Top baby names in Maryland, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 458 |
| 2 | Taylor | 426 |
| 3 | Sarah | 370 |
| 4 | Samantha | 343 |
| 5 | Hannah | 340 |
| 6 | Kayla | 326 |
| 7 | Ashley | 325 |
| 8 | Rachel | 324 |
| 9 | Alexis | 314 |
| 10 | Megan | 288 |
| 11 | Jessica | 274 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 259 |
| 13 | Lauren | 235 |
| 14 | Morgan | 231 |
| 15 | Brianna | 228 |
| 16 | Amanda | 224 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 213 |
| 18 | Madison | 212 |
| 19 | Brittany | 205 |
| 19 | Jasmine | 205 |
| 21 | Victoria | 195 |
| 22 | Abigail | 194 |
| 23 | Jennifer | 193 |
| 24 | Alexandra | 190 |
| 25 | Julia | 184 |
| 26 | Alyssa | 183 |
| 27 | Danielle | 178 |
| 28 | Jordan | 174 |
| 29 | Amber | 173 |
| 30 | Katherine | 170 |
| 31 | Olivia | 160 |
| 32 | Courtney | 158 |
| 33 | Emma | 155 |
| 34 | Nicole | 152 |
| 35 | Sydney | 150 |
| 36 | Mary | 149 |
| 37 | Anna | 148 |
| 38 | Brooke | 146 |
| 39 | Allison | 145 |
| 40 | Caroline | 139 |
| 41 | Gabrielle | 133 |
| 42 | Destiny | 132 |
| 42 | Stephanie | 132 |
| 44 | Erin | 127 |
| 45 | Grace | 124 |
| 46 | Kaitlyn | 121 |
| 47 | Natalie | 120 |
| 48 | Shannon | 112 |
| 49 | Savannah | 106 |
| 50 | Katelyn | 102 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 762 |
| 2 | Matthew | 648 |
| 3 | Joshua | 547 |
| 4 | Nicholas | 532 |
| 5 | Christopher | 529 |
| 6 | Jacob | 494 |
| 7 | John | 490 |
| 8 | Brandon | 469 |
| 9 | Ryan | 458 |
| 10 | Andrew | 456 |
| 11 | William | 446 |
| 12 | Joseph | 436 |
| 13 | Daniel | 432 |
| 14 | Tyler | 423 |
| 15 | James | 419 |
| 15 | Zachary | 419 |
| 17 | David | 397 |
| 18 | Austin | 365 |
| 19 | Justin | 358 |
| 20 | Kyle | 344 |
| 21 | Kevin | 309 |
| 22 | Robert | 306 |
| 23 | Anthony | 302 |
| 24 | Alexander | 297 |
| 25 | Thomas | 288 |
| 26 | Benjamin | 286 |
| 27 | Jordan | 285 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 264 |
| 29 | Samuel | 238 |
| 30 | Aaron | 234 |
| 31 | Brian | 210 |
| 32 | Eric | 208 |
| 33 | Timothy | 202 |
| 34 | Sean | 194 |
| 35 | Christian | 193 |
| 36 | Charles | 191 |
| 37 | Patrick | 181 |
| 38 | Dylan | 177 |
| 39 | Noah | 167 |
| 40 | Steven | 164 |
| 41 | Jason | 155 |
| 42 | Mark | 140 |
| 42 | Nathan | 140 |
| 42 | Richard | 140 |
| 45 | Cody | 139 |
| 46 | Devin | 137 |
| 47 | Connor | 136 |
| 48 | Malik | 132 |
| 49 | Adam | 131 |
| 50 | Cameron | 125 |