The most distinctive Maryland baby names.
In 2025 the most distinctive Maryland names were Yemariam and Barkon. Across the whole record it is Tyshae and Avon.
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemariam | 5 | 8× | Barkon | 7 | 17× |
| 2 | Yeslin | 5 | 8× | Kidus | 7 | 17× |
| 3 | Kawthar | 5 | 8× | Naod | 6 | 13× |
| 4 | Melona | 7 | 7× | Adley | 9 | 11× |
| 5 | Stori | 14 | 6× | Nolawi | 5 | 4× |
| 6 | Dynver | 7 | 4× | Azari | 8 | 3× |
| 7 | Jemima | 5 | 4× | Jabari | 13 | 3× |
| 8 | Bridgette | 7 | 3× | Elyon | 6 | 3× |
| 9 | Kavya | 7 | 3× | Cael | 6 | 3× |
| 10 | Nori | 13 | 3× | Kross | 13 | 3× |
| 11 | Storm | 11 | 3× | Damari | 16 | 3× |
| 12 | Nathaly | 13 | 3× | Abdoulaye | 6 | 3× |
| 13 | Keren | 6 | 3× | Gerson | 8 | 2× |
| 14 | Tamar | 7 | 3× | Akiva | 9 | 2× |
| 15 | Jrue | 6 | 3× | Jru | 8 | 2× |
| 16 | Tori | 10 | 2× | Muhammad | 61 | 2× |
| 17 | Emely | 30 | 2× | Binyamin | 6 | 2× |
| 18 | Jesly | 9 | 2× | Zacari | 5 | 2× |
| 19 | Amiya | 7 | 2× | Nahmir | 5 | 2× |
| 20 | Rayah | 7 | 2× | Kairo | 61 | 2× |
| 21 | Liyana | 13 | 2× | Marley | 8 | 2× |
| 22 | Clare | 15 | 2× | Ciaran | 7 | 2× |
| 23 | Tehilla | 5 | 2× | Zarek | 6 | 2× |
| 24 | Dior | 12 | 2× | Neithan | 17 | 2× |
| 25 | Saige | 28 | 2× | Pierre | 9 | 2× |
The most distinctive name of each decade.
| Decade | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | Carlyn | 13 | 18× | Levin | 23 | 47× |
| 1920s | Alverta | 84 | 13× | Calvert | 38 | 43× |
| 1930s | Alverta | 56 | 19× | Purnell | 5 | 10× |
| 1940s | Alverta | 19 | 22× | Purnell | 13 | 24× |
| 1950s | Alverta | 10 | 25× | Avon | 21 | 30× |
| 1960s | Towanda | 190 | 20× | Avon | 23 | 35× |
| 1970s | Towanda | 208 | 18× | Tavon | 136 | 57× |
| 1980s | Towanda | 38 | 33× | Tavon | 506 | 54× |
| 1990s | Tyshae | 18 | 33× | Kennard | 35 | 30× |
| 2000s | Nijae | 21 | 36× | Tyon | 37 | 30× |
| 2010s | Harlym | 11 | 17× | Tavon | 91 | 29× |
| 2020s | Dynver | 56 | 22× | Tavon | 20 | 28× |
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyshae | 34 | 44× | Avon | 89 | 37× |
| 2 | Nijae | 21 | 38× | Purnell | 64 | 37× |
| 3 | Dierra | 19 | 36× | Calvert | 62 | 35× |
| 4 | Deaira | 27 | 26× | Tavon | 1,300 | 31× |
| 5 | Nyjae | 21 | 26× | Tyon | 54 | 30× |
| 6 | Keia | 10 | 25× | Dayon | 44 | 27× |
| 7 | Tyrese | 10 | 25× | Carlester | 10 | 25× |
| 8 | Tyshay | 10 | 25× | Taavon | 10 | 25× |
| 9 | Dynver | 62 | 25× | Oluwaseun | 10 | 25× |
| 10 | Hasset | 15 | 24× | Adley | 43 | 22× |
| 11 | Dashawn | 31 | 22× | Devron | 29 | 21× |
| 12 | Towanda | 446 | 22× | Teon | 32 | 20× |
| 13 | Tyjae | 12 | 20× | Caron | 59 | 18× |
| 14 | Troi | 30 | 19× | Access | 7 | 17× |
| 15 | Jamira | 72 | 19× | Tyion | 7 | 17× |
| 16 | Ayomide | 32 | 19× | Delonte | 225 | 17× |
| 17 | Bertina | 11 | 19× | Medford | 10 | 17× |
| 18 | Vonzella | 7 | 17× | Tayon | 10 | 17× |
| 19 | Deairra | 7 | 17× | Kennard | 98 | 16× |
| 20 | Shakiara | 7 | 17× | Gorman | 13 | 16× |
| 21 | Zori | 68 | 17× | Delante | 60 | 14× |
| 22 | Shawnice | 22 | 16× | Ademide | 6 | 13× |
| 23 | Fatmata | 12 | 15× | Jarmal | 6 | 13× |
| 24 | Alverta | 256 | 15× | Kidus | 68 | 12× |
| 25 | Anjolaoluwa | 18 | 14× | Yohannes | 10 | 11× |
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Multipliers compare each name’s share of Maryland births with its national share, and report the conservative low end, so a name carried by a handful of births cannot outrank one carried by hundreds.
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org