Popular Baby Name Stats in Maryland

**Popularity for top 100 names in Maryland for births in 2021**
Rank	Male name	Number of males	Female name	Number of females
1	Liam	468	Olivia	266
2	Noah	339	Charlotte	249
3	James	255	Ava	234
4	Lucas	254	Emma	230
5	Oliver	223	Sophia	218
6	William	212	Mia	181
7	Michael	211	Amelia	180
8	Benjamin	206	Isabella	164
9	Ethan	196	Evelyn	157
10	Dylan	190	Madison	151
11	Henry	178	Chloe	141
12	Logan	177	Abigail	135
13	Theodore	177	Zoe	134
14	Jayden	174	Sofia	130
15	Daniel	173	Gianna	126
16	Jacob	167	Harper	126
17	Levi	167	Naomi	122
18	Elijah	166	Elizabeth	119
19	Jackson	166	Eleanor	118
20	Aiden	165	Scarlett	116
21	David	165	Grace	115
22	Joseph	157	Ella	113
23	Mason	155	Emily	112
24	Samuel	155	Nova	109
25	Jack	154	Aria	107
26	Alexander	153	Genesis	107
27	Thomas	153	Avery	106
28	John	147	Camila	105
29	Asher	142	Violet	105
30	Caleb	141	Zoey	104
31	Owen	141	Riley	102
32	Mateo	135	Layla	100
33	Gabriel	132	Nora	98
34	Nathan	131	Hazel	97
35	Carter	126	Isla	96
36	Wyatt	126	Luna	96
37	Joshua	123	Penelope	96
38	Christopher	121	Hannah	95
39	Ezra	121	Lily	93
40	Grayson	121	Mila	93
41	Miles	120	Aurora	89
42	Isaac	116	Skylar	89
43	Sebastian	116	Leah	88
44	Matthew	111	Savannah	87
45	Ryan	110	Lucy	86
46	Charles	107	Natalie	86
47	Nolan	107	Eliana	85
48	Andrew	106	Hailey	85
49	Josiah	106	Addison	82
50	Luke	106	Josephine	80
51	Luca	101	Stella	78
52	Axel	100	Maya	77
53	Leo	100	Willow	75
54	Aaron	99	Bella	74
55	Anthony	99	Lillian	73
56	Isaiah	99	Autumn	71
57	Jaxon	99	Valentina	71
58	Amir	98	Allison	70
59	Cameron	93	Audrey	70
60	Chase	93	Ashley	68
61	Christian	93	Aubrey	68
62	Colton	93	Ellie	68
63	Wesley	92	Madelyn	68
64	Ian	90	Caroline	67
65	Maverick	88	Alice	65
66	Kayden	87	Brielle	64
67	Austin	84	Ivy	64
68	Hudson	84	Leilani	64
69	Jonathan	84	Elena	61
70	Connor	83	Kinsley	61
71	Jason	83	Mackenzie	61
72	Kai	83	Aaliyah	60
73	Landon	83	Ariana	60
74	Nicholas	82	Jade	60
75	Thiago	82	Claire	59
76	Elias	81	Sophie	59
77	Micah	80	Emilia	58
78	Eli	77	Everly	58
79	Jace	76	Victoria	58
80	Lincoln	76	Anna	57
81	Brooks	75	Brianna	57
82	Jeremiah	74	Kennedy	57
83	Julian	74	Sarah	57
84	Jaxson	73	Brooklyn	56
85	Bryson	72	Zuri	56
86	Robert	72	Madeline	55
87	Brayden	71	Margaret	53
88	Adrian	67	Alexandra	52
89	Justin	67	Peyton	51
90	Everett	66	Quinn	51
91	Jameson	66	Sadie	51
92	Evan	65	Cora	50
93	Maxwell	65	Isabelle	50
94	Angel	64	Journee	50
95	Carson	64	Gabriella	49
96	Declan	64	Adeline	48
97	Dominic	64	Logan	48
98	Cooper	63	Paisley	48
99	Legend	63	Valerie	48
100	Nathaniel	63	Kehlani	47
101	Santiago	63	Melody	47

Analyzing the top 100 baby names in Maryland for births in 2021, several key trends can be observed:

Popularity of Classic Names: Both lists are dominated by classic names. For boys, names like James, William, Michael, Benjamin, and Henry are in the top 20. For girls, Olivia, Charlotte, Ava, Emma, and Sophia are leading the chart.
Biblical Names: Biblical names continue to be a trend in Maryland. Examples from the boys’ list include Noah, James, Benjamin, Jacob, Samuel, and Joseph. From the girls’ list, we have names like Abigail, Naomi, and Hannah.
Names of Various Origins: A variety of cultural influences can be seen in the names chosen. Names like Mateo, Gianna, Camila, and Valentina reflect Hispanic influence. The name Thiago also shows Portuguese/Brazilian influence.
Unisex Names: Riley and Logan are names that appear on both the boys’ and girls’ lists, demonstrating a continuing trend of unisex names.
Modern and Trendy Names: Names like Jayden, Aiden, Mason, and Jaxon for boys and Madison, Skylar, and Kehlani for girls reflect more modern and trendy naming preferences.
Names Inspired by Nature or Characters: Names like Aurora, Willow, Luna, and River are associated with nature, while Aria could be influenced by the “Game of Thrones” series.
Preference for Names Ending in ‘A’ for Girls: Many of the top names for girls end with the letter ‘A’ (Olivia, Ava, Sophia, Isabella, etc.), showing a trend towards feminine, often multi-syllable names.
Names Starting with ‘J’ for Boys: Many boys’ names start with the letter ‘J’ (James, Jayden, Jacob, Joseph, etc.), suggesting a popularity of this letter for boys’ names in Maryland.

In summary, the baby name choices in Maryland for 2021 indicate a blend of classic, biblical, culturally diverse, modern, unisex, nature-inspired, and character-inspired names. There’s also a pattern in the phonetics of names, with a preference for names ending in ‘A’ for girls and starting with ‘J’ for boys.