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Most Popular Baby Names In New York

The 100 most-used girls' and boys' names among recorded births from New York, 2016–2025 — 1,732,474 applications in that window. Below them: the names New York uses far more than the rest of the country.

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Girls’ names

  1. 1Olivia9,8811.2%
  2. 2Emma9,8171.2%
  3. 3Sophia8,8431.1%
  4. 4Mia8,3421.0%
  5. 5Isabella8,0841.0%
  6. 6Ava7,4970.9%
  7. 7Charlotte7,4530.9%
  8. 8Amelia6,9940.8%
  9. 9Leah5,6730.7%
  10. 10Sofia5,0250.6%
  11. 11Emily4,8870.6%
  12. 12Chloe4,7820.6%
  13. 13Madison4,7150.6%
  14. 14Ella4,5850.6%
  15. 15Abigail4,5620.6%
  16. 16Sarah4,2950.5%
  17. 17Luna4,1290.5%
  18. 18Evelyn4,0520.5%
  19. 19Grace4,0020.5%
  20. 20Gianna3,9980.5%
  21. 21Zoe3,9780.5%
  22. 22Esther3,9280.5%
  23. 23Scarlett3,8760.5%
  24. 24Harper3,8240.5%
  25. 25Aria3,8190.5%
  26. 26Mila3,6910.4%
  27. 27Elizabeth3,5770.4%
  28. 28Penelope3,5520.4%
  29. 29Riley3,5270.4%
  30. 30Avery3,4550.4%
  31. 31Lily3,4490.4%
  32. 32Hannah3,4320.4%
  33. 33Layla3,4190.4%
  34. 34Valentina3,3680.4%
  35. 35Victoria3,3530.4%
  36. 36Camila3,2810.4%
  37. 37Maya3,2120.4%
  38. 38Rachel3,1930.4%
  39. 39Nora3,1380.4%
  40. 40Gabriella3,0080.4%
  41. 41Eliana2,9980.4%
  42. 42Hailey2,9510.4%
  43. 43Emilia2,9250.4%
  44. 44Violet2,8240.3%
  45. 45Miriam2,7930.3%
  46. 46Aurora2,7900.3%
  47. 47Stella2,6710.3%
  48. 48Chaya2,5790.3%
  49. 49Eleanor2,5760.3%
  50. 50Natalie2,4650.3%
  51. 51Zoey2,4560.3%
  52. 52Sara2,4460.3%
  53. 53Ariana2,2770.3%
  54. 54Savannah2,2410.3%
  55. 55Ellie2,2360.3%
  56. 56Sophie2,1740.3%
  57. 57Naomi2,1690.3%
  58. 58Skylar2,1540.3%
  59. 59Lucy2,1470.3%
  60. 60Anna2,1170.3%
  61. 61Bella2,1100.3%
  62. 62Eva2,0530.2%
  63. 63Isla2,0480.2%
  64. 64Rivka2,0190.2%
  65. 65Hazel1,9960.2%
  66. 66Chana1,9830.2%
  67. 67Genesis1,9810.2%
  68. 68Samantha1,9790.2%
  69. 69Julia1,9770.2%
  70. 70Lillian1,9680.2%
  71. 71Madelyn1,9490.2%
  72. 72Claire1,9300.2%
  73. 73Nova1,9270.2%
  74. 74Elena1,9260.2%
  75. 75Alice1,9220.2%
  76. 76Aaliyah1,8260.2%
  77. 77Addison1,8220.2%
  78. 78Sienna1,7850.2%
  79. 79Audrey1,7620.2%
  80. 80Josephine1,7590.2%
  81. 81Quinn1,7540.2%
  82. 82Aubrey1,7500.2%
  83. 83Ashley1,7340.2%
  84. 84Alexandra1,7140.2%
  85. 85Allison1,7100.2%
  86. 86Madeline1,7010.2%
  87. 87Liliana1,6970.2%
  88. 88Ruby1,6960.2%
  89. 89Mackenzie1,6910.2%
  90. 90Rose1,6690.2%
  91. 91Alaia1,6580.2%
  92. 92Autumn1,6200.2%
  93. 93Arya1,6140.2%
