Popular baby names in Maryland, 1989
The most popular baby names in Maryland in 1989 were Ashley for girls (963 babies) and Michael for boys (1,343). Ashley ranked #2 nationally for girls. Social Security records list 59,793 babies born in Maryland in 1989 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.
Names that stood out in Maryland in 1989
Names given at least 15 times in Maryland that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.
Girls
- Unknown: 100 babies, 26.5× the national rate
- Takia: 15 babies, 18.1× the national rate
- Ikea: 19 babies, 17.6× the national rate
- Tiarra: 16 babies, 6.3× the national rate
- Sade: 47 babies, 5.3× the national rate
- Shanae: 16 babies, 5.2× the national rate
- Shanika: 17 babies, 4× the national rate
- Tiera: 16 babies, 3.9× the national rate
- Kierra: 30 babies, 3.8× the national rate
- Tamika: 21 babies, 3.7× the national rate
Boys
- Tavon: 53 babies, 38.4× the national rate
- Unknown: 110 babies, 26.2× the national rate
- Davon: 60 babies, 9.7× the national rate
- Donnell: 18 babies, 4.5× the national rate
- Donte: 34 babies, 4.2× the national rate
- Lamont: 20 babies, 3.8× the national rate
- Terrell: 56 babies, 3.6× the national rate
- Jamar: 34 babies, 3.6× the national rate
- Earl: 34 babies, 3.5× the national rate
- Jamal: 57 babies, 3.2× the national rate
Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Maryland, 1989
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 1988 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 963 | – | 2 |
| 2 | Brittany | 904 | ↑2 | 3 |
| 3 | Jessica | 829 | ↓1 | 1 |
| 4 | Amanda | 706 | ↓1 | 4 |
| 5 | Sarah | 572 | – | 5 |
| 6 | Lauren | 493 | ↑1 | 9 |
| 7 | Samantha | 456 | ↑2 | 6 |
| 8 | Jennifer | 442 | ↓2 | 7 |
| 9 | Megan | 435 | ↑2 | 11 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 404 | ↓2 | 8 |
| 11 | Emily | 367 | ↑5 | 13 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 360 | ↑2 | 10 |
| 13 | Nicole | 345 | ↓3 | 12 |
| 14 | Rachel | 335 | ↓1 | 18 |
| 15 | Heather | 319 | – | 15 |
| 16 | Danielle | 312 | ↑2 | 17 |
| 17 | Tiffany | 296 | ↓5 | 16 |
| 18 | Amber | 294 | ↑1 | 14 |
| 19 | Christina | 284 | ↓2 | 23 |
| 20 | Kelly | 266 | ↑5 | 37 |
| 21 | Courtney | 262 | ↑5 | 21 |
| 22 | Melissa | 260 | ↑1 | 19 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 252 | ↓3 | 24 |
| 24 | Laura | 240 | ↓3 | 25 |
| 25 | Katherine | 239 | ↓3 | 26 |
| 26 | Jasmine | 232 | ↑15 | 30 |
| 27 | Michelle | 217 | ↓3 | 22 |
| 28 | Sara | 210 | ↑1 | 29 |
| 29 | Kimberly | 208 | ↑1 | 28 |
| 30 | Erin | 205 | ↑1 | 40 |
| 31 | Caitlin | 177 | ↑6 | 49 |
| 32 | Kristen | 175 | ↓4 | 36 |
| 33 | Alexandra | 173 | ↑3 | 43 |
| 34 | Amy | 172 | ↓2 | 35 |
| 35 | Brittney | 172 | ↑10 | 41 |
| 36 | Shannon | 171 | ↓9 | 61 |
| 37 | Mary | 168 | ↓3 | 38 |
| 38 | Erica | 167 | ↓5 | 34 |
| 39 | Chelsea | 166 | ↑9 | 27 |
| 40 | Kelsey | 157 | new | 31 |
| 41 | Victoria | 154 | ↓1 | 44 |
| 42 | Allison | 153 | – | 46 |
| 43 | Angela | 149 | ↑1 | 47 |
| 44 | Crystal | 145 | ↓9 | 32 |
| 45 | Kathryn | 144 | new | 58 |
| 46 | Katie | 135 | ↑3 | 45 |
| 47 | Kayla | 132 | – | 20 |
| 48 | Kristin | 126 | ↓9 | 60 |
| 49 | Lindsey | 125 | new | 48 |
| 50 | Christine | 121 | ↓4 | 59 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 1988 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,343 | – | 1 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,062 | – | 2 |
| 3 | Matthew | 901 | – | 3 |
| 4 | Joshua | 761 | ↑1 | 4 |
| 5 | David | 720 | ↑1 | 5 |
| 6 | James | 715 | ↓2 | 9 |
| 7 | John | 668 | ↑4 | 12 |
| 8 | Robert | 657 | ↑1 | 10 |
| 9 | Andrew | 652 | ↓2 | 7 |
| 10 | Daniel | 615 | ↓2 | 6 |
| 11 | Justin | 614 | ↓1 | 8 |
| 12 | Joseph | 580 | ↑1 | 11 |
| 13 | William | 548 | ↓1 | 15 |
| 14 | Kevin | 544 | – | 19 |
| 15 | Ryan | 535 | – | 13 |
| 16 | Nicholas | 508 | ↑3 | 14 |
| 17 | Brandon | 489 | ↓1 | 18 |
| 18 | Brian | 411 | ↓1 | 24 |
| 19 | Thomas | 403 | ↑1 | 23 |
| 20 | Anthony | 388 | ↓2 | 16 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 383 | ↑1 | 17 |
| 22 | Timothy | 378 | ↑2 | 28 |
| 23 | Eric | 346 | – | 21 |
| 24 | Charles | 335 | ↑6 | 36 |
| 25 | Steven | 333 | ↓4 | 22 |
| 26 | Zachary | 323 | ↑2 | 25 |
| 27 | Kyle | 316 | ↑7 | 20 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 311 | ↑1 | 29 |
| 29 | Alexander | 301 | ↑2 | 32 |
| 30 | Sean | 289 | ↓3 | 39 |
| 31 | Adam | 288 | ↑1 | 27 |
| 32 | Patrick | 280 | ↑1 | 38 |
| 33 | Stephen | 263 | ↑3 | 40 |
| 34 | Richard | 258 | ↓8 | 33 |
| 35 | Mark | 254 | – | 42 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | 252 | ↑1 | 37 |
| 37 | Gregory | 243 | ↑1 | 52 |
| 38 | Jason | 217 | ↓13 | 35 |
| 39 | Aaron | 214 | – | 31 |
| 40 | Tyler | 213 | new | 30 |
| 41 | Paul | 204 | ↑1 | 49 |
| 42 | Samuel | 193 | ↑3 | 47 |
| 43 | Kenneth | 192 | ↑1 | 53 |
| 44 | Bryan | 182 | ↓4 | 56 |
| 45 | Travis | 182 | ↓4 | 41 |
| 46 | Corey | 174 | ↑4 | 55 |
| 47 | Jacob | 170 | ↓4 | 26 |
| 48 | Scott | 170 | ↓2 | 51 |
| 49 | Jeremy | 169 | ↓2 | 34 |
| 50 | Shawn | 142 | new | 65 |
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