Top baby names in Maryland, 1988
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,002 |
| 2 | Jessica | 866 |
| 3 | Amanda | 737 |
| 4 | Brittany | 637 |
| 5 | Sarah | 617 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 527 |
| 7 | Lauren | 450 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 394 |
| 9 | Samantha | 385 |
| 10 | Nicole | 371 |
| 11 | Megan | 370 |
| 12 | Tiffany | 363 |
| 13 | Rachel | 341 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 325 |
| 14 | Heather | 325 |
| 16 | Emily | 295 |
| 17 | Christina | 282 |
| 18 | Danielle | 281 |
| 19 | Amber | 267 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 265 |
| 21 | Laura | 262 |
| 22 | Katherine | 241 |
| 23 | Melissa | 237 |
| 24 | Michelle | 230 |
| 25 | Kelly | 220 |
| 26 | Courtney | 213 |
| 26 | Shannon | 213 |
| 28 | Kristen | 207 |
| 29 | Sara | 206 |
| 30 | Kimberly | 203 |
| 31 | Erin | 201 |
| 32 | Amy | 190 |
| 33 | Erica | 170 |
| 34 | Mary | 167 |
| 35 | Crystal | 158 |
| 36 | Alexandra | 142 |
| 36 | Caitlin | 142 |
| 38 | Lisa | 141 |
| 39 | Kristin | 140 |
| 40 | Victoria | 139 |
| 41 | Jasmine | 137 |
| 42 | Allison | 136 |
| 43 | Lindsay | 135 |
| 44 | Angela | 132 |
| 45 | Brittney | 126 |
| 46 | Christine | 125 |
| 46 | Kayla | 125 |
| 48 | Chelsea | 122 |
| 49 | Katie | 121 |
| 50 | Andrea | 119 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,332 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,036 |
| 3 | Matthew | 900 |
| 4 | James | 713 |
| 5 | Joshua | 694 |
| 6 | David | 674 |
| 7 | Andrew | 666 |
| 8 | Daniel | 661 |
| 9 | Robert | 657 |
| 10 | Justin | 647 |
| 11 | John | 612 |
| 12 | William | 591 |
| 13 | Joseph | 584 |
| 14 | Kevin | 521 |
| 15 | Ryan | 520 |
| 16 | Brandon | 450 |
| 17 | Brian | 428 |
| 18 | Anthony | 417 |
| 18 | Nicholas | 417 |
| 20 | Thomas | 404 |
| 21 | Steven | 387 |
| 22 | Jonathan | 384 |
| 23 | Eric | 377 |
| 23 | Timothy | 377 |
| 25 | Jason | 305 |
| 26 | Richard | 298 |
| 27 | Sean | 287 |
| 28 | Zachary | 285 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 283 |
| 30 | Charles | 275 |
| 31 | Alexander | 270 |
| 32 | Adam | 260 |
| 33 | Patrick | 257 |
| 34 | Kyle | 251 |
| 35 | Mark | 248 |
| 36 | Stephen | 235 |
| 37 | Jeffrey | 228 |
| 38 | Gregory | 225 |
| 39 | Aaron | 205 |
| 40 | Bryan | 202 |
| 40 | Travis | 202 |
| 42 | Paul | 193 |
| 43 | Jacob | 192 |
| 44 | Kenneth | 184 |
| 45 | Samuel | 177 |
| 46 | Scott | 175 |
| 47 | Jeremy | 173 |
| 48 | Edward | 152 |
| 49 | Marcus | 138 |
| 50 | Corey | 137 |