At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #4,249 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 24 (<0.01% of boys)
- Trend
- Slipping #3,570 in 2020 to #4,249 in 2025
- Peak
- #3,312 in 2017
- First recorded
- 1992
Meaning of Md
In the vibrant landscape of baby names, Md arrives like a sleek signature—short, striking, and full of promise. Pronounced “em-dee,” it carries echoes of traditional names such as Muhammad or Martin while also conjuring modern associations—from the scholarly gravitas of an M.D. to the creative pulse of “.md” files in today’s digital world. Though quietly rare—it hovered around the 900th spot in U.S. birth rankings, with 21 little Mds welcomed in 2024—this name has shown a steady, upward glide in popularity over the years. Parents who choose Md are drawn to its crisp simplicity and the way it makes a confident statement without shouting, suggesting a child who will stand out with ease. Like a whispered secret that lingers in the air, Md reminds us that sometimes the briefest names leave the most lasting impressions.
How to pronounce Md
English
- Pronounced em-dee /ˌɛmˈdiː/
Popularity of Md in the U.S.
Md was the #4,249 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 24 babies. It peaked at #3,312 in 2017. It first appears in the records in 1992.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1992–2025 33 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 4,249 | ▲ 452 |
| 2024 | 21 | 4,701 | ▼ 245 |
| 2023 | 23 | 4,456 | ▼ 577 |
| 2022 | 28 | 3,879 | ▲ 132 |
| 2021 | 26 | 4,011 | ▼ 441 |
| 2020 | 30 | 3,570 | ▲ 767 |
| 2019 | 23 | 4,337 | ▼ 629 |
| 2018 | 29 | 3,708 | ▼ 396 |
| 2017 | 34 | 3,312 | ▲ 369 |
| 2016 | 29 | 3,681 | ▲ 201 |
| 2015 | 27 | 3,882 | ▲ 656 |
| 2014 | 21 | 4,538 | ▼ 358 |
| 2013 | 23 | 4,180 | ▲ 210 |
| 2012 | 22 | 4,390 | ▲ 119 |
| 2011 | 21 | 4,509 | ▲ 1,232 |
| 2010 | 15 | 5,741 | ▲ 2,569 |
| 2009 | 9 | 8,310 | ▼ 1,547 |
| 2008 | 12 | 6,763 | ▲ 331 |
| 2007 | 11 | 7,094 | ▲ 333 |
| 2006 | 10 | 7,427 | ▲ 4,045 |
| 2005 | 5 | 11,472 | back (not recorded in 2004) |
| 2003 | 7 | 8,643 | ▼ 2,121 |
| 2002 | 10 | 6,522 | ▲ 4,034 |
| 2001 | 5 | 10,556 | ▼ 4,968 |
| 2000 | 12 | 5,588 | ▲ 942 |
| 1999 | 9 | 6,530 | ▲ 1,949 |
| 1998 | 6 | 8,479 | ▼ 369 |
| 1997 | 6 | 8,110 | ▲ 905 |
| 1996 | 5 | 9,015 | ▼ 147 |
| 1995 | 5 | 8,868 | ▼ 1,098 |
| 1994 | 6 | 7,770 | ▲ 930 |
| 1993 | 5 | 8,700 | ▼ 265 |
| 1992 | 5 | 8,435 | new |