  94. 94Sadie1,6000.2%
  95. 95Juliette1,5860.2%
  96. 96Willow1,5850.2%
  97. 97Ivy1,5670.2%
  98. 98Arianna1,5630.2%
  99. 99Brianna1,5440.2%
  100. 100Jade1,5100.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Liam14,3931.6%
  2. 2Noah12,9021.4%
  3. 3Lucas9,0351.0%
  4. 4Jacob8,5960.9%
  5. 5Joseph8,1710.9%
  6. 6Ethan8,0950.9%
  7. 7Michael7,9890.9%
  8. 8James7,4080.8%
  9. 9David7,0440.8%
  10. 10Benjamin7,0310.8%
  11. 11Matthew6,9810.8%
  12. 12Daniel6,7520.7%
  13. 13Alexander6,7120.7%
  14. 14Oliver6,6550.7%
  15. 15Dylan6,5980.7%
  16. 16Mason6,5660.7%
  17. 17Logan6,3340.7%
  18. 18Jack6,2570.7%
  19. 19Aiden6,1910.7%
  20. 20Henry5,7420.6%
  21. 21William5,6580.6%
  22. 22Anthony5,5650.6%
  23. 23Jayden5,5390.6%
  24. 24Ryan5,4110.6%
  25. 25Leo5,3430.6%
  26. 26Theodore5,2510.6%
  27. 27John5,1520.6%
  28. 28Samuel5,1360.6%
  29. 29Sebastian4,8640.5%
  30. 30Luca4,8080.5%
  31. 31Elijah4,7090.5%
  32. 32Gabriel4,6720.5%
  33. 33Owen4,6510.5%
  34. 34Isaac4,5270.5%
  35. 35Nicholas4,4660.5%
  36. 36Jackson4,4380.5%
  37. 37Christopher4,2270.5%
  38. 38Joshua4,2220.5%
  39. 39Thomas4,1630.5%
  40. 40Julian4,1100.5%
  41. 41Aaron3,9550.4%
  42. 42Levi3,9330.4%
  43. 43Carter3,9170.4%
  44. 44Nathan3,8350.4%
  45. 45Moshe3,6500.4%
  46. 46Mateo3,6390.4%
  47. 47Andrew3,6360.4%
  48. 48Adam3,5590.4%
  49. 49Asher3,5400.4%
  50. 50Charles3,4580.4%
  51. 51Luke3,4060.4%
  52. 52Cameron3,3640.4%
  53. 53Caleb3,2920.4%
  54. 54Grayson3,2430.4%
  55. 55Elias3,2300.4%
  56. 56Hudson3,0770.3%
  57. 57Christian3,0530.3%
  58. 58Eli2,9750.3%
  59. 59Austin2,9660.3%
  60. 60Adrian2,9230.3%
  61. 61Jonathan2,9110.3%
  62. 62Ian2,8980.3%
  63. 63Muhammad2,8890.3%
  64. 64Hunter2,8770.3%
  65. 65Josiah2,8650.3%
  66. 66Wyatt2,8270.3%
  67. 67Ezra2,7450.3%
  68. 68Miles2,7440.3%
  69. 69Abraham2,6620.3%
  70. 70Robert2,6510.3%
  71. 71Connor2,5920.3%
  72. 72Dominic2,5890.3%
  73. 73Amir2,5260.3%
  74. 74Jeremiah2,5030.3%
  75. 75Vincent2,4070.3%
  76. 76Jaxon2,4020.3%
  77. 77Landon2,4020.3%
  78. 78Thiago2,3940.3%
  79. 79Evan2,3900.3%
  80. 80Kayden2,3780.3%
  81. 81Angel2,3550.3%
  82. 82Jordan2,3530.3%
  83. 83Zachary2,3530.3%
  84. 84Chase2,3420.3%
  85. 85Justin2,3020.3%
  86. 86Nolan2,2840.3%
  87. 87Jason2,2740.3%
  88. 88Chaim2,2480.2%
  89. 89Isaiah2,2460.2%
  90. 90Lincoln2,1580.2%
  91. 91Giovanni2,1320.2%
  92. 92Leonardo2,1190.2%
  93. 93Nathaniel2,1180.2%
  94. 94Max2,1060.2%
  95. 95Axel2,1020.2%
  96. 96Tyler2,0860.2%
  97. 97Roman2,0700.2%
  98. 98Kai2,0600.2%
  99. 99Greyson2,0400.2%
  100. 100Jace2,0330.2%

