Popular baby names in Maryland, 2005

The most popular baby names in Maryland in 2005 were Emily for girls (401 babies) and Joshua for boys (463). Joshua ranked #3 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 53,546 babies born in Maryland in 2005 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Maryland in 2005

Names given at least 15 times in Maryland that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Kaniya: 18 babies, 6.5× the national rate
Amirah: 17 babies, 5.9× the national rate
Jailyn: 20 babies, 5.6× the national rate
Deasia: 15 babies, 5.2× the national rate
Iyana: 15 babies, 3.9× the national rate
Aniya: 64 babies, 3.8× the national rate
Saniya: 24 babies, 3.8× the national rate
Shaniya: 23 babies, 3.7× the national rate
Kennedi: 20 babies, 3.4× the national rate
Corinne: 15 babies, 3.4× the national rate

Boys

Tavon: 24 babies, 12.8× the national rate
Kyree: 21 babies, 8.7× the national rate
Makai: 20 babies, 6× the national rate
Davon: 32 babies, 5.9× the national rate
Khalil: 46 babies, 5.6× the national rate
Dashawn: 23 babies, 4.8× the national rate
Antwan: 15 babies, 4.8× the national rate
Jamal: 36 babies, 4.5× the national rate
Tyree: 21 babies, 4.5× the national rate
Karl: 17 babies, 4.5× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Maryland, 2005

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2004	US rank
1	Emily	401	↑1	1
2	Madison	364	↓1	3
3	Emma	309	–	2
4	Abigail	296	↑2	4
5	Kayla	289	↓1	25
6	Olivia	270	↑1	5
7	Sophia	253	↑10	12
8	Hannah	242	↓3	7
9	Grace	230	↑1	14
10	Sarah	229	↓2	15
11	Elizabeth	220	↓2	11
12	Ashley	217	↓1	10
13	Ava	213	↑8	9
14	Samantha	213	↑1	8
15	Taylor	209	↓2	24
16	Isabella	201	↓4	6
17	Alyssa	192	↑1	16
18	Anna	182	↑11	22
19	Natalie	182	↑6	18
20	Alexis	181	↓6	13
21	Julia	177	↑9	31
22	Sydney	175	↓6	30
23	Morgan	165	↓1	33
24	Katherine	160	↑2	36
25	Gabrielle	153	↑7	55
26	Alexandra	152	↑13	37
27	Brianna	147	↓7	20
28	Lauren	144	↓9	21
29	Jasmine	141	↓1	29
30	Chloe	140	↑1	19
31	Jessica	137	↓7	27
32	Mia	137	↑18	17
33	Rachel	134	↓6	38
34	Hailey	133	↑3	26
35	Ella	132	↓12	23
36	Brooke	131	↓2	47
37	Mackenzie	126	↓4	51
38	Makayla	120	–	44
39	Faith	119	↑7	49
40	Leah	115	new	68
41	Megan	115	↑1	41
42	Victoria	114	↓6	28
43	Caroline	110	↓2	83
44	Lily	109	new	39
45	Maya	106	new	73
46	Jordan	104	↑1	86
47	Trinity	103	↓2	48
48	Madeline	102	new	70
49	Savannah	102	–	35
50	Paige	101	↓2	60

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2004	US rank
1	Joshua	463	↑2	3
2	Michael	462	↓1	2
3	William	418	↑3	11
4	Ryan	417	–	14
5	Matthew	414	–	4
6	Christopher	377	↑2	10
7	Jacob	377	↓5	1
8	Andrew	372	↓1	6
9	Daniel	364	↑1	7
10	Joseph	352	↑5	9
11	James	349	↑8	17
12	Nicholas	348	↓3	15
13	Alexander	341	↑4	13
14	Ethan	339	↓3	5
15	Anthony	326	↑1	8
16	David	325	↓2	12
17	John	309	↓5	18
18	Tyler	304	↓5	16
19	Nathan	287	↑2	20
20	Brandon	262	↑2	27
21	Samuel	261	↑3	21
22	Benjamin	254	↓2	25
23	Jonathan	252	↑7	19
24	Dylan	248	↓1	24
25	Noah	244	↑2	23
26	Logan	241	↑6	26
27	Christian	232	↑2	22
28	Justin	226	↓2	36
29	Kevin	211	↓4	33
30	Zachary	209	↓12	29
31	Aidan	206	↑5	43
32	Jordan	202	↑2	46
33	Jason	197	↑2	51
34	Robert	192	↓3	37
35	Connor	186	↓2	48
36	Elijah	184	↑3	31
37	Evan	183	↑4	39
38	Jack	182	↑4	34
39	Thomas	180	↓11	40
40	Gabriel	179	↑9	28
41	Kyle	178	↓4	69
42	Luke	178	↑1	41
43	Caleb	173	↑2	35
44	Cameron	171	↓4	52
45	Mason	171	↑5	42
46	Isaiah	168	↑2	45
47	Charles	167	–	56
48	Brian	159	↓4	63
49	Austin	157	↓3	38
50	Jayden	150	new	54

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