Top 10 Baby Names in Maryland

The stork has arrived, the numbers are in, and the official list of Maryland’s most popular baby names of 2014 is out.

The Social Security Administration released the 2014 results on Friday. Noah was the state’s most popular name, with 321 Noahs born in Maryland in 2014. Olivia was the most popular girl’s name, with 347 babies taking the name.

For the second year in a row, Noah was the country’s most popular name for a boy, and Emma was the most popular girl’s name nationally.

Lots of organizations release lists of top names, but the Social Security Administration data are based on a 100 percent sample of the agency’s records on Social Security card applications as of the end of February 2015.

Check out the full list of the top 10 names for both boys and girls from the state of Maryland in 2014:

1. Noah 321, Olivia 347
2. Liam 319, Ava 333
3. William 315, Emma 300
4. Mason 313, Sophia 272
5. Michael 304, Abigail 230
6. Logan 303, Isabella 218
7. Jacob 295, Madison 214
8. Alexander 272, Emily 211
9. Daniel 271, Charlotte 187
10. Ethan 270, Mia 176

And check out the national list as well:

1. Noah, Emma
2. Liam, Olivia
3. Mason, Sophia
4. Jacob, Isabella
5. William, Ava
6. Ethan, Mia
7. Michael, Emily
8. Alexander, Abigail
9. James, Madison
10. Daniel, Charlotte

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