Top baby names in Maryland, 1996
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 488 |
| 2 | Sarah | 452 |
| 3 | Rachel | 410 |
| 4 | Ashley | 407 |
| 5 | Jessica | 401 |
| 6 | Taylor | 394 |
| 7 | Kayla | 361 |
| 8 | Samantha | 351 |
| 9 | Hannah | 328 |
| 10 | Megan | 308 |
| 11 | Alexis | 306 |
| 12 | Amanda | 274 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 269 |
| 14 | Lauren | 254 |
| 15 | Brianna | 238 |
| 16 | Brittany | 236 |
| 17 | Alexandra | 232 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 223 |
| 19 | Danielle | 212 |
| 19 | Katherine | 212 |
| 19 | Morgan | 212 |
| 22 | Courtney | 204 |
| 23 | Victoria | 198 |
| 24 | Jennifer | 190 |
| 25 | Brooke | 188 |
| 25 | Jasmine | 188 |
| 27 | Amber | 180 |
| 28 | Nicole | 177 |
| 29 | Allison | 171 |
| 30 | Stephanie | 169 |
| 31 | Olivia | 168 |
| 32 | Anna | 165 |
| 33 | Abigail | 163 |
| 34 | Kelsey | 158 |
| 34 | Madison | 158 |
| 36 | Erin | 156 |
| 36 | Julia | 156 |
| 38 | Mary | 146 |
| 39 | Kaitlyn | 138 |
| 39 | Sydney | 138 |
| 41 | Jordan | 136 |
| 42 | Shannon | 131 |
| 43 | Emma | 129 |
| 44 | Gabrielle | 126 |
| 45 | Destiny | 120 |
| 45 | Sara | 120 |
| 47 | Natalie | 118 |
| 48 | Christina | 117 |
| 48 | Kelly | 117 |
| 50 | Alyssa | 116 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 770 |
| 2 | Matthew | 645 |
| 3 | Christopher | 585 |
| 4 | Nicholas | 546 |
| 5 | Joshua | 544 |
| 6 | Jacob | 498 |
| 7 | Brandon | 492 |
| 8 | William | 482 |
| 9 | James | 477 |
| 10 | Tyler | 476 |
| 11 | Andrew | 471 |
| 11 | Ryan | 471 |
| 13 | John | 467 |
| 13 | Joseph | 467 |
| 15 | Zachary | 438 |
| 16 | Daniel | 429 |
| 17 | David | 411 |
| 18 | Alexander | 383 |
| 19 | Robert | 380 |
| 20 | Justin | 371 |
| 21 | Anthony | 331 |
| 22 | Kevin | 330 |
| 23 | Kyle | 316 |
| 24 | Thomas | 313 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 301 |
| 26 | Austin | 299 |
| 27 | Jonathan | 272 |
| 28 | Jordan | 253 |
| 29 | Samuel | 244 |
| 30 | Brian | 238 |
| 31 | Timothy | 225 |
| 32 | Charles | 223 |
| 33 | Christian | 221 |
| 34 | Eric | 219 |
| 35 | Patrick | 213 |
| 36 | Sean | 193 |
| 37 | Aaron | 191 |
| 38 | Adam | 181 |
| 39 | Malik | 179 |
| 40 | Nathan | 170 |
| 41 | Dylan | 169 |
| 42 | Steven | 160 |
| 43 | Cody | 159 |
| 44 | Devin | 153 |
| 45 | Jason | 146 |
| 46 | Richard | 145 |
| 47 | Mark | 134 |
| 48 | Cameron | 133 |
| 49 | Connor | 129 |
| 50 | Noah | 128 |