Maryland
The Story of Maryland
As a girl name
Maryland first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1901, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 33 Marylands were born — ranking #1,404 that year. As of 2026, Maryland ranks #15,082 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 983 Marylands have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Maryland first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1884, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 12 Marylands were born — ranking #2,385 that year. As of 2026, Maryland ranks #3,558 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 316 Marylands have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Maryland
Maryland is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1901 and has accumulated 983 births in the dataset. Maryland's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #1,404. Use the chart and map above to compare Maryland's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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