A website that provides information on baby names recently released their predictions for the most popular names in Maryland for 2022. Names.org uses the birth data compiled by the Social Security Administration and predicts the most popular baby names based on interest on its website.
For girls, the top name is Olivia, which is also the number one name nationally this year. Interestingly enough, all 10 of the top baby names for Maryland are also in the top 10 nationally.
The top 10 girls names in Maryland were, in order:
- Olivia
- Sophia
- Ava
- Emma
- Charlotte
- Isabella
- Mia
- Amelia
- Evelyn
- Luna
For boys, the top name is Liam. It sits at the top nationally, also. Eight of the top 10 boys names in Maryland are also in the top 10 nationally. The two names that are not are Ethan and Daniel.
The top 10 boys names were, in order:
- Liam
- Noah
- James
- Lucas
- Oliver
- Benjamin
- Henry
- Ethan
- William
- Daniel
