | 231 |
| 37 | Patrick | 227 |
| 38 | Scott | 200 |
| 39 | Zachary | 194 |
| 40 | Jeremy | 192 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 189 |
| 42 | Paul | 186 |
| 43 | Aaron | 180 |
| 44 | Bryan | 168 |
| 45 | Travis | 162 |
| 46 | Edward | 138 |
| 46 | Jacob | 138 |
| 48 | Samuel | 132 |
| 49 | Corey | 129 |
| 49 | Shawn | 129 |