New York's signature names

Names used at least 2× as often in New York as across all states combined, 2016–2025. The multiple compares New York's share of listed births with the same share pooled across every state — the closest thing to "how New York does it differently" the data can support.

Girls’ names

  1. Goldy16.3× · 503 recorded
  2. Esty16.3× · 374 recorded
  3. Chany15.9× · 279 recorded
  4. Gitty15.7× · 1,221 recorded
  5. Sury15.7× · 724 recorded
  6. Raizy15.6× · 909 recorded
  7. Malky15.5× · 1,070 recorded
  8. Rivky15.4× · 930 recorded
  9. Pessy15.4× · 310 recorded
  10. Yitty15.3× · 841 recorded
  11. Shaindy15.3× · 728 recorded
  12. Henny15.3× · 343 recorded
  13. Hindy15.2× · 679 recorded
  14. Faigy15.1× · 1,213 recorded
  15. Perel15× · 229 recorded
  16. Etty14.8× · 204 recorded
  17. Blima14.7× · 352 recorded
  18. Fraidy13.4× · 289 recorded
  19. Toby13.3× · 639 recorded
  20. Liba13.2× · 302 recorded
  21. Hinda12.5× · 317 recorded
  22. Tenzin12.4× · 235 recorded
  23. Baila12.2× · 919 recorded
  24. Shifra12.1× · 279 recorded
  25. Golda12.1× · 262 recorded

Boys’ names

  1. Hershel16.9× · 296 recorded
  2. Lazer16.9× · 227 recorded
  3. Usher16.5× · 304 recorded
  4. Yossi16.5× · 229 recorded
  5. Mendy16.2× · 292 recorded
  6. Mendel15.8× · 660 recorded
  7. Lipa15.8× · 289 recorded
  8. Hershy15.6× · 236 recorded
  9. Pinchas15.4× · 272 recorded
  10. Yechiel15× · 426 recorded
  11. Elimelech14.7× · 223 recorded
  12. Shloimy14.7× · 198 recorded
  13. Yakov14.1× · 1,004 recorded
  14. Shaya13.5× · 736 recorded
  15. Mayer13.4× · 429 recorded
  16. Shimon12.9× · 1,493 recorded
  17. Simcha12.2× · 430 recorded
  18. Mordechai11.6× · 1,551 recorded
  19. Mamadou11.6× · 299 recorded
  20. Naftali11.5× · 363 recorded
  21. Tenzin11.5× · 295 recorded
  22. Yitzchok11.3× · 1,281 recorded
  23. Sholom11.3× · 201 recorded
  24. Shraga10.9× · 130 recorded
  25. Moshe10.8× · 3,650 recorded

All-time favorites, 1910–2025

The most-used names across everything New York has recorded since 1910 — a very different list, dominated by the high-birth, low-variety decades of the mid-century.

