Name Legacy

Maryland

Recorded 1884–2020 · United States

Maryland was most popular in 1927, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,273 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,299 people named Maryland.

Most popular in1927
Rank that year#2,273
Births that year39
Total since 18801,299
Given to76% girls

Maryland over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Maryland’s peak in 1927. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maryland a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maryland is a unisex name — 75.7% of the 1,299 Americans given it were girls and 24.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org