Popular baby names in Maryland, 1999
The most popular baby names in Maryland in 1999 were Emily for girls (476 babies) and Michael for boys (687). Michael ranked #2 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 52,337 babies born in Maryland in 1999 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.
Names that stood out in Maryland in 1999
Names given at least 15 times in Maryland that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.
Girls
- London: 17 babies, 5.5× the national rate
- Kaylah: 19 babies, 4.5× the national rate
- Aniya: 18 babies, 4.1× the national rate
- Amani: 15 babies, 4× the national rate
- Imani: 51 babies, 3.7× the national rate
- Bria: 19 babies, 3.7× the national rate
- Colleen: 32 babies, 3.4× the national rate
- Asia: 60 babies, 3.1× the national rate
- Arielle: 22 babies, 3.1× the national rate
- Ayanna: 27 babies, 3× the national rate
Boys
- Tavon: 24 babies, 11.9× the national rate
- Daquan: 40 babies, 7.4× the national rate
- Keyon: 16 babies, 6.6× the national rate
- Keon: 24 babies, 6.4× the national rate
- Dashawn: 25 babies, 5× the national rate
- Darryl: 27 babies, 4.7× the national rate
- Davon: 31 babies, 4.6× the national rate
- Wayne: 31 babies, 4.1× the national rate
- Shamar: 18 babies, 4.1× the national rate
- Dorian: 25 babies, 4× the national rate
Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Maryland, 1999
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 1998 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 476 | – | 1 |
| 2 | Sarah | 394 | ↑1 | 4 |
| 3 | Taylor | 379 | ↓1 | 8 |
| 4 | Hannah | 363 | ↑2 | 2 |
| 5 | Kayla | 355 | – | 13 |
| 6 | Samantha | 305 | ↑1 | 5 |
| 7 | Alexis | 297 | ↓3 | 3 |
| 8 | Madison | 276 | ↑1 | 7 |
| 9 | Jessica | 274 | ↓1 | 9 |
| 10 | Rachel | 267 | ↑2 | 19 |
| 11 | Ashley | 254 | ↓1 | 6 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 252 | ↑4 | 10 |
| 13 | Lauren | 247 | – | 12 |
| 14 | Megan | 231 | ↓3 | 15 |
| 15 | Alyssa | 228 | ↑11 | 11 |
| 16 | Morgan | 223 | ↓2 | 24 |
| 17 | Abigail | 221 | ↑7 | 18 |
| 18 | Emma | 211 | – | 17 |
| 19 | Julia | 207 | ↑6 | 30 |
| 20 | Brianna | 204 | ↑1 | 14 |
| 21 | Olivia | 203 | ↓6 | 20 |
| 22 | Sydney | 201 | ↑8 | 23 |
| 23 | Grace | 192 | ↑22 | 27 |
| 24 | Destiny | 185 | ↑7 | 28 |
| 25 | Nicole | 183 | ↑12 | 25 |
| 26 | Alexandra | 179 | ↓4 | 32 |
| 27 | Victoria | 178 | ↓10 | 16 |
| 28 | Jasmine | 172 | ↓5 | 26 |
| 29 | Katherine | 168 | ↓10 | 36 |
| 30 | Rebecca | 167 | ↓3 | 38 |
| 31 | Anna | 166 | ↑12 | 29 |
| 32 | Amanda | 160 | ↓12 | 22 |
| 33 | Gabrielle | 154 | ↑8 | 46 |
| 34 | Allison | 153 | ↓6 | 40 |
| 35 | Brooke | 141 | ↑1 | 47 |
| 36 | Brittany | 140 | ↓7 | 35 |
| 37 | Erin | 137 | ↑2 | 58 |
| 38 | Natalie | 136 | ↑6 | 34 |
| 39 | Kaitlyn | 133 | ↑1 | 33 |
| 40 | Caroline | 130 | ↑6 | 71 |
| 41 | Jordan | 129 | ↑1 | 48 |
| 42 | Amber | 127 | ↓8 | 41 |
| 43 | Danielle | 124 | ↓11 | 43 |
| 44 | Courtney | 119 | ↓9 | 44 |
| 45 | Jennifer | 118 | ↓7 | 21 |
| 46 | Stephanie | 108 | ↑4 | 37 |
| 47 | Sophia | 107 | new | 53 |
| 48 | Haley | 101 | new | 31 |
| 49 | Jenna | 101 | – | 61 |
| 50 | Faith | 100 | new | 76 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 1998 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 687 | – | 2 |
| 2 | Matthew | 600 | ↑1 | 3 |
| 3 | Jacob | 566 | ↓1 | 1 |
| 4 | Joshua | 542 | ↑1 | 4 |
| 5 | Ryan | 506 | ↑1 | 12 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 497 | ↓2 | 5 |
| 7 | John | 460 | ↑1 | 15 |
| 8 | Christopher | 458 | ↓1 | 6 |
| 9 | Andrew | 456 | ↑4 | 7 |
| 10 | William | 440 | – | 14 |
| 11 | Tyler | 405 | ↓2 | 10 |
| 12 | Joseph | 401 | ↓1 | 8 |
| 13 | James | 396 | ↑3 | 19 |
| 14 | Daniel | 385 | ↑1 | 9 |
| 15 | Brandon | 371 | ↓3 | 11 |
| 16 | David | 358 | ↑1 | 16 |
| 17 | Zachary | 342 | ↓3 | 17 |
| 18 | Justin | 336 | ↑2 | 20 |
| 19 | Alexander | 319 | ↓1 | 21 |
| 20 | Robert | 312 | ↑3 | 26 |
| 21 | Austin | 300 | – | 13 |
| 22 | Kyle | 299 | ↓3 | 28 |
| 23 | Anthony | 289 | ↑1 | 18 |
| 24 | Thomas | 288 | ↑2 | 31 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 279 | ↑3 | 29 |
| 26 | Jordan | 274 | ↓4 | 30 |
| 27 | Jonathan | 270 | – | 22 |
| 28 | Samuel | 260 | ↑1 | 27 |
| 29 | Noah | 256 | ↑1 | 24 |
| 30 | Dylan | 253 | ↑1 | 23 |
| 31 | Kevin | 242 | ↓6 | 34 |
| 32 | Cameron | 239 | ↑3 | 33 |
| 33 | Christian | 215 | ↑7 | 25 |
| 34 | Brian | 208 | – | 43 |
| 35 | Nathan | 205 | ↑3 | 32 |
| 36 | Sean | 203 | ↑1 | 56 |
| 37 | Timothy | 190 | ↓4 | 49 |
| 38 | Charles | 178 | ↑1 | 50 |
| 39 | Eric | 174 | ↓7 | 39 |
| 40 | Jason | 174 | ↓4 | 40 |
| 41 | Ethan | 166 | ↑7 | 37 |
| 42 | Hunter | 165 | ↑1 | 36 |
| 43 | Patrick | 158 | ↓1 | 63 |
| 44 | Aaron | 147 | ↓3 | 38 |
| 45 | Adam | 146 | ↑2 | 44 |
| 46 | Connor | 143 | – | 48 |
| 47 | Steven | 143 | ↓2 | 47 |
| 48 | Ian | 139 | new | 72 |
| 49 | Isaiah | 134 | ↑1 | 51 |
| 50 | Jack | 130 | new | 52 |
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