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Names of Maryland

5,046,092 births across 6,251 different names since 1910. No name belongs to Maryland more than Davon.

Most concentrated in Maryland

Names given far more often here than in the country as a whole. The multiplier is how much more concentrated the name is than the state’s size alone would predict.

Name Born here Concentration
Davon 1,327 7.7×
Donte 1,195 5.9×
Keon 602 5.6×
Ellsworth 335 5.3×
Donnell 866 5.2×
Tanika 226 4.7×
Keyon 279 4.6×
Travon 336 4.5×
Carroll 2,269 4.5×
Daquan 446 4.5×
Kia 364 4.3×
Kyree 451 4.3×
Deasia 236 4.1×
Lamont 1,233 4.1×
Damari 271 4.0×
Shira 226 3.9×
Linwood 573 3.9×
Shanika 264 3.8×
Antoine 1,408 3.8×
Dashawn 410 3.8×

Most given, girls

#NameBirths
1Mary64,185
2Elizabeth27,423
3Patricia26,683
4Jennifer24,135
5Margaret24,111
6Barbara22,633
7Linda21,449
8Sarah18,454
9Dorothy17,913
10Karen17,135
11Deborah17,030
12Jessica16,801
13Susan16,793
14Lisa16,363
15Kimberly16,234

Most given, boys

#NameBirths
1John88,317
2James84,633
3William82,241
4Michael78,386
5Robert76,389
6David58,781
7Charles54,683
8Joseph50,145
9Thomas40,369
10Richard38,880
11Christopher36,511
12Daniel30,417
13Matthew29,116
14George28,133
15Kevin24,033

Other states and the District of Columbia

Source: US Social Security Administration state baby-name files, 1910 onwards. A name given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year is not published, so a name can be more common here than the table shows. Concentration is measured against the other state files, not against national totals, which cover more years and more names.