Top baby names in Maryland, 1998
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 477 |
| 2 | Taylor | 421 |
| 3 | Sarah | 416 |
| 4 | Alexis | 404 |
| 5 | Kayla | 381 |
| 6 | Hannah | 335 |
| 7 | Samantha | 315 |
| 8 | Jessica | 291 |
| 9 | Madison | 289 |
| 10 | Ashley | 286 |
| 11 | Megan | 265 |
| 12 | Rachel | 262 |
| 13 | Lauren | 258 |
| 14 | Morgan | 220 |
| 15 | Olivia | 213 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 208 |
| 17 | Victoria | 203 |
| 18 | Emma | 188 |
| 18 | Katherine | 188 |
| 20 | Amanda | 187 |
| 20 | Brianna | 187 |
| 22 | Alexandra | 183 |
| 22 | Jasmine | 183 |
| 24 | Abigail | 182 |
| 25 | Julia | 180 |
| 26 | Alyssa | 177 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 176 |
| 28 | Allison | 168 |
| 29 | Brittany | 162 |
| 30 | Sydney | 161 |
| 31 | Destiny | 158 |
| 32 | Danielle | 150 |
| 32 | Mary | 150 |
| 34 | Amber | 149 |
| 34 | Courtney | 149 |
| 36 | Brooke | 146 |
| 37 | Nicole | 144 |
| 38 | Jennifer | 142 |
| 39 | Erin | 139 |
| 40 | Kaitlyn | 137 |
| 41 | Gabrielle | 136 |
| 42 | Jordan | 135 |
| 43 | Anna | 133 |
| 44 | Natalie | 129 |
| 45 | Grace | 119 |
| 46 | Caroline | 113 |
| 47 | Shannon | 108 |
| 48 | Sara | 107 |
| 49 | Jenna | 102 |
| 49 | Stephanie | 102 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 713 |
| 2 | Jacob | 647 |
| 3 | Matthew | 607 |
| 4 | Nicholas | 537 |
| 5 | Joshua | 504 |
| 6 | Ryan | 470 |
| 7 | Christopher | 464 |
| 8 | John | 460 |
| 9 | Tyler | 456 |
| 10 | William | 447 |
| 11 | Joseph | 434 |
| 12 | Brandon | 422 |
| 13 | Andrew | 419 |
| 14 | Zachary | 403 |
| 15 | Daniel | 395 |
| 16 | James | 393 |
| 17 | David | 369 |
| 18 | Alexander | 347 |
| 19 | Kyle | 343 |
| 20 | Justin | 333 |
| 21 | Austin | 329 |
| 22 | Jordan | 319 |
| 23 | Robert | 311 |
| 24 | Anthony | 274 |
| 25 | Kevin | 272 |
| 26 | Thomas | 270 |
| 27 | Jonathan | 266 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 263 |
| 29 | Samuel | 245 |
| 30 | Noah | 232 |
| 31 | Dylan | 231 |
| 32 | Eric | 228 |
| 33 | Timothy | 225 |
| 34 | Brian | 209 |
| 35 | Cameron | 196 |
| 35 | Jason | 196 |
| 37 | Sean | 191 |
| 38 | Nathan | 186 |
| 39 | Charles | 184 |
| 39 | Christian | 184 |
| 41 | Aaron | 176 |
| 42 | Patrick | 170 |
| 43 | Hunter | 168 |
| 44 | Devin | 158 |
| 45 | Steven | 143 |
| 46 | Connor | 141 |
| 47 | Adam | 139 |
| 47 | Ethan | 139 |
| 47 | Jared | 139 |
| 50 | Isaiah | 138 |