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary277,5822.2%
  2. 2Patricia163,5941.3%
  3. 3Barbara147,2921.2%
  4. 4Elizabeth142,8081.1%
  5. 5Susan122,5411.0%
  6. 6Margaret116,7520.9%
  7. 7Linda114,1090.9%
  8. 8Jennifer112,1210.9%
  9. 9Nancy93,7900.7%
  10. 10Helen93,5720.7%
  11. 11Kathleen91,6510.7%
  12. 12Dorothy89,9990.7%
  13. 13Karen88,4480.7%
  14. 14Lisa87,3650.7%
  15. 15Carol86,2230.7%
  16. 16Joan81,5540.7%
  17. 17Catherine79,2300.6%
  18. 18Jessica75,3260.6%
  19. 19Anna72,6960.6%
  20. 20Christine70,9680.6%
  21. 21Michelle69,5600.6%
  22. 22Rose68,6840.5%
  23. 23Donna68,4160.5%
  24. 24Deborah68,2570.5%
  25. 25Ruth67,5350.5%
  26. 26Sarah67,4170.5%
  27. 27Marie66,9770.5%
  28. 28Diane64,0350.5%
  29. 29Nicole63,5930.5%
  30. 30Laura62,5890.5%
  31. 31Sandra60,3350.5%
  32. 32Frances59,9670.5%
  33. 33Ann59,8010.5%
  34. 34Emily59,7810.5%
  35. 35Maria58,6070.5%
  36. 36Stephanie56,9460.5%
  37. 37Melissa56,7430.5%
  38. 38Theresa56,5720.5%
  39. 39Jean55,8210.4%
  40. 40Sharon51,8780.4%
  41. 41Evelyn51,6060.4%
  42. 42Katherine50,3080.4%
  43. 43Ashley49,3180.4%
  44. 44Kimberly48,8290.4%
  45. 45Amanda48,4690.4%
  46. 46Janet47,9630.4%
  47. 47Cynthia47,5590.4%
  48. 48Judith47,5280.4%
  49. 49Anne47,0980.4%
  50. 50Samantha46,7270.4%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John499,1643.7%
  2. 2Michael441,2693.3%
  3. 3Robert441,1163.3%
  4. 4James348,4522.6%
  5. 5Joseph348,3242.6%
  6. 6William325,4552.4%
  7. 7David284,4892.1%
  8. 8Richard264,7032.0%
  9. 9Thomas242,6591.8%
  10. 10Anthony195,0941.5%
  11. 11Daniel179,6521.3%
  12. 12Christopher173,0751.3%
  13. 13Charles163,0911.2%
  14. 14Edward153,0451.1%
  15. 15George135,1801.0%
  16. 16Matthew135,0841.0%
  17. 17Paul133,6581.0%
  18. 18Frank122,8820.9%
  19. 19Peter117,0800.9%
  20. 20Steven116,2530.9%
  21. 21Kevin114,5460.9%
  22. 22Andrew109,6480.8%
  23. 23Mark106,0940.8%
  24. 24Donald105,2170.8%
  25. 25Brian101,3620.8%
  26. 26Kenneth98,9810.7%
  27. 27Nicholas96,0910.7%
  28. 28Stephen89,5880.7%
  29. 29Ronald84,7520.6%
  30. 30Jeffrey83,9850.6%
  31. 31Jason76,5540.6%
  32. 32Timothy75,9560.6%
  33. 33Raymond74,9920.6%
  34. 34Eric73,7710.6%
  35. 35Jonathan72,5590.5%
  36. 36Vincent68,5040.5%
  37. 37Joshua67,7350.5%
  38. 38Patrick65,4900.5%
  39. 39Ryan64,6870.5%
  40. 40Gary62,8290.5%
  41. 41Alexander61,0560.5%
  42. 42Scott60,4280.5%
  43. 43Arthur60,4120.5%
  44. 44Louis59,8880.4%
  45. 45Henry57,5940.4%
  46. 46Justin57,3950.4%
  47. 47Gregory56,4750.4%
  48. 48Lawrence53,7600.4%
  49. 49Samuel52,9390.4%
  50. 50Jacob52,8530.4%

State data starts in 1910 (national data goes back to 1880) and is censored per state and year: a name needs 5 uses in New York in a year to appear at all. That censoring means state counts never sum to the national total, and it bites hardest on uncommon names in small states.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.